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Chris Frantz

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74 Years Old

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.

Born

Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA on 8th May 1951

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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100 Greatest Songs of the '80s Image
100 Greatest Songs of the '80s
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100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s
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Stop Making Sense
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True Stories
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The Blank Generation
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25 Years of Punk Image
25 Years of Punk
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Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
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I Need That Record!
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Talking Heads: Live in Rome
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Finster
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Talking Heads - Chronology
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Paradise Garden: Howard Finster's Legacy
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Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
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Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
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Dancing Barefoot
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Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
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Never Mind the Sex Pistols, Here's the Bollocks
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Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
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The Greatest Radio Station In The World