The Mothers Of Invention

The Mothers of Invention were the American rock group led by Frank Zappa. The band grew out of the Soul Giants, an R&B group from Pomona, California, and became the Mothers on 9 May 1965, which happened to be Mother's Day. Their label Verve objected to the name, so it was lengthened to The Mothers of Invention. Their records mixed rock and R&B with satire and Zappa's own writing, starting with the 1966 double album Freak Out!. The early line-up included Ray Collins, Roy Estrada and Jimmy Carl Black.