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Joey Santiago
Joey Santiago
Alternative rock musician
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Pixies
Pixies
American alternative rock band
2
David Lovering
David Lovering
Alternative rock musician
3
Kim Deal
Kim Deal
American singer-songwriter; alternative rock musician
4
Eric Drew Feldman
Eric Drew Feldman
American musician
5
The Breeders
The Breeders
American alternative rock band
6
Phil Thornalley
Phil Thornalley
British musician
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Jonny Polonsky
Jonny Polonsky
American musician
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Lyle Workman
Lyle Workman
American musician
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Jon Tiven
Jon Tiven
American record producer
10
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
British recording artist; singer, songwriter, guitarist
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Carla Azar
Carla Azar
American musician
12
Snakefinger
Snakefinger
English musician, singer and songwriter
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Ricky Warwick
Ricky Warwick
musician, songwriter
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Bob Mould
Bob Mould
American musician
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Wang Chung
Wang Chung
British band
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
English art rock band formed in 1970
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Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer (1940-1993)
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Dirty Projectors
Dirty Projectors
American rock group
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Brian Doherty
Brian Doherty
drummer from the United States
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Mark Linkous
Mark Linkous
American musician
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The Mothers of Invention
The Mothers of Invention
American rock band from California
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Weezer
Weezer
alternative rock band from the United States
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Anthony Green
Anthony Green
musician from Doylestown, Pennsylvania
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Victor Feldman
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
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Frank Iero
Frank Iero
American musician
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Lee Hazlewood
Lee Hazlewood
American singer, songwriter, record producer (1929-2007)
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Custard
Custard
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Stryper
Stryper
American band
Member of, past and present

Charles Thompson IV (born April 6, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known as the frontman of the alternative rock band Pixies, with whom he performs under the stage name Black Francis. Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career under the name Frank Black. After releasing two albums with record label 4AD and one with American Recordings, he left the label and formed a new band, Frank Black and the Catholics. He re-adopted the name Black Francis in 2007.

His vocal style has varied from a screaming, yowling delivery as lead vocalist of the Pixies to a more measured and melodic style in his solo career. His cryptic lyrics mostly explore unconventional subjects, such as surrealism, incest, and biblical violence, along with science fiction and surf culture. His use of atypical meter signatures, loud–quiet dynamics, and distinct preference for live-to-two-track recording during his time with the Catholics, give him a distinct style within alternative rock.

Thompson regrouped the Pixies in early 2004, but continued to release solo records and tour as a solo artist until 2013, when he declared his solo career to be over.