Frank Hall (born 29 October 1949) is an English musician and drummer. He was a founder member of the pioneering 1960s-1970s rock band

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, widely hailed as the second Black Sabbath, and by Melody Maker as "Black Sabbath play Yes". After Necromandus, Hall collaborated with

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's first solo project after leaving

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Biography

Hall was born in

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. His first project was with local band, Heaven. But in 1968 he formed

with fellow musicians from Whitehaven and Egremont. Hall had meant to call the band

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, but they liked Necromandus, and the name stuck. The band was quickly taken up by

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, who produced its first album

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in 1973, and invited the band to support Black Sabbath on their UK tour. When Vertigo failed to release the album, Necromandus fell onto hard times and split up. Hall, the bassist, and the guitarist began collaborating with Ozzy Osbourne, with whom they had become very friendly while touring with Black Sabbath, on what would become Ozzy's first solo album

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. However, the collaboration ended before an album was recorded, and Ozzy Osbourne eventually restarted his solo career with different musicians. Hall is the cousin of U.S. Army officer David N. McKenna. Hall has performed with the Gerry Gillard band since 2004.

John Bonham's Green Sparkle Heartbreaker kit

Hall met

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through Ozzy, and the two drummers became close friends. When Hall fell in love with the Green Sparkle Ludwig kit that Bonham had used for his audition with Led Zeppelin, Bonham gave it to Hall, who played it for five years, before selling it. It was later used by

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drummer

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, and is now owned by

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, drummer of

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Discography

Albums

Necromandus * 1973 - Orexis of Death * 1973 - Live at the Casino, Blackpool (30 March 1973) 2009 Funbus Tickets Please

References

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