| Frankie Emerson | |
| Birth Name: | Frankie A. Emerson |
| Birth Date: | May 22, 1972 |
| Instrument: | Guitar, bass guitar, piano, clarinet, banjo, etc. |
| Origin: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genre: | Psychedelic, experimental, shoegaze, avant-garde, folk rock, indie rock |
| Years Active: | 2000–present |
| Label: | Bomp! Records, TVT Records, Tee Pee Records, A Recordings, |
Frankie Emerson, also known as Frankie Teardrop, is an American indie multi-instrumentalist, best known as a current member and for his work with the neo-psychedelic rock band, The Brian Jonestown Massacrehttps://web.archive.org/web/20080821114058/http://www.bjmarchives.com/members/MEMBERS.HTML.
Emerson joined The BJM in March, 2000, and is notable for his twelve-string guitar and various other contributions, playing lead guitar on the song "When Jokers Attack", among others, and co-writing "You Have Been Disconnected".
Emerson is a multi-instrumentalist (guitar, keyboards, percussion) and original member of the music line-up of the neo-psychedelic rock band, Spindrift.[1]
Emerson has also contributed to other American rock bands; The Situation and playing bass for neo-psychedelic rock band, The Cold War Direction.