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<\/p>\n<div id=\"wrap\">\n<h2>ABOUT<\/h2>\n<p>Frank Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was a highly influential and iconoclastic singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, film-maker, bandleader, and satirist who became famous beginning in the early 1970s. His best known songs include the comedic “Valley Girl” (1982) featuring Zappa’s daughter, Moon Unit, that inspired the 1983 movie of the same name.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div id=\"artist_data\">\n<div id=\"artist_data_row\">\n<div id=\"artist_data_cell_LHS\">\n<p><b>Best known songs (with years) include:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul><!-- BOF --><\/p>\n<li>Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow (1974)<\/li>\n<li>Dancin’ Fool (1979)<\/li>\n<li>Valley Girl (1982)<\/li>\n<p><!-- EOF -->\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"artist_data_cell_RHS\">\n<p><b>Pop charts debut year:<\/b> 1974<\/p>\n<p><b>Years active:<\/b> 1955-1993<\/p>\n<p><b>Genres:<\/b> Rock, blues, experimental, jazz, classical, pop, avant-garde, doo-wop<\/p>\n<p><b>Labels:<\/b> Verve, Bizarre, Straight, DiscReet, Zappa, Barking Pumpkin, Rykodisc<\/p>\n<p><b>Website:<\/b> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zappa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">zappa.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>MERCHANDISE<\/h2>\n<p class=\"textdisclosure\">Disclosure: The following links will take you to various online merchants outside of allbutforgottenoldies.net that sell recordings and other merchandise for the performing artist featured on this page. Please note that these are referral or affiliate links from which allbutforgottenoldies.net may receive, at no additional cost to you, a commission if you should make any purchases through them.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allbutforgottenoldies.net\/images\/amazon\/amazon86.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"18\" width=\"86\" alt=\"amazon.com\"\/> CDs, MP3s<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allbutforgottenoldies.net\/images\/style-sheets\/ss2007\/audio.png\" border=\"0\" height=\"12\" width=\"12\" alt=\"audio clip\"\/>\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Frank-Zappa\/e\/B000AP7U8K\/?tag=all4oldies01-20\">Frank Zappa<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr\/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allbutforgottenoldies.net\/images\/musicstack\/musicstack3.jpg\" border=\"0\" height=\"39\" width=\"144\" alt=\"Search 25 million records at MusicStack\"\/> Vinyl Records, LPs, CDs and Rare Albums. Out of Print Music Albums and Imports<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicstack.com\/show.cgi?aid=all4oldies¤cy=USD&find=frank+zappa\">frank zappa
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