Jimmy Flemion is a founding member, with his older brother
Dennis Flemion
Dennis Flemion (June 6, 1955 – July 7, 2012) was a founding member, with his younger brother Jimmy, of the controversial independent rock band The Frogs. He was the primary percussionist for the band and was also a temporary member of The S ...
, of controversial independent rock band
The Frogs
''The Frogs'' ( grc-gre, Βάτραχοι, Bátrakhoi, Frogs; la, Ranae, often abbreviated ''Ran.'' or ''Ra.'') is a comedy written by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was performed at the Lenaia, one of the Festivals of Dionysus in ...
. Jimmy is mostly the lead singer and guitarist for the group. He has been known to play solo shows with just an acoustic guitar.
In 1996, the brothers toured with
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins (also referred to as simply Smashing Pumpkins) are an American alternative rock band from Chicago. Formed in 1988 by frontman and guitarist Billy Corgan, bassist D'arcy Wretzky, guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamb ...
on the ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Tour''. During the encores of "
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
", Jimmy, clad with a silver bat-winged suit, would pick members of the audience to dance onstage.
The brothers Flemion also appeared on the Pumpkins' "Medellia of the Gray Skies" on the band's single, ''
Tonight, Tonight''. On ''
Adore'', the brothers backed vocals for "
To Sheila" and "Behold! The Night-Mare".
See also
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Bring 'Em Bach Alive!
''Bring 'Em Bach Alive!'' is the debut solo album by heavy metal singer Sebastian Bach, his first after his departure from Skid Row. It was released in November 1999. It is mainly a live album composed of Skid Row songs of Bach's era; however it ...
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The Last Hard Men''
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20080517172018/http://www.thefrogsarchive.com/bio.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20081204163443/http://citypages.com/databank/22/1077/article9723.asp
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
American rock guitarists
The Last Hard Men (band) members
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