Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention Jan Persson / Getty Images

Roy Estrada, bassist and a founding member of both Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention and Little Feat, was sentenced to 25 years in prison without parole for repeatedly molesting a child under the age of 14. Estrada pleaded guilty to the charge back in January, for which he was indicted in March 2008.

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When Frank Zappa parted ways with Verve Records in 1968, he knew what was best for his career moving forward, and that was starting his own label.

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Frank Zappa Hulton Archive, Getty Images

Frank Zappa fans can now pre-order a special four-disc set, 'Carnegie Hall,' featuring two full-length shows performed on one 1971 night at New York's famous venue by Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Billed as a "musical marathon," the recordings are the first ever released of that night's shows.

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Frank Zappa, legendary singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, performer, and film director, would be 71 today (Dec. 21) if he had not died of prostate cancer in 1993. We're going to ask you to answer a nearly impossible question to mark the occasion - what's his best song? 

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