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ASPEN – By the time of his death, in 1993, Frank Zappa had left his mark in many places. He was perhaps known best for the comedic songs – “Don’t Eat That Yellow Snow,” “Valley Girl” – that ...

When on the road with the Zappa Plays Zappa tour, Dweezil Zappa sets his feet in two worlds. Clamoring for attention around one boot are the stalwart, loyal fans of his father, the late Grammy ...

Dweezil Zappa can’t stop talking about his late father. “Frank’s music just needs to be heard,” he says. Alongside brother Ahmet and several of Frank’s former sidemen, Dweezil now re-creates his dad’s ...

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Dweezil Zappa keeps alive the musical legacy of his legendary father, Frank Zappa, with the tribute Zappa Plays Zappa. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the classic album "Roxy & Elsewhere," ...

Through his long-running Zappa Plays Zappa band, Dweezil Zappa has sought to keep the music of his late father, Frank, alive. If there's one through-line you can draw through all of the elder Zappa's ...

Even though he's best known by the general public for his seemingly silly, and occasionally, obscene songs, Frank Zappa was one of the most innovative musicians and greatest guitar players of the 20th ...

Dweezil Zappa had no idea he’d grow up to be a guitarist and band leader. But his famous father, the late Frank Zappa, certainly did. “It seemed predestined to my dad, because he wrote ‘musician’ on ...

As the legal battle between Dweezil Zappa and his siblings continues making its way to court, he's offered a lengthy update on his side of the story courtesy of a lengthy post at his official site. As ...

Dweezil Zappa, the oldest son of late avant-garde rock composer Frank Zappa, for the past three years has been performing songs from his father’s career on the Zappa Plays Zappa tour. The multimedia ...

Unlike Bob, who is a fan of Frank Zappa's, I am a superfan. I am a devotee. I have every album, as well as imports and bootlegs, and I have played them over and over and over. Some people tire of his ...