Kay Sherman - Revision history

Spider of Destiny at 17:27, 25 May 2026

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Clean-up.

Duncan at 23:20, 31 July 2006

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Emdebe at 22:27, 5 May 2005

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Emdebe at 19:28, 1 May 2005

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Emdebe at 12:39, 2 April 2005

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Emdebe at 12:19, 2 April 2005

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New page

[[Category:Zappa Household]]
[[Category:Supporting Cast]]

First wife of FZ.

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-Kaye Sherman is name-checked on the cover of "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them". She is also mentioned in "[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]" (1989).
+[[File:Kay Sherman.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Zappa and Kay Sherman.]]
-In the "biographical trivia" section on the "[[Freak Out!]]" cover, FZ wrote; "Got married when I was 20... a lovely girl: almost ruined her life, filed for divorce."
+'''Kay Sherman''' was Frank Zappa's first wife. They were married on 28 December 1960 and divorced somewhere between late 1963 or early 1964. They lived together at 314 G Street [[Ontario]]. Sherman worked at a bank. <ref>http://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/1958-1961.html</ref> <ref>http://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/1961-1964.html</ref>
-First wife of FZ.
+Zappa's sister [[Patrice Zappa|Candy]] recalled: :''"Frank and his first wife Kay Sherman lived there in I believe it was 1960-61. It had an attic and a basement and it smelled old. That might have been the attraction for Frank too! They had lots of cats, a big dining room, hardwood floors, a screened-in porch and the house just had a lot of character. I remember one Christmas Frank dressed in all black and snuck down to the Von's on the corner and "acquired" a large tree! After Frank bought what was to be Studio Z, he and Kay were already separated and he moved into the studio."''
-Married December 28, 1960.
+Zappa talks about Sherman in the "biographical trivia" in the sleeve of his debut album ''[[Freak Out!]]'' (1966): ''"Got married when I was 20... a lovely girl: almost ruined her life, filed for divorce."''. He also mentions her in his list of influences under the heading: ''"These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them".''
-Divorced ? late 1963/ early 1964 ?
+She is also mentioned in "[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]" (1989) and can be heard on ''[[Mormon Xmas Dance Report]]''.
 [[Category:Zappa Household|Sherman, Kay]]

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 Divorced ? late 1963/ early 1964 ?
-Lived at 314 G Street [[Ontario]].  FZ's sister Candy recalled:
+Lived at 314 G Street [[Ontario]].  FZ's sister [[Patrice Zappa|Candy]] recalled:
 :"Frank and his first wife Kay Sherman lived there in I believe it was 1960-61. It had an attic and a basement and it smelled old. That might have been the attraction for Frank too! They had lots of cats, a big dining room, hardwood floors, a screened-in porch and the house just had a lot of character. I remember one Christmas Frank dressed in all black and snuck down to the Von's on the corner and "acquired" a large tree! After Frank bought what was to be Studio Z, he and Kay were already separated and he moved into the studio."

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	Kaye Sherman is name-checked on the cover of "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them". She is also mentioned in "[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]" (1989).		Kaye Sherman is name-checked on the cover of "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them". She is also mentioned in "[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]" (1989).

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