[PAR] [TLE] Jeff Simmons (musician) [SEP] Jeff Simmons (born May 21, 1949 in Seattle, Washington) is an American rock musician best known as a former member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention. [PAR] [TLE] Frank Zappa [SEP] Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, activist and filmmaker.  His work was characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity, and satire of American culture.  In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and "musique concrète" works, and produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist.  Zappa also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers.  Publications such as "Ultimate Classic Rock" and "The Independent" have described him as one of the most innovative and stylistically diverse rock musicians of his generation.
[PAR] [TLE] Jeff Simmons ( musician ) [ SEP ] Jeff Simmons ( born May 21 , 1949 in Seattle , Washington ) is an American rock musician best known as a former member of Frank Zappa 's Mothers of Invention . [PAR] [TLE] Frank Zappa [ SEP ] Frank Vincent Zappa ( December 21 , 1940 – December 4 , 1993 ) was an American musician , composer , activist and filmmaker . His work was characterized by nonconformity , free - form improvisation , sound experiments , musical virtuosity , and satire of American culture . In a career spanning more than 30 years , Zappa composed rock , pop , jazz , jazz fusion , orchestral and " musique concrète " works , and produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist . Zappa also directed feature - length films and music videos , and designed album covers . Publications such as " Ultimate Classic Rock " and " The Independent " have described him as one of the most innovative and stylistically diverse rock musicians of his generation .
Who was born earlier, Jeff Simmons or Frank Zappa?
Who was born earlier , Jeff Simmons or Frank Zappa ?
Frank Vincent Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa