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On November 16, 2013
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, recording engineer, record producer, and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. Zappa produced almost all of the more than 60 albums he released with the band The Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. While in his teens, he acquired a taste for 20th-century classical composers such as Edgard Varèse, Igor Stravinsky, and Anton Webern along with 1950s rhythm and blues music. He began writing classical music in high school, while at the same time playing drums in rhythm and blues bands; he later switched to electric guitar.
Zappa was a self-taught composer and performer, and his diverse musical influences led him to create music that was often difficult to categorize. His 1966 debut album with The Mothers of Invention, Freak Out!, combined songs in conventional rock and roll format with collective improvisations and studio-generated sound collages. His later albums shared this eclectic and experimental approach, irrespective of whether the fundamental format was rock, jazz or classical. His lyrics—often humorously—reflected his iconoclastic view of established social and political processes, structures and movements. He was a strident critic of mainstream education and organized religion, and a forthright and passionate advocate for freedom of speech, self-education, political participation and the abolition of censorship.
He was a highly productive and prolific artist and gained widespread critical acclaim. He had some commercial success, particularly in Europe, and worked as an independent artist for most of his career. He also remains a major influence on musicians and composers. Zappa was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. Zappa was married to Kathryn J. "Kay" Sherman from 1960 to 1964. In 1967, he married Adelaide Gail Sloatman, with whom he remained until his death from prostate cancer in 1993. They had four children: Moon, Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at No. 71 on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", and in 2011 at No. 22 on its list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
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Frank Zappa discography to download in FLAC:
Freak Out!
1966
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Absolutely Free
1967
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We’re Only In It For The Money
1968
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Lumpy Gravy
1968
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Cruising With Ruben & The Jets
1968
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Uncle Meat
1969
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Hot Rats
1969
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Burnt Weeny Sandwich
1970
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Weasels Ripped My Flesh
1970
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Chunga’s Revenge
1970
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Fillmore East - June 1971
1971
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200 Motels
1971
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Just Another Band From L.A.
1972
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Waka/Jawaka
1972
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The Grand Wazoo
1972
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Over-Nite Sensation
1973
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Apostrophe (')
1974
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Roxy & Elsewhere
1974
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One Size Fits All
1975
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Bongo Fury
1975
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Zoot Allures
1976
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Zappa In New York
1978
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Studio Tan
1978
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Sleep Dirt
1979
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Sheik Yerbouti
1979 |
Orchestral Favorites
1979
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Joe's Garage (Acts 1, 2 & 3)
1979
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Tinseltown Rebellion
1981
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Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar
1981
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You Are What You Is
1981
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Ship Arriving Too Late To
Save A Drowning Witch 1982 |
The Man From Utopia
1983 |
Baby Snakes
1983 |
London Symphony Orchestra
1983
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The Perfect Stranger
1984
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Them Or Us
1984
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Thing-Fish
1984 |
Francesco Zappa
1984 |
Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention
1985 |
Does Humor Belong In Music?
1986 |
Jazz From Hell
1986
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London Symphony Orchestra Vol II
1987
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Guitar
1988
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Broadway The Hard Way
1988
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You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 1
1988
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You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 2
1988
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You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 3
1989
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You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 4
1991
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The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life
1991
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Make A Jazz Noise Here
1991 |
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 5
1992
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You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 6
1992
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Playground Psychotics
1992
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Ahead Of Their Time
1993
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The Yellow Shark
1993
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Civilization Phase III
1994
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Läther
1996
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