Frank Zappa

Real name: Frank Vincent Zappa
Born: December 21, 1940
Died: December 4, 1993
Country: United States
IPI: 00033522513 130 works
00033522611 20 works
00070189383 186 works
00077638143 68 works
Affiliation: ASCAP, PRS
Comments: Guitarist, songwriter, and composer of rock, jazz, electronic, avant-garde and orchestral music. He is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as performer in 1995.
Member of: The Mothers of Invention Guitar, vocals
The Pal Studio Band
Baby Ray and The Ferns
Family: Dweezil Zappa Son
Ahmet Zappa Son
Diva Zappa Daughter
Stanley Jason Zappa Nephew
Moon Zappa Daughter
Related: Terry Bozzio Drummer in Zappa's band (1975-1978)
L. Shankar Collaborator on some recordings; releases on Zappa's label
Napoleon Murphy Brock Performer on some Zappa recordings
Chad Wackerman Band drummer (1981-1988)
Denny Walley Former neighbor, later playing in Zappa's band and on some 15 albums.
Adrian Belew Band guitarist (1977-1979)
Ike Willis Willis was a long-term vocalist and guitarist in Zappa's bands
Bobby Martin [US2] Member of Zappa's band (1981-1993)
Albert Wing Tour musician
Jeff Simmons Zappa co-produced and played on Simmons 1st solo LP
Ed Mann Percussionist (1979 - 1993)

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	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	Aerobics in Bondage	Frank Zappa	November 21, 1985	Harmonia Ensemble
i	Alien Orifice	Frank Zappa	November 21, 1985	(2 artists)
	Any Kind of Pain	Frank Zappa	October 25, 1988	(4 artists)
	Apostrophe'	Frank Zappa	March 1974	The Wrong Object
	Baby Snakes	Frank Zappa	March 3, 1979	(3 artists)
	Bamboozled by Love	Frank Zappa	May 1981	(8 artists)
i	Been to Kansas City in A Minor	Frank Zappa	January 13, 2006	Fred Händl feat. Mark Watson
i	Big Swifty	Frank Zappa	July 5, 1972	(15 artists)
i	Black Napkins	Frank Zappa	1976	(18 artists)
	Bobby Brown	Frank Zappa	March 3, 1979	(21 artists)
	Broken Hearts Are for Assholes	Frank Zappa	March 3, 1979	(6 artists)
	Call any vegetable	Frank Zappa	May 26, 1967	Missing information
	Carolina Hard-Core Ecstacy	Frank Zappa / Captain Beefheart / The Mothers	1975	(6 artists)
	Catholic Girls	Frank Zappa	September 1979	(6 artists)
	Centerville	Frank Zappa	October 1971	(2 artists)
	Chunga's Revenge	Frank Zappa	October 1970	(14 artists)
	City of Tiny Lites	Frank Zappa	March 3, 1979	(10 artists)
i	Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus	Frank Zappa	1972	Unverified
	Cocaine Decisions	Frank Zappa	March 28, 1983	Joni Kontrol Band
	Cosmik Debris	Frank Zappa	March 1974	(21 artists)
	Crew Slut	Frank Zappa	September 1979	(8 artists)
	Dancin' Fool	Frank Zappa	March 3, 1979	(9 artists)
	Disco Boy	Frank Zappa	1976	Missing Persons
	Don't Eat the Yellow Snow	Frank Zappa	March 1974	(9 artists)
	Doreen	Frank Zappa	1981	(3 artists)
i	Dupree's Paradise REC	Frank Zappa	1988	(15 artists) Originally by Ensemble InterContemporain, cond. Pierre Boulez REL
	Easy Meat	Frank Zappa	May 1981	(9 artists)
	Elvis Has Just Left the Building	Frank Zappa	October 25, 1988	(3 artists)
	Father O'Blivion	Frank Zappa	March 1974	(3 artists)
i	Filthy Habits	Frank Zappa	January 1979	(13 artists)
	Find Her Finer	Frank Zappa	1976	(4 artists)
	Fine Girl	Frank Zappa	May 1981	(3 artists)
i	Five-Five-Five	Frank Zappa	1981	(6 artists)
	Flakes	Frank Zappa	March 3, 1979	(6 artists)
	Frogs with Dirty Little Lips	Frank Zappa	October 1984	Choco Crispis
	Goblin Girl	Frank Zappa	1981	Caballero Reynaldo
	Greggery Peccary	Frank Zappa	September 1978	(2 artists)
i	G-Spot Tornado	Frank Zappa	November 15, 1986	(10 artists)
	Harder Than Your Husband	Frank Zappa	1981	(6 artists)
	Heavenly Bank Account	Frank Zappa	1981	Zappa's Universe
i	Heavy Duty Judy	Frank Zappa	1981	(7 artists)
	Honey, Don't You Want a Man Like Me?	Frank Zappa	November 1977	(4 artists)
	Hot Plate Heaven at the Green Hotel	Frank Zappa	January 1986	Zappa's Universe feat. Dale Bozzio
	I Don't Wanna Get Drafted	Frank Zappa	1980	Caballero Reynaldo
	I Have Been in You	Frank Zappa	March 3, 1979	(4 artists)
	I'm So Cute	Frank Zappa	March 3, 1979	(3 artists)
i	I Promise Not to Come in Your Mouth	Frank Zappa	November 1977	(4 artists)
i	It Must Be a Camel	Frank Zappa	October 1969	(2 artists)
	Jesus Thinks You're a Jerk	Frank Zappa	October 25, 1988	(2 artists)
	Jewish Princess	Frank Zappa	March 3, 1979	(2 artists)
	Joe's Garage	Frank Zappa	September 1979	(7 artists)
	Keep It Greasy	Frank Zappa	November 19, 1979	(6 artists)
i	King Kong	Frank Zappa	May 1968	(47 artists)
	Let Me Take You to the Beach	Frank Zappa	September 1978	(7 artists)
	Let's Move to Cleveland	Frank Zappa	January 1986	(15 artists)
	Little Beige Sambo	Frank Zappa	November 21, 1985	(3 artists)
i	Little Umbrellas	Frank Zappa	October 1969	(11 artists)
	Lumpy Gravy	Frank Zappa	May 1968	(20 artists)
	Magic Fingers	Frank Zappa	October 1971	(8 artists)
	Mōggio	Frank Zappa	March 28, 1983	(5 artists)
	Muffin Man	Frank Zappa / Captain Beefheart / The Mothers	1975	(13 artists)
	Nanook Rubs It	Frank Zappa	March 1974	(2 artists)
i	Naval Aviation in Art	Frank Zappa	1979	(3 artists)
i	Night School	Frank Zappa	November 15, 1986	(5 artists)
i	Oh No	Frank Zappa	May 1968	(28 artists)
i	Outside Now (Original Solo)	Frank Zappa	April 26, 1988	(14 artists)
i	Peaches en regalia	Frank Zappa	October 1969	(54 artists)
	Penis Dimension	Frank Zappa	October 1971	(3 artists)
	Promiscuous	Frank Zappa	October 25, 1988	Los niños de la Cuchara
i	REDUNZL	Frank Zappa	September 1978	(7 artists)
i	Regyptian Strut	Frank Zappa	January 1979	(7 artists)
	Road Ladies	Frank Zappa	October 1970	(6 artists)
i	Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace	Frank Zappa	April 26, 1988	(5 artists)
i	Sheik Yerbouti Tango	Frank Zappa	March 3, 1979	(2 artists)
i	Sinister Footwear II	Frank Zappa	October 1984	(5 artists)
i	Sleep Dirt	Frank Zappa	January 1979	(12 artists)
i	Speed-Freak Boogie REL	Frank Zappa	July 1987	Mike Zeuner's Rubber Band Originally by The Pal Studio Band REC
	St Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast	Frank Zappa	March 1974	(4 artists)
	Stevie's Spanking	Frank Zappa	October 1984	(3 artists)
	Stick It Out	Frank Zappa	November 19, 1979	(5 artists)
	Stink-Foot	Frank Zappa	March 1974	(4 artists)
	Strictly Genteel (The Final)	Frank Zappa	October 1971	(5 artists)
	Tell Me You Love Me	Frank Zappa	October 1970	Mezz Gacano
i	The Black Page Drum Solo/Black Page 2	Frank Zappa	November 1977	(18 artists)
	The Central Scrutinizer	Frank Zappa	September 1979	(2 artists)
	The Evil Prince	Frank Zappa	1991	(4 artists)
i	The Gumbo Variations	Frank Zappa	October 1969	(3 artists)
	The Illinois Enema Bandit	Frank Zappa	November 1977	(3 artists)
	The Jazz Discharge Party Hats	Frank Zappa	March 28, 1983	Zappa's Universe
	The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing	Frank Zappa	1981	(3 artists)
	The Torture Never Stops	Frank Zappa	1976	(23 artists)
	Tinsel Town Rebellion	Frank Zappa	May 1981	(5 artists)
	Titties and Beer	Frank Zappa	November 1977	(7 artists)
i	T'Mershi Duween	Frank Zappa	1988	(4 artists)
i	Transylvania Boogie	Frank Zappa	October 1970	(3 artists)
i	Treacherous Cretins	Frank Zappa	1981	Drei vom Rhein
	Truck Driver Divorce	Frank Zappa	October 1984	Sheik Yerbouti
	Uncle Remus	Frank Zappa	March 1974	(16 artists)
	Valley Girl	Frank & Moon Zappa	July 1982	(2 artists)
i	Waka/Jawaka	Frank Zappa	July 5, 1972	(5 artists)
i	Watermelon in Easter Hay	Frank Zappa	November 19, 1979	(18 artists)
i	We Are Not Alone	Frank Zappa	March 28, 1983	(6 artists)
	Wet T-Shirt Nite	Frank Zappa	September 1979	One More Time for the World
	What's New in Baltimore?	Frank Zappa	November 21, 1985	(7 artists)
	Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?	Frank Zappa	September 1979	(7 artists)
	Willie the Pimp	Frank Zappa	October 1969	(21 artists)
	Wind Up Working in a Gas Station	Frank Zappa	1976	(2 artists)
	Wolf Harbor	Frank Zappa	June 19, 2015	Evil Dick
	Yo' Mama	Frank Zappa	March 3, 1979	(9 artists)
	You Are What You Is	Frank Zappa	1981	(3 artists)
i	Zoot Allures	Frank Zappa	1976	(21 artists)

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