1 ▁Category : S port ▁in ▁Gu adal aj ara , ▁Spain <0x0A> </s> ▁Frank ie ▁Ban ali ▁( born ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁rock ▁drum mer , ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁multi - pl atin um ▁heavy ▁metal ▁band ▁Qu iet ▁Ri ot ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁member ▁remaining ▁from ▁the ▁band ' s ▁classic ▁line up . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁band ' s ▁manager ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁He ▁played ▁drums ▁in ▁the ▁heavy ▁metal ▁band ▁W . A . S . P ., ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁with ▁Billy ▁Id ol . ▁Ban ali ▁was ▁briefly ▁a ▁tour ing ▁drum mer ▁for ▁F aster ▁P uss y cat ▁and ▁Ste ppen w olf . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Frank ie ▁Ban ali ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁in ▁Queens , ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁New ▁York , ▁to ▁Italian ▁imm igr ants , ▁Jack ▁and ▁Mar tha ▁Ban ali . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁four ▁years ▁playing ▁drums ▁with ▁various ▁bands , ▁including ▁Ste ppen w olf ▁with ▁Nick ▁St . ▁Nicholas ▁and ▁Gold y ▁Mc John . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Ban ali , ▁along ▁with ▁bass ist ▁D ana ▁Str um , ▁was ▁in ▁secret ▁re he ars als ▁with ▁then ▁Qu iet ▁Ri ot ▁guitar ist ▁R andy