Frank Zappa

Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, actor and filmmaker. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock n' roll, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works, and produced almost all of the more than sixty albums he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers.

Zappa was a self-taught composer and performer, and his diverse musical influences led him to create music that was often difficult to categorize. 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; later switching to electric guitar. 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. He continued this eclectic and experimental approach, irrespective of whether the fundamental format was rock, jazz or classical.

Zappa (film)

Zappa is a 1983 Danish drama film directed by Bille August. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival and was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 56th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Cast

  • Adam Tønsberg as Bjørn
  • Morten Hoff as Mulle
  • Peter Reichhardt as Steen
  • Lone Lindorff as Bjørn's mother
  • Arne Hansen as Bjørn's father
  • Thomas Nielsen as Henning
  • Solbjørg Højfeldt as Steen's mother
  • Bent Raahauge Jørgensen asSteen's father (as Bent Raahauge)
  • Inga Bjerre Bloch as Mulle's mother
  • Jens Okking as Mulle's father
  • Elga Olga Svendsen as Bjørn's grandmother
  • Willy Jacobsen as Bjørn's Grandfather
  • Ulrikke Bondo as Kirsten
  • Søren Frølund as Teacher 'Kaalormen'
  • Michael Shomacker as Asger
  • See also

  • List of Danish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
  • List of submissions to the 56th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
  • Zappa confluentus

    Zappa confluentus, the New Guinea slender mudskipper, endemic to New Guinea where it is only known from the lower parts of the Fly, Ramu and Bintuni Rivers. It is found on mudflats adjacent to turbid rivers. This species can reach a length of 4.4 centimetres (1.7 in) SL.

    Etymology

    Zappa was named after musician Frank Zappa "for his articulate and sagacious defense of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution".

    See also

  • List of animals named after celebrities
  • References


    Podcasts:

    Frank Zappa

    ALBUMS

    Born: 1940-12-21

    Died: 1993-12-04

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    'Diskathing

    by: Subb

    You may not care but don't be naive
    Well take The best The positive aspect
    Have some friends and a punkska band
    I guess that's The key to your sobriety
    Even if you're a pervert use your head
    Before you date this girl, you better sure you've bled
    It's o.k. you'll do some mistakes
    Like Ace Ventura with Snowflakes
    Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
    Life is like diskathing
    And someday you'll have a lovely wife
    You'll do like O.J. and kill her with a knife
    You'll obey to your bastard dog
    Live across The street from a big fat slob
    You will be a fucking statistic
    Another man without a diploma
    But after all you'll be happy
    Cause you know man, this is The key
    [Chorus]
    [Bridge]
    [Solo]
    Ba-ba-ba, ba-Barbara ann!!! [x3]
    [Chorus]




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