| The album made the Top 30 | But, like such well-established rock artists as the , he had produced a tremendous archive of studio and live recordings that Gail Zappa was able to assemble into posthumous albums for his legions of fans |
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| Meanwhile, on May 3, 1982, he released a new album, Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch, and it featured another of his surprise hit singles, as radio picked up on "Valley Girl," a track featuring a vocal by his daughter Moon Unit Zappa, imitating the character and employing the slang of a typical Southern California valley girl | " Six days later, as were performing at the Rainbow Theatre in London on December 10, a deranged fan jumped on-stage and pushed Zappa into the orchestra pit |
When he was unable to attend due to illness, his children explained publicly for the first time that he was suffering from prostate cancer.
| In September came another double album, You Are What You Is, that made the Top 100 | Zappa was also seeking to end his deal with Warner |
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| During the summer of 1966, Zappa hired drummer Denny Bruce and keyboardist , making the a septet, but by November 1966, when the went back into the studio to record their second album, , Bruce had been replaced by Billy Mundi; Ingber had been replaced by Jim Fielder; and Zappa had hired two horn players, on wind instruments and Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood on saxophone, bringing the band up to a nine-piece unit | In May 1989, Zappa published his autobiography, The Real Frank Zappa Book, co-authored with Peter Occhiogrosso |
The Mothers gave a concert at the Pauley Pavilion at UCLA on August 7, 1971, and the show was recorded for the album Just Another Band from L.