2007-03-08 19:36:34 · 5 answers · asked by Sfetea B 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
This is what he says in his autobiography:
"My ancestry is Sicilian, Greek, Arab, and French. My mother's mother was French and Sicilian, and her dad was Italian (from Naples). The Greek-Arab side is is from my Dad. He was born in a Sicilian village called Partinico..."
Therefore, his arab side was probably kind of distant and maybe even just assumed. From what I've read, his father family was mainly of greek sicilian lineage. I don't even think he was half Arab, it was probably a distant thing. After all, he was supposedely Greek-Arab, but was born in a sicilian village and had a Sicilian sounding name, Zappola.
The first answerer was correct in that he was born to Francis Vincent Zappa and Rose Marie Colimore in Baltimore Maryland on December 21, 1940.
Parents
2 Francis Vincent Zappa, b. Partinico, Sicily, 7 May 1905, d. Los Angeles, Cal., 7 April 1973 [SSDI 212-16-0475]
m. ... 1939
3 Rose Marie Colimore, b. Baltimore, Md., 7 June 1912, d. ... , Cal., 30 Jan. 2004 [SSDI 212-07-9161]
2007-03-09 00:08:12 · answer #1 · answered by HSK's mama 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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What was the ancestry (lineage) of Frank Zappa? Jew, greek, italian?
2015-08-19 08:15:35 · answer #2 · answered by Carmelia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Top 10 (and this is gonna be tough!) 1. Apostrophe (') 2. The Grand Wazoo 3. Freak Out! 4. Just Another Band From L.A. 5. Tinseltown Rebellion 6. Weasels Ripped My Flesh 7. Joe's Garage 8. Zoot Allures 9. Absolutely Free 10. Thing-Fish
2016-03-18 10:14:56 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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..1. Hot Rats ..2. Zappa In New York ( live ) ..3. Roxy & Elsewhere ( live ) ..4. Uncle Meat ..5. Absolutely Free ( better than Freak Out, imo ) * ..6. We're Only In It For The Money ..7. The Grand Wazoo ..8. Lather ** ..9. One Size Fits All 10. Over-Nite Sensation 11. Joe's Garage, Act I 12. Apostrophe 13. Joe's Garage, Acts II & III * Oops !! -- "Freak Out" should be # 6, for a total of 14. I would love to put many more -- but, it gets increasingly difficult to put the others, "in order of preference." ** Zappa’s late-70s masterpiece of Jazz, Chaos, & Modern Classical music, that he “shelved” In order to get off his current label – He released “Lather” with all the extraneous, additional material, into the 3 albums, “Sleep Dirt,” “Studio Tan,” & “Orchestral Favourites” While these 3 were much Fun – they are better, consolidated on “Lather” & it was Zappa’s original vision.
2016-04-10 05:36:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Italian
2007-03-09 19:32:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Frank Zappa was born to Italian parents in Baltimore.
2007-03-08 23:35:02 · answer #6 · answered by Celeste P 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That doesnt cut it. Jews are all over the world in every country mix readily & the being a Jew is what gets them together. So the statement of birth places is immaterial to the issue of being a Jew. There are heaps of Jews in every country mentioned.
2014-06-24 13:24:18 · answer #7 · answered by Travis 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋