# Frank Funaro

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{{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](/source/Alternative_rock)<br />[Post-grunge](/source/Post-grunge)<br />[Rock](/source/Rock_music)
| occupation      = Musician
| instrument      = [Drummer](/source/Drum_kit), [Percussionist](/source/Percussionist), [Backing Vocalist](/source/Backing_Vocalist)
| years_active    =
| label           = [Enigma Records](/source/Enigma_Records)/[EMI Records](/source/EMI_Records)<br />[Cooking Vinyl](/source/Cooking_Vinyl) (2003–present)
| website         = {{URL|http://iplaythedrums.com/}}
}}

'''Frank Funaro''' (born June 23, 1958) is an American [drummer](/source/Drum_kit) who has played with [Del Lords](/source/The_Del-Lords), [The Brandos](/source/The_Brandos), [Camper Van Beethoven](/source/Camper_Van_Beethoven), [Joey Ramone](/source/Joey_Ramone), [The Dictators](/source/The_Dictators), [Cracker](/source/Cracker_(band)), [Nils Lofgren](/source/Nils_Lofgren) & [Dion DiMucci](/source/Dion_DiMucci).

Funaro collaborated with Joey Ramone on his first solo record ''[Don't Worry About Me](/source/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](/source/The_Del-Lords) member Scott Kempner and legendary vocalist [Dion DiMucci](/source/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](/source/Cracker_(band)), 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](/source/The_Golden_Age_(Cracker_album))'' 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==
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{{The Dictators}}
{{Camper Van Beethoven}}
{{Cracker}}
{{The Del-Lords}}

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Category:1958 births
Category:Living people
Category:The Del-Lords members
Category:20th-century American drummers
Category:American male drummers
Category:Camper Van Beethoven members
Category:Cracker (band) members
Category:The Dictators members
Category:20th-century American male musicians
Category:The Brandos members

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