Frank Zappa Passed Away December 4th 1993

On this day 25 years ago Frank Zappa passed away December 4th 1993. Born, Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, activist and filmmaker.

His work is characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity, and satire of American culture.

In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrèteworks, and produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist.

Zappa also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. He is considered one of the most innovative and stylistically diverse rock musicians of his era.

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