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{{Short description|English drummer/photographer}}
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| name = Frank Noon
| name = Frank Noon
| occupation = Musician
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|10|05|df=yes}}
| instrument = Drums
| birth_place = [[London]], England
| genre = [[Hard rock]]
| occupation = Musician/photographer
| instrument = Drums
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| associated_acts = [[Def Leppard]]<br>[[The Next Band]]<br>[[Waysted]]<br>[[Roadhouse (band)|Roadhouse]]
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| genre = [[Hard rock]], [[Pop rock]]
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| associated_acts = [[Def Leppard]]<br />[[The Next Band]]<br />[[Waysted]]<br />[[Roadhouse (band)|Roadhouse]]<br />[[Paul Di'Anno]]
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'''Frank Noon''' is a drummer who played in the bands [[Def Leppard]] and [[Roadhouse (band)|Roadhouse]]<ref>[http://www.roadhouseband.co.uk]</ref> with guitarist [[Pete Willis]].
'''Frank Noon''' (born 5 October 1956) is an English drummer who played with the bands [[Def Leppard]] and [[Roadhouse (band)|Roadhouse]].<ref>[http://www.roadhouseband.co.uk] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228152110/http://www.roadhouseband.co.uk/|date=28 February 2011}}</ref>

He was preceded in Def Leppard by original drummer [[Tony Kenning]] and succeeded by current drummer [[Rick Allen (drummer)|Rick Allen]].

He was succeeded in Roadhouse by drummer Trevor Brewis.


==Career==
==Career==
Frank Noon was a member of the trio [[The Next Band]] before, during, and after the time he was in Def Leppard, and played on The Next Band's ''Four By Three E.P.''.
Frank Noon was a member of the trio [[The Next Band]] before, during, and after the time he was in Def Leppard, and played on The Next Band's ''Four by Three E.P.'' Noon played on Def Leppard's ''[[The Def Leppard E.P.]]'' in 1979. Noon was never an official member of Def Leppard. Although he was asked to join permanently, he declined the offer to stay with The Next Band.<ref>Some time during the week between Tony Kenning's dismissal and the recording of the EP, Elliott asked Noon if he would consider joining Def Leppard permanently. Noon declined, remaining faithful to the Next Band.</ref> He was preceded in Def Leppard by original drummer Tony Kenning and succeeded by current drummer [[Rick Allen (drummer)|Rick Allen]].


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About thirteen years later, he played in the band Roadhouse with Pete Willis, who was a member of Def Leppard when Noon performed with them. He played on Roadhouse's demo, but was replaced by drummer Trevor Brewis before the recording of Roadhouse's album.
Frank Noon played on Def Leppard's ''[[The Def Leppard E.P.]]''.


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Noon also played drums for various other bands including [[Lionheart (UK band)|Lionheart]], Wild Fire, [[Wild Horses (British band)|Wild Horses]] (not to be confused with an American band of the same name), [[Stampede (band)|Stampede]], [[Waysted]],<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p21348/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Waysted|last=Prato|first=Greg|publisher=[[All Media Guide|AMG]]|access-date=9 May 2010}}</ref> [[Di'anno]], [[More (British band)|More]], and Crazy Lesbians.
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About a decade later, Frank Noon played in the band Roadhouse with his former Def Leppard bandmate Pete Willis. He played on Roadhouse's demo, but was replaced by drummer Trevor Brewis before the recording of Roadhouse's album.

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Frank Noon also play drums for various other bands including [[Lionheart (band)|Lionheart]], Wild Fire, [[Wild Horses (British band)|Wild Horses]] (not the same band that [[Johnny Edwards (musician)|Johnny Edwards]], [[Rick Steier]] and [[James Kottak]] were in), [[Stampede (band)|Stampede]], [[Waysted]],<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p21348/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Waysted|last=Prato|first=Greg|publisher=[[All Media Guide|AMG]]|accessdate=9 May 2010}}</ref> [[Di'anno]], and Crazy Lesbians.

Frank Noon was never an official member of Def Leppard. Whether he was asked to join or not is unclear. Def Leppard, just recently booking studio time and very recently without a drummer, hired Frank Noon to play. The studio was the only time they had ever played together. In February 2003, Frank Noon reunited with the reformed [[Atomic Mass (band)|Atomic Mass]] at the [[Hallam FM Arena]] .{{citation needed|date=October 2011}}


==Discography==
==Discography==


===With The Next Band===
===With The Next Band===
* ''Four By Three EP'' (1978)
* ''Four by Three EP'' (1978)


===With Def Leppard===
===With Def Leppard===
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Latest revision as of 17:21, 31 January 2024

Frank Noon
Born (1956-10-05) 5 October 1956 (age 67)
London, England
GenresHard rock, Pop rock
Occupation(s)Musician/photographer
Instrument(s)Drums

Frank Noon (born 5 October 1956) is an English drummer who played with the bands Def Leppard and Roadhouse.[1]

Career[edit]

Frank Noon was a member of the trio The Next Band before, during, and after the time he was in Def Leppard, and played on The Next Band's Four by Three E.P. Noon played on Def Leppard's The Def Leppard E.P. in 1979. Noon was never an official member of Def Leppard. Although he was asked to join permanently, he declined the offer to stay with The Next Band.[2] He was preceded in Def Leppard by original drummer Tony Kenning and succeeded by current drummer Rick Allen.

About thirteen years later, he played in the band Roadhouse with Pete Willis, who was a member of Def Leppard when Noon performed with them. He played on Roadhouse's demo, but was replaced by drummer Trevor Brewis before the recording of Roadhouse's album.

Noon also played drums for various other bands including Lionheart, Wild Fire, Wild Horses (not to be confused with an American band of the same name), Stampede, Waysted,[3] Di'anno, More, and Crazy Lesbians.

Discography[edit]

With The Next Band[edit]

  • Four by Three EP (1978)

With Def Leppard[edit]

With Bernie Tormé and the Electric Gypsies[edit]

  • Shoorah Shoorah (1982)

With Waysted[edit]

With Roadhouse[edit]

  • demo

References[edit]

  1. ^ [1] Archived 28 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Some time during the week between Tony Kenning's dismissal and the recording of the EP, Elliott asked Noon if he would consider joining Def Leppard permanently. Noon declined, remaining faithful to the Next Band.
  3. ^ Prato, Greg. "Biography: Waysted". AMG. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
Preceded by
 Roadhouse Drummer Succeeded by
Trevor Brewis
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