Chris Frantz

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. In 2002, Frantz was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Talking Heads.\n', '

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.\n', '

As the drummer for Talking Heads, Frantz never utilizes a ride cymbal; instea…