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Adelaide Gail Zappa (née Sloatman; January 1, 1945 – October 7, 2015) was the wife of musician and composer Frank Zappa and the trustee of the Zappa Family Trust. They met in Los Angeles in 1966 and married while she was pregnant with their first child, Moon, followed by Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva.
May 27, 2023 · It's no secret that Frank Zappa's legacy was made notoriously tricky by the ever-vigilant Gail Zappa, who would sue anyone and everyone who she thought was improperly using Zappa family property — including Zappanale, a German music festival that pre-dated Zappa's 1993 death.
Aug 9, 2024 · August 9, 2024 at 4:00 a.m. LOS ANGELES. In her final years, Gail Zappa showed signs of becoming a hoarder, clinging to every scrap and memento of an outsize life. Her four adult children assessed ...
Oct 8, 2015 · Gail Zappa, Frank's wife and executor and head of the Zappa Family Trust, has died aged seventy
Oct 9, 2015 · Gail Zappa, the widow of the rock guitarist and composer Frank Zappa, who battled major record companies and cover bands alike as a fierce steward of her husband’s musical legacy, died on...
Oct 8, 2015 · Gail Zappa—wife of Frank Zappa and guardian of his creative life—died October 7 at age 70. A statement from the Zappa Family Trust says she died at home, surrounded by her children. The cause of death was not stated, though she reportedly had battled with lung cancer.
Oct 12, 2015 · Underpinning his relentless quest to cross artistic boundaries was Gail, his wife, manager, muse, amanuensis – and, following his death in 1993, the zealous guardian of his musical legacy.
Oct 7, 2015 · Gail Zappa, wife of Frank Zappa and executrix of the Zappa Family Trust, has died. She was 70. A cause of death has not been revealed, though TMZ reported she had had a long battle with lung...
Oct 12, 2015 · Gail Zappa, widow of the iconoclastic musician Frank Zappa and a zealous advocate for artists’ ownership rights over their work, has died. She was 70.
Oct 7, 2015 · Gail Zappa, Frank Zappa ‘s wife, died on Wednesday (Oct. 7). She was 70. Gail was born Adelaide Gail Sloatman and married the famed experimental rock musician at age 22 in 1967.