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How East Germans Fell in Love with Frank Zappa

Boston Calling

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Before the fall of the Berlin Wall, there was an extraordinary cultural exchange between an eccentric American rock star, and the people of a communist country. Patrick Cox takes a deep dive into Frank Zappa's lingering effect on some of his fans from the former East Germany. (Image: Wolfhard Kutz grew up in the former East Germany where he became a Frank Zappa fan. After the Berlin Wall came down, he founded the Zappanale festival. Credit: Patrick Cox)

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