Episode 219 – The Zappas vs each other

Brian and Murdock get into the family drama that has surrounded the Godfather of Freak Folk’s wife and kids throughout the last decade and spell out which Zappas married famous, recorded novelty songs (3 of the 5!), and finally made it to the bank.

SHOW NOTES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Zappa

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/was-gail-zappa-a-good-custodian-of-the-zappa-legacy.962928/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/interactive/2024/frank-zappa-family-feud-moon-unit-dweezil/

https://www.billboard.com/pro/bennett-glotzer-music-manager-frank-zappa-janis-joplin-dies/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa

https://afka.net/Articles/1981-09_Music_Connection.htm

https://rhoerer.wordpress.com/2015/10/14/bunny-and-bear/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=UucabESONvY&t=5

https://www.afka.net/Articles/1996-06_Performing_Songwriter.htm

Billboard interview 1990: https://wiki.killuglyradio.com/wiki/Just_Plain_Folks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Girl_(song)

https://www.thembj.org/2010/10/creativity-copyright-the-new-marketplace-an-interview-with-gail-zappa/

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/moon-zappas-complicated-relationship-with-valley-girl-40-years-later-i-just-was-trying-to-make-my-dad-laugh-203637351.html

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/01/14/Rock-singer-Frank-Zappa-wants-a-judge-to-stop/6852411368400/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dweezil_Zappa

https://bo.knittingfactory.com/tm-attraction/dweezil-zappa/

https://www.spin.com/2024/08/moon-unit-zappa-memoir-interview/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/emreturn-of-the-son-ofem_b_644624

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmet_Zappa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diva_Zappa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXHvR4hgxQE

https://deecrowseer.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/relative-values-moon-unit-and-diva-zappa/

https://www.zappanews.co.uk/interviews/dweezil-zappa

https://www.westernsouthern.com/retirement/family-trust