Ohio
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Ohio is a state in the United States.
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Frank Zappa
In 1984, Zappa held a lecture at the American Society of University Composers in Columbus, Ohio.
In 1988, when he promoted voter registration, Ohio Secretary of State Sherrod Brown named Frank Zappa honorary Secretary of State (see also: A Talk With Frank Zappa, 1988).
Zappa concerts held in Ohio
- 67/09/ Cincinnati OH US
- 68/04/26 Cincinnati OH US Taft Auditorium
- 69/08/10 Warrensville Heights OH US Musicarnival
- 70/10/21 Cincinnati OH US Music Hall
- 70/11/20 Columbus OH US Veterans Memorial Auditorium
- 71/05/22 Delaware OH US Selby Field, Ohio Wesleyan University
- 71/06/02 Cleveland OH US
- 73/03/07 Columbus OH US Veterans Memorial Auditorium
- 73/05/01 Kent OH US Gymnasium, Kent State University
- 73/05/13 Cincinnati OH US Fieldhouse, University Of Cincinnati
- 73/11/27 Akron OH US Civic Theater
- 73/11/28 Ashland OH US Meyers Convocation Center, Ashland College
- 74/11/19 Columbus OH US Veterans Memorial Auditorium
- 74/11/20 Dayton OH US Hara Arena
- 74/12/03 Cleveland OH US Public Hall
- 75/05/16 Cincinnati OH US Cincinnati Gardens
- 75/11/16 Dayton OH US Hara Arena
- 76/11/13 Toledo OH US Sports Arena
- 76/11/20 Cleveland OH US Public Hall
- 76/11/22 Columbus OH US Veterans Memorial Auditorium
- 77/10/05 Columbus OH US Veterans Memorial Auditorium
- 77/10/09 Cleveland OH US Public Hall
- 78/09/ Cleveland OH US Allen Theater
- 78/09/19 Columbus OH US Veterans Memorial Auditorium
- 80/05/06 Columbus OH US Veterans Memorial Auditorium
- 80/11/10 Richfield OH US Richfield Coliseum
- 81/11/19 Cleveland OH US Public Hall
- 81/11/20 Cincinnati OH US Riverfront Coliseum
- 81/11/26 Cuyahoga Falls OH US
- 84/08/12 Cuyahoga Falls OH US Blossom Music Center
- 84/08/19 Cincinnati OH US Cincinnati Gardens
- 84/11/14 Cleveland OH US Front Row Theatre
- 84/11/18 Columbus OH US Newport Music Hall
- 88/03/05 Cleveland OH US Music Hall
- 88/03/06 Columbus OH US Veterans Memorial Auditorium
References to Ohio in Frank Zappa's work
- Billy The Mountain: "Now, unless I misunderstood, it was right outside of Columbus, Ohio, when BILLY received his notice to report for his induction physical."
- Let's Move To Cleveland
- Emperor Of Ohio
- King Kong (1988 - various): During the intro, Bruce Fowler talks about "nice intellectual (...) real creative" fish in Cleveland, who were targeted by religous fanatic sharks."
- "The Most Important Musical Event Of 1976": "We have a note along with the bullets, it says, "Please, give this to the Ohio Enema Bandit. We love your shoes." It's the Illinois Enema Bandit — unless there's another one working in Ohio, but if we find one in Ohio we'll certainly give those to him."
- Homemade Radio Spot Outtakes: " We got airplay in Cleveland."
People from Ohio
- Theda Bara (born in Cincinnati)
- Beverly D'Angelo (born in Columbus)
- Bunk Gardner (born in Cleveland)
- Buzz Gardner (born in Cleveland)
- Devo (from Akron)
- Ernie Freeman (born in Cleveland)
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins (born in Cleveland)
- Dick Hugg (born in Canton)
- Chrissie Hynde (born in Akron)
- Jim Jarmusch (born in Akron)
- Roland Kirk (born in Columbus)
- Pere Ubu (from Cleveland, Ohio)
- Martin Perlich (born in Cleveland)
