Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa (December 7, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was a musician, leader of many bands and The Mothers of Invention. He is one of the most influential musicians to come out of the 20th century. Starting in the 1960s, his debut Freak Out! was called "weird" and satirized the music genre and politics. Continuing into the 1970s, his work was more jazz-oriented until 1973's Over-Nite Sensation and 1974's Apostrophe (') brought his work more fame and success as a rock artist. In the early '80s, Frank experimented with the Synclavier and became more political. He died in 1993, due to prostate cancer.