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Chris Frantz
Born 1951-05-08Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA
Charton Christopher Frantz is an American musician, producer and author. Born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Frantz attended the Rhode Island School of Design in the early 1970s, where he met musicians David Byrne and Tina Weymouth. Byrne and Frantz formed a band called the Artistics, which eventually transformed into the acclaimed new wave band Talking Heads. Weymouth, then Frantz's girlfriend, joined the band in 1975, and the two married in 1977. In 1981, Frantz and Weymouth formed Tom Tom Club, who achieved chart success with the influential single Genius of Love. Frantz was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Talking Heads in 2002. Frantz's memoir, Remain in Love, was published in 2020.
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Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVilleSelfFinsterRoleThe Greatest Radio Station In The WorldRoleParadise Garden: Howard Finster's LegacySelfTalking Heads - ChronologyRoleI Need That Record!HimselfStranger: Bernie Worrell on EarthSelf25 Years of PunkSelfDancing BarefootSelfTalking Heads: Storytelling GiantSelfTrue StoriesLip-SyncherStop Making SenseSelf - Drums, VocalsTalking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A LifetimeSelfTalking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz FestivalRoleTalking Heads: Rock Pop in ConcertRoleTalking Heads: Live in RomeSelf - Drums, vocalsTalking Heads: Capitol TheatreSelf - Drums, VocalsNever Mind the Sex Pistols, Here's the BollocksSelfThe Blank GenerationSelfTalking Heads: 77Role