Ike Willis , the singer and guitarist who spent a decade with Frank Zappa and starred on his three-disc rock opera Joe’s Garage , died on Saturday, May 16, his family confirmed to Rolling Stone . He was 70. A cause of death was not immediately available. In a 2022 JamBase interview , Willis revealed that he’d been diagnosed with prostate cancer. In a statement, Willis’ family said they were “deeply heartbroken” to share the news of Willis’ death. He died in North Las Vegas “among loved ones.”