Transcript Frank Zappa - JMSgeneralmusic7

• Born on 12/21/1940
• Died on 12/4/1993
• Born in Baltimore, Maryland
• Though his real name was Francis until he found his birth
certificate and saw that it was Frank
Facts about Frank
American composer
Singer-songwriter
Electric Guitarist
Record Producer
Film Director
Was in the band The Mothers of Invention
Also a solo artist
Franks Early Music Life
 Frank joined his first band at Mission Bay High School – He was the
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drummer
He got a snare drum at age 12 and began learning the basics of
orchestral percussion
Joined a band called The Blackouts as the drummer
Got his first guitar in 1957
In senior year of high school, he was writing, arranging, and
conducting avant-garde performance pieces for the school orchestra
Wrote and produced songs for local artists
Mid-Life and Death
Joined the band The Mothers of Invention
Made Many hit albums including “Freak
Out”
Made it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Would have kept making music but got
cancer and later died
Sources
http://www.bing.com/music/albums/search?q= frank zappa
famous albums&qpvt=+frank+zappa+famous+albums
http://www.zappa.com/fz/discography/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zap
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