Gail Zappa - Revision history

Jason.Kreitzer at 20:11, 13 December 2021

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Duncan: /* Biography */

2021-11-05T15:06:13Z

Biography

Duncan at 09:16, 3 November 2021

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Jason.Kreitzer at 15:39, 20 October 2021

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Duncan: /* Personal recordings */ Bunny & Bear MP3 - My life is complete :-)

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Personal recordings: Bunny & Bear MP3 - My life is complete :-)

Jason.Kreitzer at 17:34, 21 August 2021

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Spider of Destiny: /* Biography */

2020-10-25T18:52:00Z

Biography

Spider of Destiny: Added more categories

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Added more categories

Spider of Destiny at 12:49, 20 September 2020

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Spider of Destiny: /* Video appearances */

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Video appearances

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 [[Image:67_LA_Frank_and_Gail.jpg|right|none|thumb|300px|'''Just an ordinary day for Frank and wife Gail at home in LA in ’67.'''<br>Copyright: Getty Images.]]
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 * [[Wikipedia:Gail Zappa]]
-[[Category:Zappa Family|Zappa, Gail]]
+[[Category:Zappa Family|Zappa]]
-[[Category:Bandmembers|Zappa, Gail]]
+[[Category:Bandmembers|Zappa]]
-[[Category:We're Only In It For the Money (The List)|Zappa, Gail]]
+[[Category:We're Only In It For the Money (The List)|Zappa]]
-[[Category:One Size Fits All (The List)|Zappa, Gail]]
+[[Category:One Size Fits All (The List)|Zappa]]
-[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Zappa, Gail]]
+[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Zappa]]

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 '''Gail Zappa''' (January 1, 1945, Philadelphia, [[Pennsylvania]] - October 7, 2015, [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]) was Zappa's second wife (after [[Kay Sherman]]) and mother of his children [[Moon Zappa|Moon]], [[Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil]], [[Ahmet Zappa|Ahmet]] and [[Diva Zappa|Diva]].
-She was born in 1945 as Adelaide Gail Sloatman as daughter of [[John Sloatman]], who also appears on the cover of ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]''. Her sister is [[Lala Sloatman]] and her brothers [[Arthur "Midget" Sloatman]] and [[Roadies and Technicians#Jay Sloatman|Jay Sloatman]].
+She was born in 1945 as '''Adelaide Gail Sloatman''' a daughter of [[John Sloatman]], who also appears on the cover of ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]''. Her brothers, [[Roadies and Technicians#Arthur Sloatman|Arthur "Midget" Sloatman]] and [[Roadies and Technicians#Jay Sloatman|Jay Sloatman]], have both worked with Zappa. She also has a sister [[Lala Sloatman]].
-Gail worked at the [[Whisky a Go-Go]] and [[The Trip]] for [[Elmer Valentine]]. She was [[Bobby Jameson]]'s girlfriend at the time. [[Pamela Zarubica]] introduced her to Zappa in 1966. Gail and Frank married in 1967. She ran Zappa's business procedures, especially after he passed away. One of her occupations were Zappa's mail-order operations, including [[Barfko-Swill]].
+Gail worked at the [[Whisky a Go-Go]] and [[The Trip]] for [[Elmer Valentine]]. She was [[Bobby Jameson]]'s girlfriend at the time.
 ==Vocal contributions to Zappa's albums==

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 ==Biography==
-She was born in 1945 as Adelaide Gail Sloatman as daughter of [[John Sloatman]], who also appears on the cover of ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]''. Her sister is [[Lala Sloatman]] and her brothers [[Arthur "Midget" Sloatman]] and [[Jay Sloatman]].
+She was born in 1945 as Adelaide Gail Sloatman as daughter of [[John Sloatman]], who also appears on the cover of ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]''. Her sister is [[Lala Sloatman]] and her brothers [[Arthur "Midget" Sloatman]] and [[Roadies and Technicians#Jay Sloatman|Jay Sloatman]].
 Gail worked at the [[Whisky a Go-Go]] and [[The Trip]] for [[Elmer Valentine]]. She was [[Bobby Jameson]]'s girlfriend at the time. [[Pamela Zarubica]] introduced her to Zappa in 1966. Gail and Frank married in 1967. She ran Zappa's business procedures, especially after he passed away. One of her occupations were Zappa's mail-order operations, including [[Barfko-Swill]].

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 [[Image:Gail_Zappa_Money_Cover.jpg|right|none|thumb|Frank and Gail on the cover of "We're Only In It For The Money" (1968)]]
-'''Gail Zappa''' (January 1, 1945 - October 7, 2015) was Zappa's second wife (after [[Kay Sherman]]) and mother of his children [[Moon Zappa|Moon]], [[Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil]], [[Ahmet Zappa|Ahmet]] and [[Diva Zappa|Diva]].
+'''Gail Zappa''' (January 1, 1945, Philadelphia, [[Pennsylvania]] - October 7, 2015, [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]) was Zappa's second wife (after [[Kay Sherman]]) and mother of his children [[Moon Zappa|Moon]], [[Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil]], [[Ahmet Zappa|Ahmet]] and [[Diva Zappa|Diva]].
 ==Biography==

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 ==Personal recordings==
-Gail recorded ''"American Sweethearts"''(Living Legend LL722) as ''"Bunny and Bear"'' with [[Kim Fowley]]. She performed vocals on [[Dweezil Zappa]]'s ''[[Havin' A Bad Day]]'' and on [[Gene Simmons]]' track ''[[Black Tongue]]'' from his solo album "Asshole" (2004).
+Gail recorded ''"American Sweethearts"'' (Living Legend LL722) as ''"[https://media.duncanmoran.net/BunnyAndBear.mp3 Bunny and Bear]"'' with [[Kim Fowley]]. She performed vocals on [[Dweezil Zappa]]'s ''[[Havin' A Bad Day]]'' and on [[Gene Simmons]]' track ''[[Black Tongue]]'' from his solo album "Asshole" (2004).
 ==Video appearances==

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 Gail worked at the [[Whisky a Go-Go]] and [[The Trip]] for [[Elmer Valentine]]. She was [[Bobby Jameson]]'s girlfriend at the time. [[Pamela Zarubica]] introduced her to Zappa in 1966. Gail and Frank married in 1967. She ran Zappa's business procedures, especially after he passed away. One of her occupations were Zappa's mail-order operations, including [[Barfko-Swill]].
-She can be heard as a guest vocalist during "[[The Torture Never Stops]]" from the album ''[[Zoot Allures]]'' (1976) and provided photo's for the ''[[Zappa In New York]]'' album, as well as the inside photo on ''[[Sheik Yerbouti]]''. Gail was also executive producer of ''[[Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa]]'' and most of his posthumous albums.
+==Vocal contributions to Zappa's albums==
 ==References to her in Zappa's work==

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 ==Biography==
-She was born Adelaide [[Gail Sloatman]] as daughter of [[John Sloatman]], who also appears on the cover of ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]''. Her sister is [[Lala Sloatman]] and her brothers [[Arthur "Midget" Sloatman]] and [[Jay Sloatman]].
+She was born in 1945 as Adelaide [[Gail Sloatman]] as daughter of [[John Sloatman]], who also appears on the cover of ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]''. Her sister is [[Lala Sloatman]] and her brothers [[Arthur "Midget" Sloatman]] and [[Jay Sloatman]].
 Gail worked at the [[Whisky a Go-Go]] and [[The Trip]] for [[Elmer Valentine]]. She was [[Bobby Jameson]]'s girlfriend at the time. [[Pamela Zarubica]] introduced her to Zappa in 1966. Gail and Frank married in 1967. She ran Zappa's business procedures, especially after he passed away. One of her occupations were Zappa's mail-order operations, including [[Barfko-Swill]].
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 Zappa nicknamed her as his ''[[Pumpkin]]'' on the sleeve of ''[[Absolutely Free]] (1967)''. He referenced her again under the same nickname on the star map on the back cover of ''[[One Size Fits All]] (1975)''. [[Barking Pumpkin Records]] was also named after Gail's smoker's cough as she tried to quit the habit.
-Gail can be heard saying "We don't get any because we're otherwise" during ''[[Very Distraughtening]]'' on ''[[Lumpy Gravy]]'' (1968).
+Gail can be heard saying: ''"We don't get any because we're otherwise"'' during ''[[Very Distraughtening]]'' on ''[[Lumpy Gravy]]'' (1968).
 She can also be seen on the cover of ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]'' (1968), visibly pregnant.
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 ==Personal recordings==
-Gail recorded "American Sweethearts" (Living Legend LL722) as "Bunny and Bear" with [[Kim Fowley]]. She performed vocals on [[Dweezil Zappa]]'s ''[[Havin' A Bad Day]]'' and on [[Gene Simmons]]' track ''[[Black Tongue]]'' from his solo album "Asshole" (2004).
+Gail recorded ''"American Sweethearts"''(Living Legend LL722) as ''"Bunny and Bear"'' with [[Kim Fowley]]. She performed vocals on [[Dweezil Zappa]]'s ''[[Havin' A Bad Day]]'' and on [[Gene Simmons]]' track ''[[Black Tongue]]'' from his solo album "Asshole" (2004).
 ==Video appearances==
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 Gail is mentioned in [[John Mayall]]'s song ''[[2401]]''.
-==Quotes by Gail Zappa about Frank Zappa==
+==Gail about Frank Zappa==
 ''"I thought that he was probably one of the grubbiest creatures I'd ever seen, but he was compelling. He had a compelling glare. He had major magnetic charm, I would say."'' - Gail, quoted from ''[[Just Plain Folks]]'', May 1990, interview by Drew Wheeler.
-==See also==
+==External links==
 * [[Wikipedia:Gail Zappa]]
 [[Category:Zappa Family|Zappa, Gail]]
 [[Category:Bandmembers|Zappa, Gail]]

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 ==Video appearances==
-She also appeared in [[Mondo Hollywood]] with [[Bobby Jameson]] and in ''[[Video From Hell]]'' as well as the documentaries ''[[Frank Zappa (1971 Documentary)]]'', ''[[The True Story Of 200 Motels]]'' and ''[[Derailroaded - Inside The Mind Of Larry "Wild Man" Fischer]]''.
+She also appeared in ''[[Mondo Hollywood]]'' with [[Bobby Jameson]] and in ''[[Video From Hell]]'' as well as the documentaries ''[[Frank Zappa (1971 Documentary)]] (1971)'', ''[[The True Story Of 200 Motels]] (1987)'' , ''[[Derailroaded - Inside The Mind Of Larry "Wild Man" Fischer]] (2005)'' and [[Frank Scheffer]]'s ''[[Frank Zappa: The Present Day Composer Refuses To Die]]'' (2000), ''[[Frank Zappa Phase II: The Big Note]]'' (2002) and ''[[Frank Zappa: Pioneer Of Future Music, parts 1 & 2]]'' (2007).
 ==In popular culture==