Weymouth, Tina (1950–)
Weymouth, Tina (1950–)
American musician. Name variations: Martina Weymouth, Talking Heads, The Heads, The Tom Tom Club. Born Martina Michéle Weymouth, Nov 22, 1950, in Coronado, CA; m. Chris Frantz (drummer), June 18, 1977.
With David Byrne and Chris Frantz, formed the band Talking Heads (1975), and began performing at Country BlueGrass Blues club (CBGB) in New York; playing bass and synthesizer with band, released debut album 77 (1977), which reached Top 100, and included song, "Psycho Killer"; had 1st hit with "Take Me to the River," from More Songs about Buildings and Food (1978); with band, released Speaking in Tongues (1983), which reached #15 in charts, and included their biggest hit single, "Burning Down the House"; released soundtrack from tour documentary, Stop Making Sense (1984), which was on pop charts for almost 2 years; released Little Creatures (1985), which went platinum; after departure of Byrne, released album, No Talking Just Head (1996), as The Heads; helped form Tom Tom Club, and released eponymous platinum album (1981), which had disco hit with "Genius of Love," followed by Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom (1989) and The Good the Bad and the Funky (2000); co-founded own music label, Tip Top Music (1999). Talking Heads were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2002).