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Frank Zappa’s Lost Collage

Season 10 Episode 1

A thrift store find reveals the little-known artistic side of musician Frank Zappa.

A life-long art collector spotted a striking piece in a South Carolina thrift store, a graphic collage of percussion instruments, intrigued by the signature “FZ.” His research led him to an intriguing possibility: Rock and Roll legend Frank Zappa. Gwen Wright meets with friends and biographers of Zappa to see if she can find out whether Zappa made this collage.

AIR DATE 7/16/12

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