Fred Schneider

Frederick William "Fred" Schneider III (born July 1, 1951) is an American vocalist, best known as the frontman of the rock band the B-52's, of which he is a founding member. Schneider is well known for his sprechgesang, which he developed from reciting poetry over guitars.

Early life

Schneider was born in Newark, New Jersey. He has stated that his musical influences included "Halloween songs and nutty Christmas songs" along with "Motown". In college, he wrote a book of poetry for his final project. After college, he held down jobs as a janitor as well as a Meals on Wheels driver.

Other music ventures

Aside from duties as the frontman of the B-52's, Fred Schneider has released two solo albums. He is currently working on a side project called the Superions. The group released a self-titled EP and the album Destination... Christmas! in 2010 and in February 2011 began working on a proper full-length album.

Frederick Schneider

Fred(erick) Schneider may refer to:

See also

Fred Schneider and the Shake Society

Fred Schneider and the Shake Society is an album by Fred Schneider. It was the first of two solo albums, and was re-released in 1991 as Fred Schneider (self-titled).

The video for the song "Monster" was included in the The B-52's 1979-1989 video tape compilation.

Musicians and backing vocalists varied from track to track; notable names included co-producer Bernie Worrell on keyboards, synthesizers and/or backing vocals on several tracks, and Kate Pierson on backing vocals on four tracks including "Monster" (in addition to appearing on its music video).

Track listing

Lyrics written by Fred Schneider with music by John Coté, except as noted.

* Remixed by Michael Vail Blum for 1991 rerelease

Personnel

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