Frank Zappa performed guitar solos like no other, but his enigmatic style was heavily influenced by R&B giants like Johnny ...

Alongside Frank Zappa, Scott Thunes became a vital part of the genius innovator’s greatest work but has always kept the value ...

Rick Derringer, whose six-decade career spanned teen stardom as lead singer of the ‘60s smash “Hang on Sloopy,” a ‘70s solo ...

Frank Zappa's huge back catalogue can be daunting. We're here to help you in your journey into his incredible discography.

Frank Zappa's debut single was dubbed "the worst record ever made." How do you come back from that? Well, for Zappa is what just a case of pushing through it.

Cheaper Than Cheep’ was initially filmed in 1974 at the band’s rehearsal space, but technical difficulties kept it unseen for ...

Moon Unit Zappa on her childhood with dad Frank, groupies and guns: ‘I was primed for subservience’ - INTERVIEW: Long before ...

Their zine was a parody of a home decor magazine, constructed with all the prankster creativity and aggro wit you’d expect from the spawn of Frank Zappa, the hard-to-categorize rock innovator ...

I don't think there's ever been much doubt that Frank Zappa was something of a maverick, and this made-for-TV concert, recorded in 1974, in the private ...

In June of 1974, Frank Zappa and his rapturous band, the Mothers of Invention, invited a small audience to the their rehearsal hall on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, Calif. Together, they performed ...

Fame came early for Moon Unit Zappa, eldest daughter of legendary musician Frank and his wife Gail, though not by choice. Her unusual name, dreamt up by her dad – “Unit” supposedly signified ...