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October 1986
* Born to a mother employed at the local PBS station and a self employed visual artist father.

1988 - 1990
* Assisted w/ on air Sesame Street pledge drives w/ Cookie Monster for KERA TV - 13.
* Assisted Dad w/ plenty of nightclub and music related art projects.

1991 - 1996
* Attended numerous rock concerts (Bowie, Ramones, Robert Plant etc.) and interacted w/ musicians such as Barry Kooda, Joan Jet, Ben Vaughn, Debbie Harry, Todd Rundgren and Little Richard.

1991
* First radio interview w/ KDGE at Lollapolooza Festival, Dallas.

1994
* Lived in Deep Ellum and got to know everyone in the Dallas music / art scene at the time.

1995
* Read 'The Outsiders' and adopted the greaser look, effectively distancing himself from his peers.

1998
* Got first guitar under the conditions
    1) to stay away from drugs and
    2) never say "I wanna be a rockstar when I grow up".
    Both of which hold true to this day.

1999
* Studied Improvisation and Combat Theatrics at the Dallas Theater Center.

2000 - 2004
* Studied Theater at Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual and Performing Arts.

2001
* Joined first band Anth'm and met drummer / best friend Anthony Delabano.

2002
* Recorded first CD w/ Anth'm. Only fifty were pressed.

2003
* Formed 'greaser punk band' Spector 45 w/  Anth'm drummer Anthony Delabano.
* Recorded first full length CD at Crystal Clear Studios in less than 15 hours.
* Released '16 w/a Bullet', aptly titled to the number of tracks and their age at the time.
* Started recieving press, airplay and steady shows.

2004
* Released second Spector 45 effort, Girls Cars & Rock n Roll!, emphasizing quality over quantity.
* Recorded three songs w/ legendary Descendants guitarist, Stephen Egerton.
* Picked up part time job performing solo / acoustic at Deep Ellum restaurant Cafe Brazil.
* Crashed / performed at the Dallas Observer Music Awards VIP Party.
* Performed benefit at the Lakewood Theater broadcast nationally on HD.Net's True Music series.

2005
* Nominated for best "Roots / Rockabilly" act by the Dallas Observer - came in second.
* Performed live on KRSC during rush hour in Tulsa, OK. for D-Fest appearance.
* Sent out promo only Spector 45 'Sampler' to stations across the US.
* Began recieving airplay from NYC to LA on rockabilly / punk rock programs.
* Hit #2 the week of July 5th on Suite108 iRadio in LA.

2006
* Released third Spector 45 effort "We wanna Go!".
* Toured extensively from San Antonio, TX. to St. Louis, MO. including a tour of 13 cities in 14 days.
* Took hiatus from Spector 45 following 200 shows and yet another bassist quitting.
* Formed the Delcos, a guise to audition and practice up the new and improved Spector 45.
* Performed a press conference for Dallas Mayor, Laura Miller, w/ Ben Martin on percussion,
    resulting in the acoustic duo 'Frankie 45 and Ben Martin'.

2007
* Self titled 'Frankie 45 and Ben Martin' is released revealing an acoustic rockin' sound.
* Frankie gets not one but two Gretch hollow body guitars.
* Spector 45 tours the southern U.S. for two weeks all the way to the Carolina's and back.
* Bassist Ben Martin leaves for school, Johnny Crowbar fills in to be let go, then James Blood joins the band.
* Rehearsals begin for a new product in 2008.

2008
* Spector 45 plugs along and plays more outside of Dallas gigs than at home.
* The band is taken under the wing producer Brian Nesbitt and into January Sound to record their fourth effort.
* On their first day of recording, June 22, famed musician / producer Todd Rundgren calls Frankie to offer his advice on recording. Several weeks later they meet and in response to the 40+ hours of time put in over the three day session, Todd exclaims 'way to go, that's just how the Beatles used to do it'.
* Spector 45 get's nominated for best Rock Act in the 2008 Dallas Observer Music Awards
* The band's effort titled 'Pist 'N' Broke' receives plenty of coverage for it's 12 / 27 / 08 release and is mentioned as far away as the UK in a story about the band's namesake, Wall of Sound producer Phil Spector.

 

Career Highlights
Through the years solo or in bands, Frankie has shared the stage with
the Exploited, Violent Femmes, The Old 97's, The Deathray Davies, The Dwarves, the Nekromantix, the Legendary Shack Shakers, the Vibrators, New Model Army, Throwrag, the Letters Organize, the Epoxies, Riverboat Gamblers, the Bell Rays, the Pink Spiders, 7 Shot Screamers, Lower Class Brats, Total Chaos, The Chop Tops, Reno Divorce, Burden Brothers, The Koffin Kats, The Sex Slaves, Exene Cervenka, the Polysics, Reverend Horton Heat and the Turbo AC's to name a few.

Has performed at these venues and more...
Gypsy Tea Room, Beerland, The Aardvark, Jiggers, Club Clearview, Rock Steady, Kirby's Beer Store, Lemmons, The Sports Page, The Anchor, Axis 1, Sodies Underground, Red Blood, Headhunters, the Wreck Room, Bar of Soap, The Pink Eye, Darkslide Skate Park, Eisenbergs, Trees, The Electric Chair, The Haunted Kitchen, Deep Ellum Live, Rubber Gloves, Lakewood Theater, Doublewide, and Darkside Lounge.

Has recieved airplay on these Rockabilly, Garage and 'Old School' Punk programs...
* Bill Kelly's Teenage Wasteland - WFMU 91.1 FM - Newark, NJ.
* Regular Rotation - KRSC 91.3 FM - Claremore, OK.
* Whole Lotta Shakin - WITR, 89.7-FM - Rochester, NY.
* The Greaser's Lunchbox - KDHX, 88.1 - St Louis, MO.
* The Wayback Machine - KDHX, 88.1 - St Louis, MO.
* Music For Nimrods - KXLU 88.9FM, Los Angeles, CA.
* Go Kat Go Radio! - WNHU 88.7 FM - New Haven, CT.
* Black Leather Rock 'n' Roll - WSMU 91.1 FM - North Dartmouth, MA
* Ian Englands Generation Punk - KLAS 89.7 FM - Los Angeles, CA.
* The Lonestar State, WMUC - 88.1 FM - College Park, MD.
* The Local Show - KDGE 102.1 FM - Dallas / Fort Worth, TX.
* Rampage Radio  - KNON 89.3 FM - Dallas, TX.
* Twisted Kicks - KNON 89.3 FM - Dallas, TX.
* The Good Show - KTCU 88.7 FM - Fort Worth, TX.
* Frequency Down - KNTU 88.1 FM - Denton, TX.

All members are finally 21 and legal to play anywhere!
there's no telling where this next project will go...