Frank Infante was born on November 15,1951 and is an American guitarist and bassist best known as a former member of the new wave band Blondie.
11 Facts About Frank Infante
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Frank Infante joined Sniper in 1975 and then Blondie in 1977 as a session player, replacing bassist Gary Valentine.
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Frank Infante played bass and guitar on the album but was not pictured on its cover.
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Record producer Mike Chapman has said that he considered Frank Infante to be an "amazing guitarist" and the most technically proficient member of Blondie when he began producing Parallel Lines in 1978.
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Frank Infante stayed on as an official member of Blondie for the 1982 album The Hunter, but Deborah Harry has claimed in interviews that despite receiving credit, Frank Infante's participation in the sessions was essentially non-existent.
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Frank Infante was no longer a member of the group during their tour in July and August 1982, and Blondie officially broke up by the end of the year.
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Frank Infante worked on albums by Stiv Bators and Sylvain Sylvain.
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Seven members were invited to the ceremony, which resulted in an on-stage spat between the extant group and Frank Infante, who asked during the live broadcast of the ceremony that he and Nigel Harrison be allowed to perform with the group.
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In 2010, Frank Infante toured and performed with The New York Dolls in shows at The Cluny, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
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Frank Infante played guitar on their album Dancing Backward in High Heels, released in March 2011.
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Frank Infante continues to record and perform with Infante's Inferno with Infante on guitar, former Blondie bandmate Clem Burke, and Steve Fishman.