Broadcasts.com - "Dooner’s World – Episode 110 - Lisa Popeil Vocal Expert and Coach (Voiceworks, Performed with Frank Zappa and Weird al Yankovic)" (Dooner’s World)

Published: Jan. 2, 2021, 10 p.m.

Dooner’s World – Episode 110 - Lisa Popeil Vocal Expert and Coach (Voiceworks, Performed with Frank Zappa and Weird al Yankovic)

Topics:

Growing Up in Chicago

Moving to California

College in Arizona – Prescott

College in California Institute of Fine Arts

Meeting Frank Zappa in 1981 when her boyfriend, Chris Armstrong auditioned

Playing piano for Frank

Returning for a vocal audition

Getting “The Talk” from Frank

Rehearsing with Frank and the band for 3 weeks

Performing with Frank and the band in December in Santa Monica, CA

Meeting Weird Al Yankovic through his manager Jay Leavy

Watching other girls audition for Mr. Popeil

Recording Mr. Popeil with Al (B-52s parody on Weird Al in 3d

Lisa’s only Solo Album on Lisa Popeil records 1985 has Steve Vai on many tracks

Recorded on many other Weird Al tracks over the years

Recording with Trever Rabin – 1984

Recording with Jon Anderson in the 1990’s

2006 - Career Achievement in Vocal Instruction' from the LA Music Awards

2016 - Lisa performed at the ZappaUnion concert reprising her 1981 Frank Zappa performance in Norway

2019 - Strings Attached Tour 2019 with Weird Al

2021 - ZappaUnion is booked!!

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