# Frankie Banali

> Francesco Felice Banali was an American rock drummer, most widely known for his work with heavy metal band Quiet Riot. His signature tone and iconic drum intros first became famous on their album Metal Health, which was the first metal album to hit number one on the Billboard charts and helped usher in the 80's metal band era. He had been the band's manager since 1993. He had also played the 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 the last few months of his life, he was also an inclined painter.

*American drummer (1951–2020)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1951-11-14
- **Died:** 2020-08-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.2 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 13.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 80.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 90.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/frankiebanali (@frankiebanali)
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/frankiebanali (@frankiebanali)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2104524/ (@nm2104524)
- **WEBSITE**: https://myspace.com/frankiebanali

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/407828)
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f8ff414c-d443-4e7a-a5d0-53f69b5b1fc5)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q735152)
- [Frankie Banali](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1330992)

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