LOS ANGELES – MARCH 1979: Rock and roll guitar player Frank Zappa poses for a portrait wearing an Uncle Sam stars & stripes top hat in March 1979 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs ...

The performance took place on June 6, 1971, some of the last days of the Fillmore East’s existence. That in and of itself made the performance a milestone in the Fillmore’s career, but what also made ...

Universal Music Group on Thursday announced an agreement to acquire rock guitarist and composer Frank Zappa’s catalog of music, recordings and film archive for an undisclosed fee. The label said its ...

Arriving to Hollywood's TGT studios full of creative ideas, one piece proved too much for Frank Zappa's label in the mid ...

A previously unheard album of Frank Zappa material called Funky Nothingness will be released on June 30. Recorded in 1970, the songs are believed to have been earmarked for a follow-up to Zappa’s 1969 ...

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“I don’t think the urge to be timeless permeates the pop tune marketplace,” said Zappa. “The urge to be rich permeates the pop tune marketplace. The first major interview I ever did was with Frank ...

Known for a sky-high recruiting bar, Steve Vai managed to win a place in Frank Zappa's band off the strength of one song.

KALAMAZOO --Before the late musician and composer Frank Zappa died of cancer in December 1993, he issued a final message to his fans: "Play my music." For Andre Cholmondeley, founder and guitarist of ...

When it comes to musical iconoclasts, the late Frank Zappa left behind quite the creative legacy despite only living to the age of 52 before succumbing to prostate cancer in 1993. Three-plus decades ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Composer, guitar virtuoso, activist, iconoclast – and now the latest rock artist whose entire catalog belongs to a corporation.