Also known as: Zappa, Frank
Origin: Baltimore, MD, USA
Progressive rock and guitar icon Frank Zappa is considered by many to have been one of the most innovative and stylistically diverse musicians in history. As a self-taught composer and performer, Zappa collected an eclectic mixture of musical influences that led him to write music that has sometimes been difficult to categorize. Zappa successfully composed and produced a vast array and mixture of musical genres including rock, pop, jazz, classical/orchestral, musique concrete, country western and even some rap, releasing over 60 studio albums as a solo artist and with his now legendary band th…