Joey Franco

Joe “Seven” Franco is an American drummer bestknown for his work with the band The Good Rats in thelate 1970s and later as a replacement member of TwistedSister.[1]

1 Biography

Joe Franco, a 1969 graduate of Brooklyn Technical HighSchool,[2] became a member of the band The Good Ratsin 1972.[3] He also produced and played in the horror rockband Van Helsing’s Curse,[4] which also featured TwistedSister lead vocalist Dee Snider, and on the Magellan al-bum Hundred Year Flood. Franco replaced A. J. Peroin Twisted Sister in 1986, and stayed in the band forabout a year until its break-up in 1987. He also played inSnider’s group Widowmaker; and with guitarists VinnieMoore[5][6] and Blues Saraceno. and also former Kansasvocalist Steve Walsh on his solo album Shadowman.Franco is the author of the book Double Bass Drum-ming (1984; Alfred, 1993)[7] and is featured in the ac-companying video (1988; Warner Bros., 2005).[8] He isalso has lectured and written articles about drumming[9]and is a music producer involved in recording and post-production work as owner of Beatstreet Productions[10] inthe Flatiron District of New York City, New York.[11]

2 References[1] Prato, Greg. “Biography: TheGoodRats”. Allmusic. Re-

trieved 18 September 2010.

[2] http://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/Brooklyn_Technical_High_School_Blueprint_Yearbook/1969/Page_91.html

[3] http://www.goodrats.com/bio.asp

[4] http://zildjian.com/Artists/F/Joe-Franco

[5] Time Odyssey (album)

[6] Meltdown (Vinnie Moore album)

[7] http://www.alfred.com/Products/Double-Bass-Drumming-$-$00-EL03835.aspx

[8] http://www.alfred.com/Products/Double-Bass-Drumming-$-$00-908109.aspx

[9] http://www.drumsoloartist.com/wiki/drummers/joe_franco

[10] http://lasvegashifi.com/databehi.html

[11] http://www.beatstreetnyc.com/

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