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==Biography==
 
==Biography==
  
Charles Robert Zappa was born in 1943. In the 1950s he occasionally played guitar with Frank and [[Don Van Vliet]]. One of these jams, ''[[Lost In A Whirlpool]]'', can be heard on ''[[The Lost Episodes]]'' (1995). Another track from the same session, ''[[The Search for Tom Dooley]]'' has remained unreleased.
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Charles Robert Zappa was born in 1943. In the 1950s he occasionally played guitar with Frank and [[Don Van Vliet]]. One of these jams, ''[[Lost In A Whirlpool]]'', can be heard on ''[[The Lost Episodes]]'' (1995). Another track from the same session, ''[[The Search For Tom Dooley]]'' has remained unreleased.
  
 
Bob Zappa studied History at Cal Poly school in Pomona. He received a master in education at Lehman College at the City University of New York and later received a research diploma in Sociology at the University of Stockholm in Sweden. In 1968 Bobby wrote an article for the magazine ''Jazz & Pop'' about his famous brother, named ''[[My Brother Is an Italian Mother]]''. In 2015 he published a book, ''Frankie & Bobby, Growing Up Zappa'' (2015), which was followed by a second part in 2017 named ''Frankie & Bobby, The Rest Of Our Story'' (2017). Both describe his memories about his brother, but also the people in his vicinity, such as [[Gail Zappa]] and [[Herb Cohen]]. The books also delve in detail about other people in Zappa's family, including his parents and children.
 
Bob Zappa studied History at Cal Poly school in Pomona. He received a master in education at Lehman College at the City University of New York and later received a research diploma in Sociology at the University of Stockholm in Sweden. In 1968 Bobby wrote an article for the magazine ''Jazz & Pop'' about his famous brother, named ''[[My Brother Is an Italian Mother]]''. In 2015 he published a book, ''Frankie & Bobby, Growing Up Zappa'' (2015), which was followed by a second part in 2017 named ''Frankie & Bobby, The Rest Of Our Story'' (2017). Both describe his memories about his brother, but also the people in his vicinity, such as [[Gail Zappa]] and [[Herb Cohen]]. The books also delve in detail about other people in Zappa's family, including his parents and children.

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Charles Robert Zappa (29 August, 1943), aka Bobby Zappa is one of Frank Zappa's younger brothers who wrote one magazine article and two books about him.

Biography

Charles Robert Zappa was born in 1943. In the 1950s he occasionally played guitar with Frank and Don Van Vliet. One of these jams, Lost In A Whirlpool, can be heard on The Lost Episodes (1995). Another track from the same session, The Search For Tom Dooley has remained unreleased.

Bob Zappa studied History at Cal Poly school in Pomona. He received a master in education at Lehman College at the City University of New York and later received a research diploma in Sociology at the University of Stockholm in Sweden. In 1968 Bobby wrote an article for the magazine Jazz & Pop about his famous brother, named My Brother Is an Italian Mother. In 2015 he published a book, Frankie & Bobby, Growing Up Zappa (2015), which was followed by a second part in 2017 named Frankie & Bobby, The Rest Of Our Story (2017). Both describe his memories about his brother, but also the people in his vicinity, such as Gail Zappa and Herb Cohen. The books also delve in detail about other people in Zappa's family, including his parents and children.

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