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

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

At the age of 12 Frank, who had relocated to California with his family, became interested in drums, learning orchestral ... and composers of his generation. Zappa was a rare individual who was ...

He could read anything Frank Zappa threw at him and I never ... “This photo is from November, 1977, playing Frank’s huge orchestral bass drum,” Mann wrote. “One night I broke his mallet ...

“He listened to the beat of his own drum ... Music was Frank’s primary concern. It may be for this reason that Dweezil — the only Zappa child who can play an instrument — has the most ...

Ed Mann, Frank Zappa’s longtime percussionist ... Mann was born on January 14, 1954. He began playing the drums and piano when he was 11 and soon began performing with local bands.

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. MIKE KENEALLY was 25 when he joined Frank Zappa's band in 1987. Since then, he's played in the bands of Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Devin ...