Cucamonga
Cucamonga is a city in San Bernardino county in California, east of Los Angeles. In 1977 Alta Loma, Cucamonga, and Etiwanda merged into Rancho Cucamonga.
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Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa worked in two studios in Cucamonga between 1960 and 1965: Pal Studio (1960-1964) and Studio Z (1964-1965).
References to Cucamonga in Zappa's work
- Letter From Jeepers: "I am writing to you from Cucamonga..."
- Cucamonga (The Track): "Out in Cucamonga, many years ago..."
Frank Zappa about Cucamonga
From "The Real Frank Zappa Book" (1989): "Cucamonga was a blotch on a map, represented by the intersection of Route 66 and Archibald Avenue. On those four corners we had an Italian restaurant, an Irish pub, a malt shop and a gas station. North, up Archibald, were an electrician's shop, a hardware store and the recording studio. Across the street was a Holy Roller Church, and up the Block from that was the grammar school." (the recording studio was of course Paul Buff's "Pal Recording Studio", later renamed as "Studio Z".)
Thanks to its connection with Zappa, Cucamonga inspired the Zappa tribute band Trio Cucamonga and Zjakki Willems' radio show Cucamonga.
