
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, December 6, 1993                   TAG: 9312060135
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-1   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: LOS ANGELES                                LENGTH: Short

FRANK ZAPPA DIES

Musician and composer Frank Zappa, who fused rock, jazz and classical music behind lyrics of scathing, often raunchy satire and social commentary, has died of prostate cancer. He was 52.

Zappa died Saturday evening at his Los Angeles home, family friend Jim Nagle confirmed. He was buried Sunday in Los Angeles in a private ceremony.

Zappa came to prominence in the early 1960s, leading his band, the Mothers of Invention, in a merry cacophony of what he called "sonic mutilations." With the band or as a solo performer he released about 50 albums, including "Freak Out!" "Hot Rats" and "Sheik Yerbouti."

by CNB