Tom Tom Club is an American new wave band founded in 1981 by husband-and-wife team Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, both also known for being members of Talking Heads. Their best known hits include “Wordy Rappinghood”, “Genius of Love”, and a cover of The Drifters’ “Under the Boardwalk”, all released on their 1981 debut album Tom Tom Club. (More from Wikipedia)
Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz of Talking Heads (who have been married to each other since 1977) also had a successful side project, a more dance-oriented new wave band called Tom Tom Club. Tina’s sisters Laura Weymouth and Lani Weymouth were collaborators with them on this band; her brother Loric Weymouth is also credited on the first album, Tom Tom Club (1981). Guitarist Adrian Belew – who was an occasional guest performer with Talking Heads – played rhythm guitar on the band’s first album, which included their two hits, “Wordy Rappinghood” and “Genius of Love”, the latter being a long-time favorite of mine that has a really cool animated video. Afterward, Adrian Belew almost immediately joined King Crimson, where he was their front man from 1981 to 2009.
