ìåðèêàíñêèé ãèòàðèñò, ïåâåö, êîìïîçèòîð
Frank Zappa ðîäèëñÿ â 1940 ãîäó â Áàëòèìîðå, øòàò Ìýðèëåíä, óìåð â 1993-ì. ßâëÿëñÿ âëàäåëüöåì ôèðìû ãðàìïëàñòèíîê "Áèçàððå". Áûë ìåöåíàòîì.
ðýíê Çàïïà — âûäàþùèéñÿ ìóçûêàíò, òàëàíòëèâûé ïðîäþñåð è... î÷åíü äîáðûé ÷åëîâåê, êàê åãî íåèçìåííî ïðåäñòàâëÿþò â çàïàäíîé ðîê-ïðåññå. Âñþ ñâîþ æèçíü Çàïïà ïîñâÿòèë ñëóæåíèþ Ìóçå, õîòÿ îí, êàê ñûí î÷åíü áîãàòûõ ðîäèòåëåé, ïðåäíàçíà÷àëñÿ äëÿ äðóãîé êàðüåðû. Òâîð÷åñòâî Ôðýíêà, õîòÿ è ïåñòðîå (íà îäíîì è òîì æå àëüáîìå ñåðüåçíûå êîìïîçèöèè ñîñåäñòâóþò ñ áàíàëüíûìè), íèêîãäà íå áûëî øèòî êîììåð÷åñêèìè íèòêàìè, à ÷èñëà ìóçûêàíòîâ, êîòîðûì îí ïîìîã è ôèíàíñàìè, è ñîâåòîì, íå ñ÷åñòü.
ëüáîìû Çàïïà âûïóñêàë ñ 1966 ãîäà — ïëîäîâèòîñòü, ðàâíî êàê è äîëãîæèòåëü¬ñòâî ýòîãî ìóçûêàíòà íà ðîê-ñöåíå, ïîòðÿñàþò, îñîáåííî ó÷èòûâàÿ ôàêò, ÷òî ñàì îí ïðîæèë âñåãî 53 ãîäà. Âñÿ ïðîäóêöèÿ ãèòàðèñòà — ýòî ïîñòîÿííûé ýêñïåðèìåíò ñ òàêèìè íàïðàâëåíèÿìè êàê äæàç-ðîê, ïñèõîäåëèÿ è àâàíãàðä, õîòÿ ìàññîâîãî ìíîãîìèëëèîííîãî ñëóøàòåëÿ ìóçûêà Çàïïû òàê è íå îáðåëà.
Äèñêîãðàôèÿ:
“Freak Out” – 1966, "Absolutely free"— 1967, “Lumpy Gravy” – 1967, “We're Only in It for the Money” – 1968, “Cruising with Ruben & the Jets” – 1968, “Uncle Meat” – 1969, “Mothermania” – 1969, "Hot rats"— 1969, “Burnt Weeny Sandwich” – 1970, “Weasels Ripped My Flesh” – 1970, “Chunga's Revenge” – 1970, "200 motels"— 1971, “Waka/Jawaka” — 1972, "Just another band from LA"— 1972, “The Grand Wazoo” — 1972, “Over-Nite Sensation” – 1973, “Roxy & Elsewhere” – 1974, "Apostrophe"— 1974, “One Size Fits All” – 1975, "Bongo fury"— 1975, “Zoot Allures” – 1976, “Studio Tan” – 1978, “Sheik Yerbouti” – 1978, "Sleep dirt"— 1979, “Joe's Garage” – 1979, “Tinseltown Rebellion” – 1981, "You are what you is!"— 1981, “Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch” – 1982, “Baby Snakes” – 1983, "The man from Utopia"— 1983, "Them or us"— 1984, “Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention” – 1985, “Does Humor Belong in Music” – 1986, “Jazz from Hell” – 1986, "Guitar"— 1987, “Broadway the Hard Way” – 1988, “The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life” – 1991, “Make a Jazz Noise Here” – 1991, “Playground Psychotics” – 1992, “Ahead of Their Time” – 1993, “The Yellow Shark” – 1994, “Civilization Phaze III” – 1994, “Lather” – 1996, “Have I Offended Someone” – 1997, 1998 –“Mystery Disc”, 1999 – “Everything Is Healing Nicely” è åùå ðÿä àëüáîìîâ, çàïèñàííûõ èì ïðè æèçíè, èçäàíû â 2000-õ.
