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Chris Frantz Birth name Charlton Christopher Frantz Born May 8, 1951
Fort Campbell, KentuckyInstruments Drums, percussion Associated acts Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club Chris Frantz (born Charlton Christopher Frantz, May 8, 1951, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, United States) is an American musician and record producer. He was the drummer for both Talking Heads and the Tom Tom Club.[1]
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Career
He graduated from Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He and David Byrne met in the early 1970s at the Rhode Island School of Design. They formed a band called the Artistics, which evolved over time into Talking Heads. Frantz also convinced his girlfriend Tina Weymouth to join the band as bass guitarist. They were married in 1977.
Members of the Compass Point All Stars family, Frantz and Weymouth formed the Tom Tom Club in 1980, which kept them busy during a fairly long hiatus in Talking Heads activity. Weymouth, Frantz, and Jerry Harrison reunited as The Heads for a one-off album called No Talking, Just Head in 1996, featuring a rotating cast of vocalists, including Debbie Harry.
He and Weymouth produced The Happy Mondays' 1992 album, Yes Please!. Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth recently contributed backing vocals and percussion for Damon Albarn's alternative rock virtual band, Gorillaz.
He is ranked number 12 in Stylus Magazine's list of the 50 greatest rock drummers.
Personal life
Frantz lived in Maysville, Kentucky before going to boarding school.
Frantz has two sons with Weymouth, named Egan and Robin. Chris and Tina Frantz currently reside in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Frantz' brother Roddy Frantz is the lead singer for The Urban Verbs.
References
- ^ Prato, Greg. "Biography: Chris Frantz". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p77546/biography. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
External links
- Stay Thirsty's interview w/Chris Frantz
- Last.FM: Chris Frantz
- Chris Frantz's Profile
- Clark Collis (October 13, 2009). "Talking Heads' Chris Frantz on 25 Years of 'Stop Making Sense' and the Possibility of a Heads Reunion". EW.com. http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/10/13/talking-heads-chris-frantz-on-25-years-of-stop-making-sense-and-the-possibility-of-a-heads-reunion/.
Studio albums Talking Heads: 77 · More Songs About Buildings and Food · Fear of Music · Remain in Light · Speaking in Tongues · Little Creatures · True Stories · NakedLive albums Compilations Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites · Once in a Lifetime – The Best of Talking Heads · Once in a Lifetime · The Best of Talking Heads · Talking Heads · Bonus Rarities and OuttakesSingles "Love → Building on Fire" · "Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town" · "Psycho Killer" · "Pulled Up" · "Take Me to the River" · "Life During Wartime" · "I Zimbra" · "Cities" · "Crosseyed and Painless" · "Once in a Lifetime" · "Houses in Motion" (alternate mix) · "Life During Wartime" (Live) · "Burning Down the House" · "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" · "Slippery People" (Live) · "Girlfriend Is Better" (Live) · "The Lady Don't Mind" · "Road to Nowhere" · "And She Was" · "Once in a Lifetime" (Live) · "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (Live) · "Wild Wild Life" · "Love for Sale" · "Hey Now" · "Puzzlin' Evidence" · "Radio Head" · "Blind" · "(Nothing But) Flowers" · "Sax and Violins" · "Lifetime Piling Up"Filmography Related articles Categories:- 1951 births
- Living people
- American rock drummers
- Talking Heads members
- Tom Tom Club members
- American New Wave musicians
- Rhode Island School of Design alumni
- Musicians from Kentucky
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