Dennis Flemion (June 6, 1955 – July 7, 2012) was a founding member, with his younger brother
Jimmy
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, of the controversial independent rock band
The Frogs
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.
He was the primary
percussionist
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for the band and was also a temporary member of
The Smashing Pumpkins
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from 1996 to 1997, filling in on live keyboards following the death of
Jonathan Melvoin. The Flemion brothers also appeared on "Medellia of the Gray Skies" on the band's single for "
Tonight, Tonight". On ''
Adore'', the brothers backed vocals for "To Sheila" and "Behold! The Night-Mare".
On July 7, 2012, Flemion accidentally drowned while swimming in a lake in
Racine County, Wisconsin.
He was 57. The 2013
Pearl Jam
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song "
Future Days
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" was written by his friend
Eddie Vedder
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about his death.
External links
Frogs Archive''“20 Questions: Dennis Flemion of the Frogs” in the ''Washington City Paper'' (December 7–14, 2000)
References
1955 births
2012 deaths
American rock keyboardists
The Smashing Pumpkins members
Deaths by drowning in the United States
Accidental deaths in Wisconsin
Place of death missing
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