Frank Zappa

Transcript: Not Just Another Rock Star, Frank Zappa as ...
NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday;  December 12, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... Composer, guitarist, and rock star Frank Zappa, who died of prostate cancer last weekend ... pungent lyrics is only a small part of Frank Zappa's legacy. His outrageous words were ... music. [music] There's a story that Frank Zappa first became serious about composition ...

Transcript: Frank Zappa: A 'Lumpy' Legacy
NPR All Things Considered;  April 9, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... All Things Considered 04-09-2009 Frank Zappa: A 'Lumpy' Legacy Host: MELISSA ... host: And I'm Michele Norris. Frank Zappa was called many things during his lifetime ... enthralled with the Summer of Love, Frank Zappa saw a very different 1967. (Soundbite ...

Article: MAYOR DIXON DECLARES DEC. 21ST 'FRANK ZAPPA DAY'
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 19, 2008 ;     423 words ... ... declaring December 21, 2008 as "Frank Zappa Day" in Baltimore. Born in Baltimore on December 21, 1940, Frank Zappa went on to become a worldrenowned ... due to prostate cancer in 1993. Frank Zappa has received international recognition ...

Article: DTS Entertainment Releases Frank Zappa's ...
Business Wire;  September 10, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... announces the release of QuAUDIOPHILIAc by Frank Zappa. The DVD-Audio disc is an audiophile ... theatrical mix of his 1979 film Baby Snakes, Frank Zappa was a passionate advocate for surround ... greatness, staying power and relevance of Frank Zappa's music, as well as give the public ...

Article: Rock star Frank Zappa tells his `Real' story
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 21, 1989 ;     700+ words ...The Real Frank Zappa Book. By Frank Zappa with Peter Occhiogrosso. Poseidon Press. $19.95. The title misleads. By the standards of those who read books - and Frank Zappa not only admits that he isn't one, but he also seems proud ...

Article: Berlin Names Street After Frank Zappa
AP Online;  July 30, 2007 ;     380 words ...BERLIN - Berlin has named a street honoring Frank Zappa. Zappa's brother, Bobby Zappa, said the ... have been pleased, in a letter of thanks. Frank-Zappa-Strasse or Frank Zappa Street - formerly Street 13 - lies on the eastern ...

Article: Bust of Frank Zappa to be erected in hometown of ...
AP Online;  May 7, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Frank Zappa, who sang about Plastic People, has ... Mayor Sheila Dixon proclaimed Aug. 9 as Frank Zappa Day. I think it's an incredibly generous ... replication of the original statue of Frank Zappa in Vilnius and bringing it to Baltimore ...