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Martina Michèle Weymouth ( / ˈweɪməθ / WAY-məth; born November 22, 1950) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and a founding member and bassist of the new wave group Talking Heads and its side project Tom Tom Club, which she co-founded with her husband, Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz. [2] .
Aug 4, 2023 · Tina Weymouth is the pioneering bassist of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club. Thanks to the unique circumstances around how she joined the band, she was able to craft a unique sound...
Oct 23, 2023 · Tina Weymouth. The email asking me to interview Tina Weymouth stopped making sense after, “Hi Este.” Tina, to me, has always been a woman on a screen and an idol. She’s the living embodiment of rock and roll, as evidenced in the 40th anniversary restoration of Stop Making Sense, which was released a few weeks ago. Needless to say, I was nervous.
Sep 15, 2017 · Tina Weymouth was a pioneer, and she continues to be a lasting influence, particularly on women, today. She hasn't stopped charging relentlessly down her own path, continuing to mentor and collaborate with younger artists while creating new music with Frantz.
Oct 8, 2022 · Tina Weymouth started off like many of us – switching from guitar to bass guitar, seduced by the idea that fewer strings would make it easier – and along the way she helped create some of the most interesting basslines of the new wave era.
Feb 24, 2023 · Bass legend and new wave pioneer with a love of hula dancing, Tina Weymouth, on the songs that shaped her life
Apr 22, 2022 · Tina Weymouth's funky Motown-influenced bass playing was the secret sauce that made Talking Heads songs stand out in a sea of punk rock bands who played the same loud and fast amateur hard...
Sep 15, 2023 · Talking Heads – comprising frontman David Byrne, drummer Chris Frantz, guitarist Jerry Harrison and bassist Tina Weymouth – made their first public appearance together in over 20 years at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.
Tina Weymouth. One of the first bassists to merge funk with punk/alternative music was the Talking Heads' Tina Weymouth. Born on November 22, 1950, in Coronado, CA, Weymouth's family moved quite a bit early on, as her…. Read Full Biography.
Oct 23, 2023 · Tina Weymouth talks through the ins and outs of Tom Tom Club’s rhythmically intense fifth album… track by track. (Image credit: Getty Images) Tina Weymouth and her husband, drummer Chris Frantz, began branching out from their regular gig with Talking Heads in 1981.
