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Martina Michèle Weymouth (⫽ ˈ w eɪ m ə θ ⫽ 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.
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.
Oct 23, 2023 · To celebrate A24s's 40th anniversary restoration of "Stop Making Sense," Este Haim called up her personal guitar hero, Tina Weymouth.
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...
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 23, 2023 · Here’s how it works. “I dig playing that bassline, and I love the beats”: Tina Weymouth on the Tom Tom Club’s The Good The Bad And The Funky. Tina Weymouth and her husband, drummer Chris Frantz, began branching out from their regular gig with Talking Heads in 1981. According to Weymouth, Island Records founder Chris Blackwell had always ...
Sep 15, 2023 · With a career heading back as far as the 70s, Tina Weymouth never strayed far from the cutting edge of cool – just don't ask her about Jaco Pastorius.
Feb 24, 2023 · Bass legend and new wave pioneer with a love of hula dancing, Tina Weymouth, on the songs that shaped her life.
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.
Jul 2, 2020 · Tina Weymouth. The Talking Heads’ 1977 breakthrough single “Psycho Killer” sets an ominous mood before frontman David Byrne even sings a word. That’s because it opens with Tina...
