The Frantics or The Four Frantics were an American rock and roll[1] group based in Seattle, Washington in the 1950s and 1960s. They signed to Dolton Records in 1959 and had several songs on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

History

The group began as a duo called the Hi-Fis, with Ron Peterson on guitar and Chuck Schoning on saxophone. After recruiting a bassist and a drummer, they were known as the Four Frantics.[3] Members that passed through the band in addition to Peterson and Schoning during their time were Denise Kaufman, Don Fulton, Eddie Lowell Goodman, Jim Manolides and three members of Moby Grape — Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson and Bob Mosley.

Manolides (born on March 19, 1940, in Seattle) died on May 9, 2016, at age 76. He had suffered a stroke three weeks earlier.[4]

References

  1. ^ Blecha, Peter (2007). Music in Washington: Seattle and Beyond. Arcadia Publishing. p. 73. ISBN 9780738548180.
  2. ^ Blecha, Peter (2009). Sonic Boom: The History of Northwest Rock, from "Louie Louie" to "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 25. ISBN 9780879309466.
  3. ^ "James "Jimmy" Manolides 1940 - 2016 Obituary". colemanmortuary.net. Retrieved June 3, 2021.


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