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| − | + | '''Pennsylvania''' is a state of the [[United States of America]]. | |
| + | ==Frank Zappa== | ||
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| + | Interviewed by [[Chuck Ash]] in 1988, Frank Zappa said the once contacted the annual [[Wikipedia:Mummers Parade|Mummers Parade]] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to be his opening act during one of his concerts in the city, but they declined. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxO4UrqyMXw</ref> In 1986, he also considered a film project about a teenage son disinterested in the Mummers Parade, whose dying father asks him to continue the Mummers' tradition, whereupon the son modernizes the event by performing ''[[Purple Haze]]''. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSiGEj_c7aQ</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Zappa concerts held in Pennsylvania== | ||
| + | *[[67/12/26-31 Philadelphia PA US Trauma]] | ||
| + | *[[68/03/22-24 Philadelphia PA US Electric Factory 2 shows 03/24 Nova Local]] | ||
| + | *[[68/04/ Philadelphia PA US Arena]] | ||
| + | *[[68/12/ Philadelphia PA US Spectrum Theater]] | ||
*[[69/03/02 Philadelphia PA US Arena]] | *[[69/03/02 Philadelphia PA US Arena]] | ||
| + | *[[69/02/11-12 Philadelphia PA US Electric Factory]] | ||
| + | *[[69/03/ Allentown PA US]] | ||
| + | *[[69/04/26 Allentown PA US Memorial Hall, Muhlenberg College]] | ||
| + | *[[69/07/11 Philadelphia PA US Spectrum Theater]] | ||
| + | *[[70/05/10 Philadelphia PA US Academy Of Music]] | ||
| + | *[[71/ Harrisburg PA US State Farm Show Building]] | ||
| + | *[[71/06/01 Scranton PA US Watres Armory]] | ||
| + | *[[71/06/03 Harrisburg PA US State Farm Show Arena]] | ||
| + | *[[72/11/10 Philadelphia PA US Irvine Auditorium, University Of Pennsylvania]] | ||
| + | *[[73/04/28 Philadelphia PA US Spectrum Theater Mahavishnu Orchestra]] | ||
| + | *[[73/04/28 State College PA US Rec Hall, Penn State University]] | ||
| + | *[[73/04/29 Lancaster PA US Franklin & Marshall College]] | ||
| + | *[[73/05/06 Pittsburgh PA US Syria Mosque]] | ||
| + | *[[73/11/03 Pittsburgh PA US Carnegie Mellon Institute]] | ||
*[[74/05/08 Edinboro PA US Edinboro State College]] | *[[74/05/08 Edinboro PA US Edinboro State College]] | ||
| + | *[[74/10/29 Harrisburg PA US State Farm Show Arena]] | ||
| + | *[[74/11/05 Allentown PA US Agricultural Hall, Allentown Fairgrounds]] | ||
| + | *[[74/11/06 Pittsburgh PA US Syria Mosque]] | ||
| + | *[[74/11/12 Erie PA US Gannon Auditorium]] | ||
*[[74/11/17 Philadelphia PA US Spectrum Theater]] | *[[74/11/17 Philadelphia PA US Spectrum Theater]] | ||
| + | *[[75/04/20 Kutztown PA US Kutztown State College]] | ||
| + | *[[75/04/30 Johnstown PA US War Memorial Auditorium]] | ||
*[[75/11/03 Philadelphia PA US Spectrum Theater]] | *[[75/11/03 Philadelphia PA US Spectrum Theater]] | ||
*[[75/11/07 Pittsburgh PA US Civic Arena]] | *[[75/11/07 Pittsburgh PA US Civic Arena]] | ||
*[[76/10/29 Philadelphia PA US Spectrum Theater]] | *[[76/10/29 Philadelphia PA US Spectrum Theater]] | ||
| + | *[[76/11/05 Pittsburgh PA US Syria Mosque]] | ||
| + | *[[77/10/08 Allentown PA US Memorial Hall, Muhlenburg College]] | ||
| + | *[[77/10/24 Philadelphia PA US Spectrum Theater]] | ||
| + | *[[77/11/05 Pittsburgh PA US Stanley Theater]] | ||
| + | *[[78/10/ Pittsburgh PA US Stanley Theater]] | ||
| + | *[[78/10/23 Philadelphia PA US Spectrum Theater]] | ||
*[[80/04/27 Bethlehem PA US Stabler Arena, Lehigh University]] | *[[80/04/27 Bethlehem PA US Stabler Arena, Lehigh University]] | ||
*[[80/04/29 Upper Darby PA US Tower Theatre]] | *[[80/04/29 Upper Darby PA US Tower Theatre]] | ||
| + | *[[80/05/10 Upper Darby PA US Tower Theatre]] | ||
| + | *[[80/10/29 Philadelphia PA US]] | ||
| + | *[[80/11/07 Upper Darby PA US Tower Theatre]] | ||
| + | *[[81/11/03 Upper Darby PA US Tower Theater]] | ||
| + | *[[81/11/24 Pittsburgh PA US Stanley Theatre]] | ||
*[[84/11/10 Upper Darby PA US Tower Theatre]] | *[[84/11/10 Upper Darby PA US Tower Theatre]] | ||
*[[80/11/13 Pittsburgh PA US Stanley Theater]] | *[[80/11/13 Pittsburgh PA US Stanley Theater]] | ||
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*[[88/02/12-14 Upper Darby PA US Tower Theatre]] | *[[88/02/12-14 Upper Darby PA US Tower Theatre]] | ||
*[[88/02/25 Pittsburgh PA US Syria Mosque]] | *[[88/02/25 Pittsburgh PA US Syria Mosque]] | ||
| + | *[[88/03/08 Pittsburgh PA US Syria Mosque]] | ||
*[[88/03/19 Allentown PA US Memorial Hall, Muhlenburg College]] | *[[88/03/19 Allentown PA US Memorial Hall, Muhlenburg College]] | ||
| − | *[[200 Years Old]]: ''"I was sitting in a breakfast room in Allentown, Pennsylvania ..."'' | + | |
| + | ==References to Pennsylvania in Zappa's work== | ||
| + | * The constellations [[Huntingpark]], [[Orange]], [[Olney]], [[Spring Garden St.]] and [[Wyoming]] on the back cover of ''[[One Size Fits All]]'' refer to the Philadelphia subway system. | ||
| + | * ''[[200 Years Old]]'': ''"I was sitting in a breakfast room in Allentown, Pennsylvania ..."'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Ruthie-Ruthie]]'': ''"This burned Pennsylvania all (???) your story"'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Planet Of The Baritone Women]]'': ''"(Robert Martin, from Philadelphia)"'' | ||
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| + | ==People born in Pennsylvania== | ||
| + | *[[Lee Andrews & The Hearts]] | ||
| + | *[[Chuck Ash]] | ||
| + | *[[Milton Babbitt]] | ||
| + | *[[Michael Brecker]] | ||
*[[Don Cerveris]] | *[[Don Cerveris]] | ||
*[[Chunky, Novi & Ernie]] | *[[Chunky, Novi & Ernie]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Robert Crumb]] |
| + | *[[Jon Fishman]] | ||
| + | *[[Joe Flaherty]] | ||
| + | *[[Sandy Hurvitz]] | ||
| + | *[[Philly Joe Jones]] | ||
*[[Keith]] | *[[Keith]] | ||
*[[Lester Lanin]] | *[[Lester Lanin]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Oscar Levant]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Robert Martin]] |
| + | *[[Vincent Persichetti]] | ||
*[[Cal Schenkel]] | *[[Cal Schenkel]] | ||
*[[Archie Shepp]] | *[[Archie Shepp]] | ||
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*[[Louise Varèse]] | *[[Louise Varèse]] | ||
*[[Denny Walley]] | *[[Denny Walley]] | ||
| + | *[[Andy Warhol]] | ||
*[[Gail Zappa]] | *[[Gail Zappa]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==See also== |
| + | * ''[[Philly '76]]'' | ||
| + | * [[WIOQ, Philadelphia]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Wikipedia]] | *[[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Wikipedia]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:U.S. States]] |
Latest revision as of 05:05, 9 August 2026
Pennsylvania is a state of the United States of America.
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Frank Zappa
Interviewed by Chuck Ash in 1988, Frank Zappa said the once contacted the annual Mummers Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to be his opening act during one of his concerts in the city, but they declined. [1] In 1986, he also considered a film project about a teenage son disinterested in the Mummers Parade, whose dying father asks him to continue the Mummers' tradition, whereupon the son modernizes the event by performing Purple Haze. [2]
Zappa concerts held in Pennsylvania
- 67/12/26-31 Philadelphia PA US Trauma
- 68/03/22-24 Philadelphia PA US Electric Factory 2 shows 03/24 Nova Local
- 68/04/ Philadelphia PA US Arena
- 68/12/ Philadelphia PA US Spectrum Theater
- 69/03/02 Philadelphia PA US Arena
- 69/02/11-12 Philadelphia PA US Electric Factory
- 69/03/ Allentown PA US
- 69/04/26 Allentown PA US Memorial Hall, Muhlenberg College
- 69/07/11 Philadelphia PA US Spectrum Theater
- 70/05/10 Philadelphia PA US Academy Of Music
- 71/ Harrisburg PA US State Farm Show Building
- 71/06/01 Scranton PA US Watres Armory
- 71/06/03 Harrisburg PA US State Farm Show Arena
- 72/11/10 Philadelphia PA US Irvine Auditorium, University Of Pennsylvania
- 73/04/28 Philadelphia PA US Spectrum Theater Mahavishnu Orchestra
- 73/04/28 State College PA US Rec Hall, Penn State University
- 73/04/29 Lancaster PA US Franklin & Marshall College
- 73/05/06 Pittsburgh PA US Syria Mosque
- 73/11/03 Pittsburgh PA US Carnegie Mellon Institute
- 74/05/08 Edinboro PA US Edinboro State College
- 74/10/29 Harrisburg PA US State Farm Show Arena
- 74/11/05 Allentown PA US Agricultural Hall, Allentown Fairgrounds
- 74/11/06 Pittsburgh PA US Syria Mosque
- 74/11/12 Erie PA US Gannon Auditorium
- 74/11/17 Philadelphia PA US Spectrum Theater
- 75/04/20 Kutztown PA US Kutztown State College
- 75/04/30 Johnstown PA US War Memorial Auditorium
- 75/11/03 Philadelphia PA US Spectrum Theater
- 75/11/07 Pittsburgh PA US Civic Arena
- 76/10/29 Philadelphia PA US Spectrum Theater
- 76/11/05 Pittsburgh PA US Syria Mosque
- 77/10/08 Allentown PA US Memorial Hall, Muhlenburg College
- 77/10/24 Philadelphia PA US Spectrum Theater
- 77/11/05 Pittsburgh PA US Stanley Theater
- 78/10/ Pittsburgh PA US Stanley Theater
- 78/10/23 Philadelphia PA US Spectrum Theater
- 80/04/27 Bethlehem PA US Stabler Arena, Lehigh University
- 80/04/29 Upper Darby PA US Tower Theatre
- 80/05/10 Upper Darby PA US Tower Theatre
- 80/10/29 Philadelphia PA US
- 80/11/07 Upper Darby PA US Tower Theatre
- 81/11/03 Upper Darby PA US Tower Theater
- 81/11/24 Pittsburgh PA US Stanley Theatre
- 84/11/10 Upper Darby PA US Tower Theatre
- 80/11/13 Pittsburgh PA US Stanley Theater
- 84/11/17 Pittsburgh PA US Syria Mosque
- 88/02/12-14 Upper Darby PA US Tower Theatre
- 88/02/25 Pittsburgh PA US Syria Mosque
- 88/03/08 Pittsburgh PA US Syria Mosque
- 88/03/19 Allentown PA US Memorial Hall, Muhlenburg College
References to Pennsylvania in Zappa's work
- The constellations Huntingpark, Orange, Olney, Spring Garden St. and Wyoming on the back cover of One Size Fits All refer to the Philadelphia subway system.
- 200 Years Old: "I was sitting in a breakfast room in Allentown, Pennsylvania ..."
- Ruthie-Ruthie: "This burned Pennsylvania all (???) your story"
- Planet Of The Baritone Women: "(Robert Martin, from Philadelphia)"
People born in Pennsylvania
- Lee Andrews & The Hearts
- Chuck Ash
- Milton Babbitt
- Michael Brecker
- Don Cerveris
- Chunky, Novi & Ernie
- Robert Crumb
- Jon Fishman
- Joe Flaherty
- Sandy Hurvitz
- Philly Joe Jones
- Keith
- Lester Lanin
- Oscar Levant
- Robert Martin
- Vincent Persichetti
- Cal Schenkel
- Archie Shepp
- Annie Sprinkle
- Louise Varèse
- Denny Walley
- Andy Warhol
- Gail Zappa
