Frank Navetta | |
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 Navetta performing with the Descendents in 1982 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | March 6, 1962 |
| Origin | Manhattan Beach, California |
| Died | October 31, 2008 (aged 46) |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, songwriter, fisherman |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1977–1983, 1996, 2002–2008 |
| Labels | Orca, New Alliance |
Frank Navetta (March 6, 1962 – October 31, 2008) was an American musician who was the original guitarist of the punk rock band the Descendents, which he co-founded. He formed the band in Manhattan Beach, California with Dave Nolte in the late 1970s and played on their 1979 debut single, the Fat EP (1981), and their first album, Milo Goes to College (1982). Navetta then quit the band and moved to Oregon to become a fisherman. He collaborated with the Descendents again on the 1996 album Everything Sucks, and prior to his death in 2008 had been working on new material with original Descendents members Bill Stevenson and Tony Lombardo. In 2021, the band released this material on the album 9th & Walnut, which has been critically lauded for Frank's songwriting and playing.