The Frantics or The Four Frantics were an American

rock and roll Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock 'n' roll, or rock 'n roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It originated from African-American music such as jazz, rhythm a ...

group based in

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in the 1950s and 1960s. They signed to

Dolton Records Dolton Records was a record label based in Seattle that was originally known as Dolphin Records. It was initially owned by Bob Reisdorff and Bonnie Guitar. Success for the label came early with "Come Softly to Me" by the Fleetwoods, the first si ...

in 1959 and had several songs on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

History

The group began as a duo called the Hi-Fis, with Ron Peterson on guitar and Chuck Schoning on saxophone. After recruiting a bassist and a drummer, they were known as the Four Frantics. Members that passed through the band in addition to Peterson and Schoning during their time were Denise Kaufman, Don Fulton, Eddie Lowell Goodman, Jim Manolides and three members of

Moby Grape Moby Grape is an American rock band founded in 1966, known for having all five members contribute to singing and songwriting, and who collectively merged elements of folk music, blues, country, and jazz with rock and psychedelic music. They were ...

Jerry Miller Jerry Miller (born July 10, 1943) is an American songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. He performs as a solo artist and as a member of the Jerry Miller Band. He is also a founding member of the 1960s San Francisco band Moby Grape, which continues ...

, Don Stevenson and

Bob Mosley James Robert "Bob" Mosley (born December 4, 1942, in San Diego, California) is principally known as the bass player and one of the songwriters and vocalists for the band Moby Grape. Some of his best-known songs with Moby Grape are "Mr. Blues", " ...

. Manolides (born on March 19, 1940, in Seattle) died on May 9, 2016, at age 76. He had suffered a stroke three weeks earlier.

References

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