Frankie Banali

Quick Facts

Full Name	Frankie Banali
Occupation	Drummer
Date Of Birth	Nov 14, 1951(1951-11-14)
Age	74
Date Of Death	2020-08-20
Birthplace	Queens
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Scorpio

Frankie Banali Biography

Frankie Banali is one of the most popular and richest Drummer who was born on November 14, 1951 in Queens, New York, United States. Drummer for the multi-Platinum heavy metal group Quiet Riot who became the band’s manager in the year 1994. He also performed with W.A.S.P. along with Drummer with the multi-Platinum heavy metal band Quiet Riot who became the group’s manager in 1994. He also played with W.A.S.P. and Billy Idol..

Charlie Watts was one of his earliest musical influences. was one of his first music influencers.

Frankie Banali (born November 14, 1951) is an American rock drummer, best known for his work with multi-platinum heavy metal band Quiet Riot and is the only member remaining from the band’s classic lineup. 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.

Frankie married his first wife, Karen (born January 20, 1969), in 1994. On February 17, 1997, his daughter, Ashley, was born. On April 14, 2009, Karen died from heart failure at the age of 40.

His birthplace was in Queens, New York. The couple was together for a time from 1994 to 2009. Karen Banali from 1994 to 2009. He then got married to Regina Russell.

Frankie Banali Net Worth

Frankie Banali is one of the richest Drummer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Frankie Banali 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was taught how to play the sound of heavy metal by studying He learned how to play the heavy metal sound from John Bonham and learned technique under Terry Bozzio. and developed his technique under Terry Bozzio.

Funded through an Kickstarter funding campaign, he started working on an Quiet Riot documentary in 2010.

Frankie Banali was born on November 14, 1951, in Queens, New York City, New York, to Italian immigrants, Jack and Martha Banali. In 1975, he moved to Los Angeles, where he spent four years playing drums with various bands, including Steppenwolf with Nick St. Nicholas and Goldy McJohn. In 1979, Banali, along with bassist Dana Strum, was in secret rehearsals with then Quiet Riot guitarist Randy Rhoads and Ozzy Osbourne as the latter was looking for a guitar player to launch a new band. In 1980, he joined forces with Kevin DuBrow and formed DuBrow with a revolving door of musicians, before settling with former Snow guitarist Carlos Cavazo and bassist Chuck Wright. After Rudy Sarzo replaced Wright, DuBrow changed the name of the group to Quiet Riot (which was the same name of the band that DuBrow, Sarzo and Randy Rhoads had used prior to Sarzo and Rhoads leaving to join Ozzy Osbourne’s band). After signing with Pasha Records in September 1982, Banali and Quiet Riot found success with Metal Health, which was released six months after signing their deal with Pasha Records. In November 1983, only eight months after its release, Metal Health reached the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 charts (replacing the Police’s Synchronicity), making it the first heavy metal album to go #1 on the charts. Metal Health eventually sold over 10 million copies worldwide and help usher in the decade of heavy metal hair rock.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Frankie Banali height 5 ft 11 in Frankie weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Frankie Banali Dating?

According to our records, Frankie Banali married to Regina Russell Banali , Karen Banali. As of December 1, 2023, Frankie Banali’s is not dating anyone.

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After his mother’s death in November 1990, Banali regrouped and formed a band called Heavy Bones with guitarist Gary Hoey. They released only one album in 1992, before disbanding. In 1993, Banali rejoined Quiet Riot after Bobby Rondinelli left the band to join Black Sabbath. In 1994, he also took over as the band’s manager, overseeing the band’s business decisions. After three albums and more lineup changes (including the reunion of the classic Metal Health lineup from 1997 onwards), Quiet Riot disbanded in 2003. Banali and DuBrow reformed Quiet Riot in October 2004 with bassist Chuck Wright and new guitarist Alex Grossi. They released one album with the lineup, Rehab in 2006, before the untimely death of DuBrow in November 2007. Banali announced the dissolving of Quiet Riot on January 14, 2008.

Facts & Trivia

Frankie Ranked on the list of most popular Drummer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Frankie Banali celebrates birthday on November 14 of every year.

In mid-2010, Banali had an online fundraiser via Kickstarter with his then fiance Regina Russell Banali for the seed money for production of a documentary about the band, titled Quiet Riot – Well Now You’re Here There’s No Way Back, a film she both produced and directed. The final amount raised was nearly $24,000, The film premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival on April 29, 2014.

What happened to the drummer of Quiet Riot?

Frankie Banali, who has best known as the drummer for Quiet Riot, died Aug. 20 following a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Who died from Quiet Riot?

Frankie Banali , the drummer for Sunset Strip legends Quiet Riot, died of pancreatic cancer on Thursday. He was 68 and his death was announced by his family.

Is Frankie from Quiet Riot still alive?

August 20, 2020

How old is Frankie Banali from Quiet Riot?

68 years (1951–2020)

Is Terry DuBrow related to Kevin DuBrow?

Kevin DuBrow was born to Laura and Alvin Dubrow. He was raised in Los Angeles with his younger brother , Terry, who went on to become a plastic surgeon and TV personality.