Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention

Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention were a new wave band popular primarily in the sevenites and eighties. They were very successful, with several bestselling albums. Valley Girl was a hit single, off the soundtrack of the film of the same name. It features Frank's daughter Moon, who starred in the film. The group received numerous awards and accolades. Alice Cooper, The Tubes, Phish, and Black Sabbath all claim inspiration from Zappa. Weird Al Yankovic parodied Frank Zappa with his song Genius in France. Only Zappa was inducted, without the Mothers. Zappa died of cancer in 1993 at the age of 53. They are mentioned in the Deep Purple hit Smoke on the Water.