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Frank Zappa lived in Lancaster between 1956 and 1958, where he attended the [[Antelope Valley High School]], played in the bands [[The Blackouts]] and [[The Omens]] and had a relationship with [[Sandy Schwanekamp]] and later [[Kay Sherman]]. | Frank Zappa lived in Lancaster between 1956 and 1958, where he attended the [[Antelope Valley High School]], played in the bands [[The Blackouts]] and [[The Omens]] and had a relationship with [[Sandy Schwanekamp]] and later [[Kay Sherman]]. | ||
| − | During this period, he also made a phone call with [[Louise Varèse]] and [[Edgar Varèse]] and received a letter from Varèse. Zappa also met [[Don Van Vliet]], with whom he recorded ''[[Lost In A Whirlpool]]'' and ''[[The Search For Tom Dooley]]''. Other significant people from his career whom he met during this period were [[Denny Walley]] (a friend of [[Bobby Zappa]] | + | During this period, he also made a phone call with [[Louise Varèse]] and [[Edgar Varèse]] and received a letter from Varèse. Zappa also met [[Don Van Vliet]], with whom he recorded ''[[Lost In A Whirlpool]]'' and ''[[The Search For Tom Dooley]]''. Other significant people from his career whom he met during this period were [[Denny Walley]] (a friend of [[Bobby Zappa]] at the time), [[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood]] (a classmate of [[Bobby Zappa]]) and [[Ian Underwood]]. |
| − | In 1958, Zappa's family and him moved to [[Claremont]], California. | + | In 1958, Zappa's family and him moved to [[Claremont]], California. |
==References to Lancaster in Zappa's work== | ==References to Lancaster in Zappa's work== | ||
* ''[[Billy The Mountain]]'': Billy the Mountain and Ethell the Tree destroy Edwards Air Force Base. | * ''[[Billy The Mountain]]'': Billy the Mountain and Ethell the Tree destroy Edwards Air Force Base. | ||
* ''[[Village Of The Sun]]'': ''"I went to high school in Lancaster, which is not very far from [[Palmdale]]."'' | * ''[[Village Of The Sun]]'': ''"I went to high school in Lancaster, which is not very far from [[Palmdale]]."'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Be-Bop Tango | + | * ''[[Be-Bop Tango]]'': Zappa says [[Brenda]] the stripper performed at Edwards Air Force Base, earlier. |
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| + | ''"Lancaster was just a barren town, it seems like all the misfits from [[Los Angeles]] and [[San Bernardino]] counties were sent up there to get out of everybody else's face. There wasn't really anything to do there. You spent most of your time just wandering around through the desert, trying to occupy yourself with anything. That's probably why most people got into music or drinking all the time. On weekends that's about all there was to do. One boring town, believe me."'' - [[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood]] in ''[[BBC Television Tribute]]'' (1993). | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Category:Cities]] | [[Category:Cities]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:21, 29 July 2026
Lancaster is a city in California, close to the Mojave Desert and Edwards Air Force Base.
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Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa lived in Lancaster between 1956 and 1958, where he attended the Antelope Valley High School, played in the bands The Blackouts and The Omens and had a relationship with Sandy Schwanekamp and later Kay Sherman.
During this period, he also made a phone call with Louise Varèse and Edgar Varèse and received a letter from Varèse. Zappa also met Don Van Vliet, with whom he recorded Lost In A Whirlpool and The Search For Tom Dooley. Other significant people from his career whom he met during this period were Denny Walley (a friend of Bobby Zappa at the time), Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood (a classmate of Bobby Zappa) and Ian Underwood.
In 1958, Zappa's family and him moved to Claremont, California.
References to Lancaster in Zappa's work
- Billy The Mountain: Billy the Mountain and Ethell the Tree destroy Edwards Air Force Base.
- Village Of The Sun: "I went to high school in Lancaster, which is not very far from Palmdale."
- Be-Bop Tango: Zappa says Brenda the stripper performed at Edwards Air Force Base, earlier.
Quotes
"Lancaster was just a barren town, it seems like all the misfits from Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties were sent up there to get out of everybody else's face. There wasn't really anything to do there. You spent most of your time just wandering around through the desert, trying to occupy yourself with anything. That's probably why most people got into music or drinking all the time. On weekends that's about all there was to do. One boring town, believe me." - Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood in BBC Television Tribute (1993).
See also
- Antelope Valley High School
- The Blackouts
- Captain Beefheart
- Edwards Air Force Base
- Mojave Desert
- The Omens
