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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.
Oct 8, 2015 · Gail Zappa, Frank's wife and executor and head of the Zappa Family Trust, has died aged seventy
Aug 17, 2024 · Moon Unit Zappa details her difficult relationship with her dad, rock legend Frank Zappa, and her mother, Gail Zappa — and her father's final months — in her new memoir 'Earth to Moon'.
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.
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 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 12, 2015 · Gail Zappa: Frank Zappa's wife, muse and manager who ferociously protected his musical legacy. On her husband's behalf she fought record companies and set up the Zappa and Barkin...
Oct 8, 2015 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gail Zappa, the widow of music legend Frank Zappa, has died at her Los Angeles home. She was 70. Family spokeswoman Marcee Rondan says Zappa was surrounded by her children when she died Wednesday.
Oct 8, 2015 · LOS ANGELES — Gail Zappa, the widow of music legend Frank Zappa, has died at her Los Angeles home. She was 70. Family spokeswoman Marcee Rondan says Zappa was surrounded by her children when...
Oct 8, 2015 · Frank Zappa’s widow Gail has died at the age of 70. After her husband’s death in 1993 she took responsibility for his archive of unreleased material and oversaw the launch of more than 30 albums. She was head of the Zappa Family Trust and sought to ensure the artistic integrity of Zappa’s was always protected.
