Artist: Frank Zappa

Aliases

Zappa / Mothers

Real name

Frank Vincent Zappa

Born

December 21, 1940

Died

December 4, 1993

Country

United States

Comments

Guitarist, songwriter, and composer of rock, jazz, electronic, avant-garde and orchestral music.

Member of

The Mothers of Invention Guitar, vocals

Family

Dweezil Zappa Son

Performances

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
1	Chunga's Revenge	Frank Zappa	1970	(2 artists)
2	Find Her Finer	Frank Zappa	1976	The Persuasions
3	Harder Than Your Husband	Frank Zappa	1981	The Persuasions
4	King Kong	Frank Zappa	May 1968	(2 artists)
5	The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing	Frank Zappa	1981	The Persuasions
6	Penguin in Bondage	Zappa / Mothers	September 10, 1974	(2 artists)
7	Pygmy Twylyte	Zappa / Mothers	September 10, 1974	Gov't Mule
8	Transylvania Boogie	Frank Zappa	1970	Warren Cuccurullo
9	What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?	Frank Zappa	1986	Hans Annéllsson
10	Willie the Pimp	Frank Zappa	1969	(6 artists)
11	You Are What You Is	Frank Zappa	1981	The Persuasions

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
1	Big Leg Emma	Frank Zappa	1977	The Mothers of Invention
2	Bolero	Frank Zappa	1991	Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris
3	I Left My Heart in San Francisco	Frank Zappa	1991	Tony Bennett
4	Purple Haze	Frank Zappa	1991	The Jimi Hendrix Experience
5	Ring of Fire	Frank Zappa	1991	Anita Carter
6	Stairway to Heaven	Frank Zappa	1991	Led Zeppelin
7	Steal Away	Frank Zappa	July 1987	Jimmy Hughes
8	Stranded in the Jungle	Frank Zappa	December 21, 2009	The Jayhawks [1]
9	Sunshine of Your Love	Frank Zappa	1991	Cream
10	Take Me Out to the Ball Game	Frank Zappa	1991
11	When Irish Eyes Are Smiling	Frank Zappa	1991	Chauncey Olcott
12	Whipping Post	Frank Zappa	1984	The Allman Brothers Band

	Title	Written by	Covered by
1	America Drinks and Goes Home	Frank Zappa	(2 artists)
2	Any Way the Wind Blows	Frank Zappa	(2 artists)
3	Big Leg Emma	Frank Zappa	(2 artists)
4	Cheap Thrills	Frank Zappa	The Persuasions
5	Chunga's Revenge	Frank Zappa	(2 artists)
6	Dirty Love	Frank Zappa	(2 artists)
7	Electric Aunt Jemima	Frank Zappa	The Persuasions
8	Find Her Finer	Frank Zappa	The Persuasions
9	Harder Than Your Husband	Frank Zappa	The Persuasions
10	Hungry Freaks, Daddy	Frank Zappa	The Fall
11	I Ain't Got No Heart	Frank Zappa	Ambrose Slade
12	I'm Not Satisfied	Frank Zappa	The Fall
13	I'm the Slime	Frank Zappa	Arjen Anthony Lucassen
14	King Kong	Frank Zappa	(2 artists)
15	Love of My Life	Frank Zappa	The Persuasions
16	My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama	Frank Zappa	(2 artists)
17	Penguin in Bondage	Frank Zappa	(2 artists)
18	Pygmy Twylyte	Frank Zappa	Gov't Mule
19	Tears Begin to Fall	Frank Zappa	The Persuasions
20	The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing	Frank Zappa	The Persuasions
21	Transylvania Boogie	Frank Zappa	Warren Cuccurullo
22	Trouble Comin' Every Day	Frank Zappa	George Thorogood & The Destroyers
23	Trouble Every Day	Frank Zappa	Backbone Slip
24	What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?	Frank Zappa	Hans Annéllsson
25	Why Don't You Do Me Right	Frank Zappa	Alternative TV
26	Willie the Pimp	Frank Zappa	(6 artists)
27	You Are What You Is	Frank Zappa	The Persuasions

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
1	The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life	Frank Zappa	1991	Barking Pumpkin
2	Chunga's Revenge	Frank Zappa	1970	Bizarre
3	Hot Rats	Frank Zappa	1969	Bizarre
4	Lumpy Gravy	Frank Zappa	May 1968	Verve
5	Old Masters Box One	Frank Zappa	July 1987	Barking Pumpkin
6	Philly '76	Frank Zappa	December 21, 2009	Vaulternative Records
7	Roxy & Elsewhere	Zappa / Mothers	September 10, 1974	Discreet
8	Them or us	Frank Zappa	1984
9	We're Only in It for the Money/Lumpy Gravy [Remaster]	Frank Zappa	1986	Rykodisc
10	You Are What You Is	Frank Zappa	1981	Barking Pumpkin
11	You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4	Frank Zappa	1991	Zappa
12	Zappa in New York	Frank Zappa	1977	WEA
13	Zoot Allures	Frank Zappa	1976	Warner Bros.

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
1	Frankly a Capella - The Persuasions Sing Zappa	The Persuasions	2000	Earth Beat
2	Zappa in Blues	Filippo Bellavia & B. Street Band Feat. Ike Willis	2008	Lazarimus

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