Instruments Drums, percussion Name Chris Frantz | Role Musician Spouse Tina Weymouth (m. 1977) | |
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Birth name Charlton Christopher Frantz Born May 8, 1951 (age 72)
Fort Campbell, Kentucky ( 1951-05-08 ) Associated acts Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club Music groups Talking Heads (1975 – 2002), Tom Tom Club (Since 1980), The Heads (1996) Movies and TV shows Stop Making Sense, True Stories Albums Remain in Light, Talking Heads: 77, Fear of Music, More Songs About Bui, Stop Making Sense | ||
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Charlton Christopher Frantz (born May 8, 1951) is an American musician and record producer. He was the drummer for both Talking Heads and the Tom Tom Club, which he co-founded with wife and Talking Heads bassist Tina Weymouth.
Contents
- Chris frantz talks first record record stores current music industry for i need that record
- In the den featuring chris frantz drummer and co founder of the talking heads and tom tom club
- Career
- Personal life
- References
In the den featuring chris frantz drummer and co founder of the talking heads and tom tom club
Career
Born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Charlton Christopher Frantz graduated from Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He studied in the early 1970s at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he met both David Byrne and Weymouth. Byrne and Frantz formed a band called the Artistics, which went on to become Talking Heads, in the winter of 1974. Tina Weymouth, then Frantz's girlfriend, also joined the band while the three were at RISD. Frantz and Weymouth were married in 1977.
Frantz and Weymouth formed the Tom Tom Club in 1980 when the Talking Heads went on hiatus due to Byrne's solo efforts. 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! and the Scottish group Angelfish's self-titled album, in addition to producing multiple albums for Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. Frantz and Weymouth also contributed backing vocals and percussion for Gorillaz, the debut album of the band of the same name.
He is ranked number 12 in Stylus Magazine's list of the 50 greatest rock drummers and hosts a monthly radio program, "Chris Frantz the Talking Head," on 89.5 WPKN in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Frantz and Weymouth are also closely associated with the Compass Point All Stars movement.
Personal life
Frantz lived in Maysville, Kentucky, before going to boarding school.
Frantz has two sons with Weymouth, named Egan and Robin. He and Weymouth reside in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Frantz' brother Roddy Frantz is the lead singer for the Urban Verbs.