{{short description|American drummer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Frank Funaro | image = Frank_Funaro_July_2006.jpg | image_size = | caption = Funaro performing in July 2006 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|06|23}} | birth_place = | origin = | genre = Alternative rock<br />Post-grunge<br />Rock | occupation = Musician | instrument = Drummer, Percussionist, Backing Vocalist | years_active = | label = Enigma Records/EMI Records<br />Cooking Vinyl (2003–present) | website = {{URL|http://iplaythedrums.com/}} }}

'''Frank Funaro''' (born June 23, 1958) is an American drummer who has played with Del Lords, The Brandos, Camper Van Beethoven, Joey Ramone, The Dictators, Cracker, Nils Lofgren & Dion DiMucci.

Funaro collaborated with Joey Ramone on his first solo record ''Don't Worry About Me'' on four tracks.<ref name="True2010">{{cite book|author=Everett True|title=''Hey Ho Let's Go: The Story Of The Ramones: The Story of The Ramones'' |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WKriuwu13tIC&pg=PT528 |date=17 May 2010 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-0-85712-060-1 |pages=528 }}</ref>

In 1994, Funaro accompanied former Del Lords member Scott Kempner and legendary vocalist Dion DiMucci to form the Little Kings.<ref name="Lehmer2003">{{cite book|author=Larry Lehmer|title=The Day the Music Died: The Last Tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yY-qrbtfonUC&pg=PA204|date=1 September 2003|publisher=Music Sales Group|isbn=978-0-8256-7287-3|pages=204–}}</ref>

Funaro joined the lineup of his current band, Cracker, in 1998.<ref name="Buckley2003">{{cite book|author=Peter Buckley|title=''The Rough Guide to Rock''|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&pg=PT245|year=2003|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-84353-105-0|pages=245–}}</ref> Funaro replaced prior touring drummer Johnny Hott after the release of Cracker's album ''The Golden Age'' in 1996.<ref name="Crigler2010">{{cite book|author=Pete Crigler|title=Keeping It Tight in the Old Dominion: A History of Virginia Rock Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HquWhOSc2XcC&pg=PA54|date=April 2010|publisher=Dog Ear Publishing|isbn=978-1-60844-414-4|pages=54–}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

{{The Dictators}} {{Camper Van Beethoven}} {{Cracker}} {{The Del-Lords}}

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