What is Frank Zappa?
{{Infobox Musical artist | Name = Frank Zappa | Img = Zappa 16011977 01 300.jpg | Img_capt = Zappa in 1977 | Img_size = | Background = solo_singer | Birth_name = Frank Vincent Zappa | Alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|1940|12|21|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], [[United States|US]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1993|12|4|1940|12|21|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], US | Instrument = [[Guitar]], [[singer|voice]], [[bass guitar|bass]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]] | Genre = [[Progressive rock]], [[jazz]], [[experimental rock]], [[alternative rock]], [[Classical music|classical]] | Occupation = [[Musician]], [[Record producer|producer]] | Years_active = 1950s–1993 | Label = | Associated_acts = | URL = [http://www.zappa.com/ Zappa.com] | Notable_instruments = }} '''Frank Vincent Zappa''' (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an [[Americans|American]] [[musician]] and [[composer]]. He was known for his strange style of music, which was often weird and funny. He made various types of [[music]] and many [[album]]s. Zappa worked with many other musicans, most notably his [[1960s]] group [[The Mothers of Invention]]<ref>{{Pop Chronicles|43|5}}</ref> and his friend and [[Blues music|blues]] [[singer]] [[Captain Beefheart]]. Some people think he is the best composer in popular music or even any non-classical music. Zappa was born in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], but spent most of his life in [[Southern California]]. He grew up in [[Baltimore]], in [[Florida]], and in [[Monterey, California|Monterey]], [[Claremont, California|Claremont]] and [[El Cajon, California]]. His mother was of [[France|French]] and [[Italy|Italian]] descent; his father was an [[immigrant]] from [[Sicily]]. Zappa had four children with his wife Gail. They gave them all very unusual names: [[Moon Unit Za