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Field Frank And His OrchestraFrank Zappa Frank Zappa American musician (1940–1993) "Zappa" redirects here. For other uses, see Zappa (disambiguation). Frank Vincent Zappa[nb 1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, songwriter, electric guitarist, conductor, actor, satirist, filmmaker and activist. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works; he additionally produced nearly all the 60-plus albums he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist.[2] His work, which predominantly features electric guitar work, is characterized by nonconformity, improvisation[3] sound experimentation, musical virtuosity and satire of American culture.[4] Zappa also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. He is considered one… (Source: Wikipedia)
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