Frank Zappa’s Mum and Dad
Yes, even “Uncle” Frank had parents, but what Francis and Rosemary thought of his purple home décor was not recorded by the Life photographer, John Olson, back in 1970 when this photo was taken.
(Click this small picture to reveal the whole purple gloriousness of Franks lounge area)
This image is another treasure released from Life magazine’s archive of 10,000,000 images now hosted on Google’s servers.
Searching for Frank Zappa pictures yielded some other unexpected shots of rock stars and their parents:-
Enjoy Elton John having a laugh with his mother Shelia and his stepfather Fred Fairebrother in their flat.
The Jackson Five chillin’ on midget motorbikes.
Grace Slick holding her daughter upside down by the ankles,while her mother, Mrs. Virginia Wing looks on completely unfazed from her place on the sofa.
There’s a tender portrait of Joe Cocker and his mum, and…
In complete contrast to the Zappa’s Californian residence, a touching image of Cream’s drummer Peter “Ginger” Baker posing with his mum, Ruby Streatfield, outside her house in Bexley.
And finally we have “God” A.K.A. Eric Clapton, shown with his grandmother Rose Clapp, who raised him from a lad. (Click the image below to make it fearsomely big, please)
Happy image truffling!
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