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Frederick William Schneider III (born July 1, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, arranger, and musician, best known as the frontman of the rock band The B-52's, of which he is a founding member.[1]

Fred Schneider
Schneider performing in 2009
Background information
Birth nameFrederick William Schneider III
Born (1951-07-01) July 1, 1951 (age 71)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
  • New wave
  • post-punk
  • pop rock
  • alternative rock
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • arranger
  • musician
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • percussion
Years active1975–present
LabelsWarner Bros.
Websitetheb52s.com
thesuperions.com

Schneider is well known for his sprechgesang, which he developed from reciting poetry over guitars.[2]


Early life


Frederick William Schneider III was born on July 1, 1951, in Newark, New Jersey, and lived in Oceanport, New Jersey after moving there from Belleville, New Jersey.[3] He has said that his musical influences included "Halloween songs and nutty Christmas songs" along with "Motown".[2] After graduating from Shore Regional High School, he attended the University of Georgia, where he wrote a book of poetry for a class project.[4] After college, he was a janitor as well as a Meals on Wheels driver.[2] At the time the B-52's formed, he had very little musical experience.[5]


The B-52's


The B-52's got their start in 1976 when founders Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, and Schneider played an impromptu number after drinking at a Chinese restaurant in Athens, Georgia.[5] The band played their first real gig in 1977 at a Valentine's Day party for their friends.[6]

The band's first single was "Rock Lobster" which was recorded for DB Records in 1978. It was an underground success,[7] and sold over 20,000 copies in total.[8] In 1979, the B-52's signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records for South America, North America, Australia, and New Zealand. They also signed with Island Records for Europe and Asia. After the death of Ricky Wilson in 1985, the band went on hiatus.[5] They reformed in 1989 and went on to mainstream success.


Other music ventures


Schneider has released two solo albums. He also worked on a side project called the Superions. The group released a self-titled EP and the album Destination... Christmas! in 2010. In February 2011 the band announced the beginning of working on a full-length album[2] which was eventually released in 2017 under the title The Vertical Mind.


Radio


Until late 2008, Schneider hosted a show called Party Out of Bounds that aired on Friday nights, 9pm to 12am (ET) on Sirius 33 First Wave.[9][10] On the show, Schneider played a mix of new wave-era dance, remixes and rarities, interspersed with anecdotes and humor.


Personal life


As of July 2012 Schneider was living on Long Island, New York.[11]

Schneider discussed with Howard Stern his experience of coming out to his mother as gay on Stern's radio broadcast on February 22, 2010. He said that his mother always knew more about her son than he knew about himself, and he said he came out of the closet while she was vacuum-cleaning. His mother replied with "Oh I know, Freddie" and continued vacuuming without missing a beat. Schneider said his reaction was: "It's like, well, OK. I guess I'll go back outside and smoke some pot."[12]

Schneider is a lifelong vegetarian, and he appeared in a PETA ad campaign discouraging people from eating lobsters.[13]


Discography



Studio albums



Collaborations



Filmography


Films in which Fred Schneider has appeared include:


Bibliography



References


  1. Prato, Greg. "Biography: Fred Schneider". AMG. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  2. Interview: Fred Schneider of the B-52's. Survivingthegoldenage.com; retrieved on 2012-11-28.
  3. Lustig, Jay. "'Rock Lobster,' The B-52's', NJArts.net, August 2, 2015. Accessed June 24, 2019. "The B-52’s formed in Athens, Ga., in 2017 but its two most high-profile band members have Jersey roots: Fred Schneider was born in Newark and grew up in Belleville and then Long Branch; Kate Pierson was born in Weehawken and grew up in Rutherford."
  4. "Fred Schneider Biography". Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  5. Ankeny, Jason. "Allmusic Guide Biography for The B-52's". Allmusic.
  6. "The B-52's". Rolling Stone.[dead link]
  7. Unterberger, Richie (1999). Music USA: The Rough Guide. pp. 133–140. ISBN 1-85828-421-X.
  8. Grow, Kory (June 1, 2018). "Love Shacks and Nude Parties: The B-52's in Their Own Words". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  9. "B-52's Schneider gets satellite radio show". triblive.com. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  10. "Party Out Of Bounds by The B-52s". Songfacts. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  11. blogs.ajc.com Archived August 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Fred Schneider talks B-52s 35th anniversary Access Atlanta. (July 19, 2012). Retrieved on 2012-11-28.
  12. Staff (February 22, 2010). "The B-52s' Fred Schneider Was Inspired by Yoko Ono". The Howard Stern Show. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  13. "B-52's Fred Schneider Says Don't Eat The Lobster", Associated Press, March 17, 2014.



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Fred Schneider III (Newark, Nueva Jersey; 1 de julio de 1951) es un músico estadounidense, más conocido por ser el vocalista y tecladista de la banda The B-52's. También ha lanzado varios álbumes como solista y ha colaborado con los Foo Fighters en la versión de la canción Planet Claire, compuesta por él mismo.



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