The Mothers of Invention (also known as the Mothers) were an American rock band from California. Formed in 1964, their work is marked by the use of sonic...
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"Necessity is the mother of invention" is a proverb. It states that the primary driving force for most new inventions is a need. On Lexico, the proverb has...
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Frank Zappa (redirect from Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention)
works; he also produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. His work is characterized...
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Mothers of Invention is a podcast hosted by former President of Ireland Mary Robinson, comedian Maeve Higgins and series producer Thimali Kodikara. It...
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THE-MOTHER-OF-INVENTION http://videogum.com/40151/the_mothers_of_invention_2009s/movies/trailer/ Official website The Mother of Invention at IMDb The...
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Freak Out! (redirect from Any Way the Wind Blows (The Mothers of Invention song))
Out! is the debut studio album by American rock band the Mothers of Invention, released on June 27, 1966, by Verve Records. Often cited as one of rock music's...
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the fourteenth album by the Mothers of Invention, and the twentieth overall album by Frank Zappa, released in June 1975. The album reached #26 on the...
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Frank Zappa discography (redirect from List of Frank Zappa albums)
list of albums by Frank Zappa, including all those credited to the Mothers of Invention. During his lifetime, Zappa released 62 albums. Since 1994, the Zappa...
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Bunk Gardner (category The Mothers of Invention members)
American musician who most notably played for the original version of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention until the group disbanded in 1969. He plays woodwinds...
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Jim Sherwood (category The Mothers of Invention members)
rock musician notable for being a member of the original version of Frank Zappa's band the Mothers of Invention, providing soprano, tenor and baritone saxophone...
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albums they considered offensive, and to Zappa's former band, the Mothers of Invention. Following distribution problems with Zappa's album Thing-Fish...
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Jimmy Carl Black (redirect from Indian of the group)
Black, was an original member of the Mothers of Invention, providing drums and vocals. Born in El Paso, Texas, Black was of mixed American Indian descent...
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Zappa. An international co-production of United States and the United Kingdom, the film stars the Mothers of Invention, Theodore Bikel, Keith Moon and Ringo...
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The **** of the Mothers is an out-of-print compilation album of early works by The Mothers of Invention, an American rock band. The album features a gatefold...
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Playground Psychotics (category Live at the Fillmore East albums)
Playground Psychotics is a two-CD live album by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. It was originally released in 1992 through his mail order label...
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containing alternating tracks of rock music preformed by the Mothers of Invention and symphonic music performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted...
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Jeff Simmons (musician) (category The Mothers of Invention members)
of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention. Simmons provided bass, guitar, vocals and harmonica for Mothers of Invention during 1970 and 1971. He left the...
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Howard Kaylan (category The Mothers of Invention members)
members of Frank Zappa's band, The Mothers of Invention. The pair recorded tracks on five albums, toured to support them, and appeared in the film 200...
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Inca Roads (song) (section The skip)
"Inca Roads" is the opening track of the Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention 1975 album, One Size Fits All. The song features unusual time signatures...
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Ruben and the Jets was an American rock and roll band from Los Angeles, California. The band originated as an alias for The Mothers of Invention, Frank Zappa's...
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Mothermania (category The Mothers of Invention albums)
Mothermania (1969), subtitled The Best of the Mothers, is a compilation album by the Mothers of Invention. While the songs were previously released on...
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Roy Estrada (category The Mothers of Invention members)
known for being the original bassist of both the Mothers of Invention and Little Feat. He was also later a member of Captain Beefheart's the Magic Band and...
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Chunga's Revenge is the third solo album, and eleventh album counting the work of his band The Mothers of Invention, by Frank Zappa, released on October...
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Art Tripp (category The Mothers of Invention members)
percussionist with the original version of Frank Zappa's band the Mothers of Invention during the 1960s and Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band during the 1970s....
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Ruth Underwood (category The Mothers of Invention members)
Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. She collaborated with the Mothers of Invention from 1968 to 1977. Underwood began her music training in the classical...
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Burnt Weeny Sandwich (category The Mothers of Invention albums)
Sandwich is the seventh album by the American rock band the Mothers of Invention, and the ninth overall by Frank Zappa, released in 1970. It consists of both...
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with Ruben & the Jets is the fourth album by the Mothers of Invention, and fifth overall by Frank Zappa, released under the alias Ruben and the Jets. Released...
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Over-Nite Sensation (category The Mothers of Invention albums)
Over-Nite Sensation is the twelfth album by The Mothers of Invention (credited as The Mothers), and the seventeenth album overall by Frank Zappa, released...
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It for the Money is the third album by American rock band the Mothers of Invention, released on March 4, 1968, by Verve Records. As with the band's first...
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Collins rejoined the Mothers of Invention for the doo-wop sessions, as his high falsetto was suited for the recordings. Although the recordings generally...
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