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The Los Angeles music scene of the late 1960s included [[The Mothers|The Mothers of Invention]] as well as [[Jim Morrison|the Doors]],<ref>[https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19802/ Show 43 - Revolt of the Fat Angel: Some samples of the Los Angeles sound. (Part 3)]</ref> [[Sonny & Cher]], [[Nancy Sinatra]], [[the Byrds]], and [[the Monkees]].<ref>[https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19808/ Show 44 - Revolt of the Fat Angel: Some samples of the Los Angeles sound. (Part 4)]</ref> | The Los Angeles music scene of the late 1960s included [[The Mothers|The Mothers of Invention]] as well as [[Jim Morrison|the Doors]],<ref>[https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19802/ Show 43 - Revolt of the Fat Angel: Some samples of the Los Angeles sound. (Part 3)]</ref> [[Sonny & Cher]], [[Nancy Sinatra]], [[the Byrds]], and [[the Monkees]].<ref>[https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19808/ Show 44 - Revolt of the Fat Angel: Some samples of the Los Angeles sound. (Part 4)]</ref> | ||
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| + | In 1965, Zappa lived in [[Echo Park]] in Los Angeles, removing to Formosa Avenue at [[Sunset Boulevard]] in L.A. the same year. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/1965.html</ref>. Between 1966 and 1967, Zappa lived at Kirkwood Drive in [[Laurel Canyon]] in [[Los Angeles]], where [[Gail Zappa]] moved in with him. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/1966.html</ref>. After a stay in [[New York]] (1967-1968), <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/1967.html</ref>.Zappa moved to [[The Log Cabin]] (May-September 1968), until finally settling at [[7885 Woodrow Wilson Drive]] in the Hollywood Hills, L.A., where he would lived until his death in 1993. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/1968.html</ref>. | ||
==References to Los Angeles in Frank Zappa's work== | ==References to Los Angeles in Frank Zappa's work== | ||
| + | * ''[[Hitch Hike]]'': ''"But my next stop just might be L.A."'' | ||
* The ''[[Freak Out! Hot Spots]]''. | * The ''[[Freak Out! Hot Spots]]''. | ||
* ''[[The Idiot Bastard Son]]'': ''"The mother's a hooker, somewhere in L.A."'' | * ''[[The Idiot Bastard Son]]'': ''"The mother's a hooker, somewhere in L.A."'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Rudy Wants To Buy Yez A Drink]]'': ''"Welcome to Chicago, welcome to L.A."'' | ||
* ''[[Tuna Fish Promenade (Mix Outtake)]]'': ''"The cost of the tickets back to L.A."'' | * ''[[Tuna Fish Promenade (Mix Outtake)]]'': ''"The cost of the tickets back to L.A."'' | ||
* ''[[Just Another Band From L.A.]]'', with ''[[Billy The Mountain]]'' in particular being filled with references to locations in L.A. | * ''[[Just Another Band From L.A.]]'', with ''[[Billy The Mountain]]'' in particular being filled with references to locations in L.A. | ||
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*[[68/09/09 The Joey Bishop Show Vine Street Theater Hollywood Los Angeles US]] | *[[68/09/09 The Joey Bishop Show Vine Street Theater Hollywood Los Angeles US]] | ||
| − | ==People born | + | ==People born (or from) Los Angeles== |
* [[Diane Baker]] | * [[Diane Baker]] | ||
* [[Busdriver]] | * [[Busdriver]] | ||
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* [[Cheech & Chong]] | * [[Cheech & Chong]] | ||
* [[Ry Cooder]] | * [[Ry Cooder]] | ||
| + | * [[George Di Carl]] | ||
* [[Eric Dolphy]] | * [[Eric Dolphy]] | ||
| + | * [[Don Ellis]] | ||
* [[Wild Man Fischer]] | * [[Wild Man Fischer]] | ||
| + | * [[Big Jay McNeely]] | ||
* [[Pamela Miller]] | * [[Pamela Miller]] | ||
| + | * [[The Surfaris]] | ||
| + | * [[Scott Thunes]] | ||
| + | * [[Jack Tillar]] | ||
* [[Tyler, The Creator]] | * [[Tyler, The Creator]] | ||
| + | * [[Ivan Ulz]] | ||
* [[Mark Volman]] | * [[Mark Volman]] | ||
* [[Burt Ward]] | * [[Burt Ward]] | ||
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* [[Cosmo Alley]] | * [[Cosmo Alley]] | ||
* [[El Monte Legion Stadium]] | * [[El Monte Legion Stadium]] | ||
| + | * [[Frascati]] | ||
* [[Gee Gee's]] | * [[Gee Gee's]] | ||
* [[Glenoaks]] | * [[Glenoaks]] | ||
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* [[The World Church]] | * [[The World Church]] | ||
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| + | <references/> | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Los Angeles|Los Angeles on Wikipedia]] | *[[Wikipedia:Los Angeles|Los Angeles on Wikipedia]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:42, 6 August 2026
Los Angeles is a city in Southern California, Los Angeles is the second-largest city in the United States of America, after New York.
The Los Angeles music scene of the late 1960s included The Mothers of Invention as well as the Doors,[1] Sonny & Cher, Nancy Sinatra, the Byrds, and the Monkees.[2]
Contents
Frank Zappa
In 1965, Zappa lived in Echo Park in Los Angeles, removing to Formosa Avenue at Sunset Boulevard in L.A. the same year. [3]. Between 1966 and 1967, Zappa lived at Kirkwood Drive in Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles, where Gail Zappa moved in with him. [4]. After a stay in New York (1967-1968), [5].Zappa moved to The Log Cabin (May-September 1968), until finally settling at 7885 Woodrow Wilson Drive in the Hollywood Hills, L.A., where he would lived until his death in 1993. [6].
References to Los Angeles in Frank Zappa's work
- Hitch Hike: "But my next stop just might be L.A."
- The Freak Out! Hot Spots.
- The Idiot Bastard Son: "The mother's a hooker, somewhere in L.A."
- Rudy Wants To Buy Yez A Drink: "Welcome to Chicago, welcome to L.A."
- Tuna Fish Promenade (Mix Outtake): "The cost of the tickets back to L.A."
- Just Another Band From L.A., with Billy The Mountain in particular being filled with references to locations in L.A.
- Magdalena: "Daughter of the smog-filled winds of Los Angeles"
- Debra Kadabra: Witch goddess of Lankershim Boulevard (...) Just across East L.A."
- Fembot in A Wet T-Shirt Nite: "And it's the charming Mary from Canoga Park" (a neighborhood in L.A., in the San Fernando Valley)
- Valley Girl: About girls from the San Fernando Valley: "On Ventura, there she goes"
- Jezebel Boy: "Now this is what happens in Los Angeles."
Frank Zappa concerts held in Los Angeles
People born (or from) Los Angeles
- Diane Baker
- Busdriver
- John Cage
- Cheech & Chong
- Ry Cooder
- George Di Carl
- Eric Dolphy
- Don Ellis
- Wild Man Fischer
- Big Jay McNeely
- Pamela Miller
- The Surfaris
- Scott Thunes
- Jack Tillar
- Tyler, The Creator
- Ivan Ulz
- Mark Volman
- Burt Ward
- Ahmet Zappa
See also
- 7885 Woodrow Wilson Drive (Zappa's home between 1968 and 1993, location of the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen and The Vault)
- Ash Grove
- Bido Lido's
- Blue Grotto
- Bolic Sound
- Canter's Deli
- Carl's House
- Chez
- Colonial West Model
- Cosmo Alley
- El Monte Legion Stadium
- Frascati
- Gee Gee's
- Glenoaks
- Haunted House
- Hollywood (Barney's Beanery, Canters Fairfax Restaurant, Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood Police Station, Hollywood Ranch Market, Sunset Boulevard)
- IT's Boss
- Kendun Recorders
- KPFK
- Lankershim Boulevard
- The Log Cabin
- Los Angeles Free Press
- Los Angeles Free Press Advertisements
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Lumpy Gravy (The Restaurant)
- Omnibus
- Pandora's Box
- Pauley Pavilion
- P.J.'s
- Paramount Recording Studios
- Playa del Rey
- Reseda
- Royce Hall
- San Fernando Valley (Ventura)
- Santa Monica
- Santa Monica Boulevard
- Sea Witch
- Shrine Exposition Hall
- Stripcombers
- Tropicana Motel
- The Troubadour
- TTG Recording Studios
- UCLA
- Ventura
- The Village Recording Studios
- Vito's Studio & Store
- Wallich's Music City
- Whitney Recording Studio
- Wild Thing
- The World Church
References
- ↑ Show 43 - Revolt of the Fat Angel: Some samples of the Los Angeles sound. (Part 3)
- ↑ Show 44 - Revolt of the Fat Angel: Some samples of the Los Angeles sound. (Part 4)
- ↑ https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/1965.html
- ↑ https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/1966.html
- ↑ https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/1967.html
- ↑ https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/1968.html
