Ike Willis, the longtime vocalist and guitarist best known for his work with Frank Zappa on albums like “Joe’s Garage,” has ...

Willis did, impressing Zappa so much that he invited Ike to a formal audition. Ike passed and joined the band. His first ...

The musician who joined the late rock pioneer's group in 1978 and toured with him through his final tour in 1988 appeared on ...

Willis was part of Zappa’s bands and projects for a decade, and aside from his role as a guitarist, he voiced the protagonist ...

Ike Willis, the singer and guitarist best-known for being a longstanding band member to Frank Zappa, has died at the age of ...

Ike Willis, the longtime guitarist known for playing alongside Frank Zappa, has died. He was 70. The cause of death has not been reported, but Willis reportedly said in 2021 that he was battling ...

I have been to hundreds of concerts in my life. April 5, I caught a show I won’t forget for a long time. I was lucky enough to see Joe’s Garage Part II at the VFW club in Mankato. Full disclosure, I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Having joined Zappa’s band in 1978, Willis sang and played guitar alongside the rock legend on such albums as You Are What You Is, ...

Willis spent 10 years with Zappa, famously voicing the titular protagonist on the musician's three-disc rock opera, Joe's ...