Frank Zappa have lived a eventful life. He has been in numerous groups and produced 8 times as many records. Frank was the one of 3 children (Carl, Candy, & Bobby) born in Baltimore, Maryland. Frank was a curious child and learned about music at a young age. At this moment Frank's talent began to build.
He first started his interest in drums at the age of 12. Going to summer school in Monterey to learn orchestral percussion. At the age of 13 he made his first song called "Ionisation" which consisted of nothing but drums and sirens. During this time he started a collection of r&b records. The Ramblers was the first band that he joined, he was the extra drummer that got fired from the group for playing so badly. His next year he formed his own group called The Blackouts which was named after
As years progressed he because the owner of a recording studio called "Studio Pal" only to rename it "Studio Z" only to have it for a few months because he would soon loose it to the city widening their streets. At that same time he joined another group named "Soul Giants" and then renamed them "Captain Glasspack and the Magic Mufflers" then renamed them again to "The Mothers". During the beginning of 1967 Frank Zappa released "Absolutely Free. Over the next few months he released plenty albums such as; "We're only in it for the Money", "Lumpy Gravy", "Cruising with Ruben and the Jets", "Uncle Meat", and "Mothermania".
some members drinking Peppermint Schnapps and going wierd. Carl (his brother) sold Frank his first guitar for $1.50 that he got from an auction. From there Frank concentr
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