Napoleon Murphy Brock
Napoleon Murphy Brock (born June 7, 1945 ) is an American singer, saxophonist and flautist who became famous in the 1970s through his collaboration with Frank Zappa .
In 2003 he released the album Balls and toured with the Zappa cover group Project Object . In 2006 he toured Europe with Frank Zappa's son Dweezil and the Zappa plays Zappa project . In the 51st Grammy Awards on February 8, 2009, he was recognized for his interpretation of Zappa composition Peaches en Regalia , together with the Zappa plays Zappa project in the category " Best Performance by a rock instrumentals " with a Grammy Award. In 2009 he performed with the Zappa cover band Sheik Yerbouti at the Zappanale in Bad Doberan . In 2015 he toured Germany with the German Zappa cover band Grandsheiks .
Web links
- Web presence of the musician
- Napoleon Murphy Brock in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- On tour with Zappa , one day interview
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SURNAME | Brock, Napoleon Murphy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer, saxophonist and flautist |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1945 |