Biography
Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, songwriter, guitarist, conductor, actor, satirist, filmmaker, and activist. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works; he additionally produced nearly all the 60-plus albums he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. His discography is characterized by nonconformity, improvisation, sonic experimentation, musical virtuosity and satire of American culture. Zappa also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. He is considered one of the most innovative and stylistically diverse musicians of his generation.
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Awards & recognition
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 1997
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame · 1995
Filmography32 titles
Frank Zappa: Does Humor Belong in Music?
Laurel Canyon
Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
Classic Albums
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
The Ren & Stimpy Show
Derailroaded
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
Miami Vice
Zappa
The Wrecking Crew!
Super Duper Alice Cooper
Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note
Saturday Night Live
The World's Greatest Sinner
The Velvet Underground
Echo in the Canyon
Roxy: The Movie
Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
Take Your Pills
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
All My Loving
Head
Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme
Cover Your Ears
200 Motels
From Straight to Bizarre
The Art of Dissent
Frank Zappa