Frankie Banali

Frankie Banali
Background information
Born	November 14, 1951 (1951-11-14) Queens, New York
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal, instrumental rock
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Drums, percussion
Years active	1975–present
Labels	Sony, Atlantic, Warner Bros., Pasha, RSM
Associated acts	Quiet Riot, Hughes/Thrall, W.A.S.P., Faster Pussycat, Blackthorne, Heavy Bones, Dokken, Billy Idol, Steppenwolf, Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple), Tony Franklin (The Firm), Steve Lukather (Toto), Tim Bogert (Vanilla Fudge), Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake), Mark Slaughter (Slaughter), Stephen Pearcy (Ratt), Jake E. Lee (Ozzy Osbourne), Fee Waybill (The Tubes), Brad Gillis (Night Ranger), Blackie Lawless (WASP), Bob Kulick (Paul Stanley), Bonnie Pointer (Pointer Sisters), Bobby Kimball (Toto), Paul Shortino (Rough Cut), Alex Ligertwood (Santana), Reb Beach (Winger), Bruce Kulick (Kiss), Steve Fister (Lita Ford), Don Dokken (Dokken), Michael Lardie (Great White), Robin McAuley (Michael Schenker), Gilby Clarke (Guns 'N Roses), George Lynch (Dokken), Mike Tramp (White Lion), Yngwie Malmsteen, Dee Snyder (Twisted Sister), Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne), Paul Taylor (Whitesnake)
Website	Frankie Banali on Myspace

Frankie Banali (born November 14, 1951) is an American rock drummer, best known for his work with multi-platinum heavy metal band Quiet Riot. He has been the band's manager since 1994. He played drums in the heavy metal band W.A.S.P., as well as with Billy Idol. Banali was briefly a touring drummer for Faster Pussycat and Steppenwolf.

In mid-2010, Banali had an online fundraiser via Kickstarter with his fiance' Regina Russell for the production of a Quiet Riot documentary she is producing/directing. The project required a $20,000 minimum, and ultimately was successful. The final amount raised was nearly $24,000 and the film is in production. Amongst those donating was the mother of the late Quiet Riot singer Kevin DuBrow.

Partial discography (as a member of bands)

With Hughes/Thrall

• Hughes/Thrall (1982)

With Quiet Riot

• Metal Health (1983)
• Condition Critical (1984)
• QR III (1986)
• QR (1988)
• Terrified (1993)
• Down To The Bone (1995)
• Alive And Well (1999)
• Guilty Pleasures (2001)
• Rehab (2006)

With W.A.S.P

• The Headless Children (1989)
• The Crimson Idol (1992)
• Still Not Black Enough (1995)
• Unholy Terror (2001)
• Dying for the World (2002) (With Stet Howland)
• The Neon God: Part 1 - The Rise (2004)
• The Neon God: Part 2 - The Demise (2004) (Uncredited)

With Heavy Bones

• Heavy Bones (1992)

With Blackthorne

• Afterlife (1994)

Equipment

Sabian APX Cymbals

14x26 Bass Drum	24" Sabian APX Ride
16x18 Floor Tom	20" Sabian APX Solid Crash
16x16 Floor Tom	18" Sabian APX Solid Crash
10x14 Rack Tom	15" Sabian APX Hi-Hats (Custom built)
6.5x14 Ludwig Supra-phonic 402 Snare Drum

Milkweed (2000)

External links

• Frankie Banali's official website