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{{000_-_Person|image1 = Frank Secich.jpeg}}'''Frank Secich''' (born June 14, 1951 in Sharon, PA) is an American rock musician, songwriter, author and record producer. He was the bass player and founding member of the group [[Blue Ash]] from 1969–79 and guitarist and bassist for the [[Stiv Bators Band]] from 1979 until 1981. He played in the Cleveland-based group [[Club Wow]] with [[Jimmy Zero]] of [[The Dead Boys]] from 1982–85 and produced the Ohio band [[The Infidels]] from 1985-1990. He is currently the rhythm guitarist for the [[Deadbeat Poets]] who were formed in 2006 in [[Youngstown]], Ohio. Frank Secich's autobiography "Circumstantial Evidence" was published by High Voltage Publishing of Australia in 2015.
{{Infobox OHMS musician
 
| name            = Frank Secich
| image          = Frank Secich.jpeg
| caption        =
| birth_date      = June 14, 1951
| birth_place    = Sharon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| origin          =
| occupation      = Musician; Songwriter; Record producer; Author
| instruments    = Bass; Guitar; Vocals
| years_active    = 1969–present
| associated_acts = [[Blue Ash]]; [[Stiv Bators Band]]; [[Club Wow]]; [[The Infidels]]; [[Deadbeat Poets]]
| website        =
}}
{{OhioMusicianVerified}}
'''Frank Secich''' (born June 14, 1951) is an American rock musician, songwriter, record producer, and author. He is best known for his work with the Ohio bands [[Blue Ash]], the [[Stiv Bators Band]], and [[Deadbeat Poets]], and for producing Youngstown-area groups throughout the 1980s. Secich has remained active in the Ohio music scene for more than five decades and has authored two books documenting his career.
== Early life ==
Frank Secich was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, where he grew up in a working-class family with Croatian immigrant grandparents. His early musical influences included 1950s and 1960s rock and roll, and by his teenage years he played in several local bands before forming Blue Ash in 1969.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2023/07/blue-ash-interview-frank-secich.html
|title=Blue Ash – Interview with Frank Secich
|website=Psychedelic Baby Magazine
|date=2023
|access-date=2025-12-03
}}</ref>
== Career ==
=== Blue Ash (1969–1979) ===
Secich co-founded the power pop band Blue Ash in 1969. The group issued its debut album ''No More, No Less'' in 1973 and performed extensively throughout the 1970s until disbanding later in the decade.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2023/07/blue-ash-interview-frank-secich.html
|title=Blue Ash – Interview with Frank Secich
|website=Psychedelic Baby Magazine
|date=2023
|access-date=2025-12-03
}}</ref>
=== Stiv Bators Band (1979–1981) ===
From 1979 to 1981, Secich performed as guitarist and bassist in the Stiv Bators Band, contributing to Bators’ solo material and recordings during the period.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/631048-Frank-Secich
|title=Frank Secich – Credits
|website=Discogs
|access-date=2025-12-03
}}</ref>
=== Club Wow (1982–1985) ===
Between 1982 and 1985, Secich played with Jimmy Zero in the Cleveland-based group Club Wow. The band recorded more than twenty tracks, later compiled on the retrospective release ''Nowhere Fast: 1982–1985''.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/8263143-Club-Wow-Nowhere-Fast-A-Retrospective-1982-1985
|title=Club Wow – Nowhere Fast: A Retrospective 1982–1985
|website=Discogs
|access-date=2025-12-03
}}</ref>
=== The Infidels (1985–1990) ===
Secich produced the Youngstown-area rock band The Infidels throughout the mid-to-late 1980s.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2023/07/blue-ash-interview-frank-secich.html
|title=Blue Ash – Interview with Frank Secich
|website=Psychedelic Baby Magazine
|date=2023
|access-date=2025-12-03
}}</ref>
=== Deadbeat Poets (2006–present) ===
Since 2006, Secich has performed rhythm guitar with the Youngstown-based group Deadbeat Poets, appearing on multiple releases and continuing to perform regionally and internationally.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/631048-Frank-Secich
|title=Frank Secich – Discography
|website=Discogs
|access-date=2025-12-03
}}</ref>
== Projects ==
== Projects ==
* [[Blue Ash]] (1969-1979)
* [[Blue Ash]] (1969–1979)
* [[Stiv Bators Band]] (1979-1981)
* [[Stiv Bators Band]] (1979–1981)
* [[Club Wow]] (1982-1985)
* [[Club Wow]] (1982–1985)
* [[The Infidels]] (1985-1990)
* [[The Infidels]] (1985–1990)
* [[Deadbeat Poets]] (2006-present)
* [[Deadbeat Poets]] (2006–present)
 
== Discography ==
== Discography ==
=== Select work ===
* ''No More, No Less'' – Blue Ash (1973) 
* ''Disconnected'' – Stiv Bators (1980) 
* ''Nowhere Fast: 1982–1985'' – Club Wow (2015) 
== Bibliography ==
* ''Circumstantial Evidence'' – High Voltage Publishing, 2015.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.bompstore.com/secich-frank-circumstantial-evidence-books-mags/
|title=Circumstantial Evidence
|website=Bomp/High Voltage Publishing
|access-date=2025-12-03
}}</ref> 
* ''Not That Way Anymore'' – High Voltage Publishing, 2023, 142 pp.<ref>{{OHMScite
|url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/not-that-way-anymore-frank-secich/1144275885
|title=Not That Way Anymore
|website=Barnes & Noble
|access-date=2025-12-03
}}</ref>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Secich, Frank}}
[[Category:Musicians from Sharon, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:American rock musicians]]
[[Category:American record producers]]
[[Category:American songwriters]]
[[Category:1951 births]]

Latest revision as of 05:30, 4 April 2026

Frank Secich
Birth name
Birth date June 14, 1951
Birth place Sharon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death date
Death place
Origin
Genres
Instruments Bass; Guitar; Vocals
Years active 1969–present
Associated acts Blue Ash; Stiv Bators Band; Club Wow; The Infidels; Deadbeat Poets
Labels
Website

★ Ohio Musician Verified ★
This musician has been verified as part of the Ohio music scene by the OHMS Archive Foundation.

Frank Secich (born June 14, 1951) is an American rock musician, songwriter, record producer, and author. He is best known for his work with the Ohio bands Blue Ash, the Stiv Bators Band, and Deadbeat Poets, and for producing Youngstown-area groups throughout the 1980s. Secich has remained active in the Ohio music scene for more than five decades and has authored two books documenting his career.

Early life

Frank Secich was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, where he grew up in a working-class family with Croatian immigrant grandparents. His early musical influences included 1950s and 1960s rock and roll, and by his teenage years he played in several local bands before forming Blue Ash in 1969.<ref> Blue Ash – Interview with Frank Secich, Psychedelic Baby Magazine, 2023. Retrieved 2025-12-03.

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Career

Blue Ash (1969–1979)

Secich co-founded the power pop band Blue Ash in 1969. The group issued its debut album No More, No Less in 1973 and performed extensively throughout the 1970s until disbanding later in the decade.<ref> Blue Ash – Interview with Frank Secich, Psychedelic Baby Magazine, 2023. Retrieved 2025-12-03.

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Stiv Bators Band (1979–1981)

From 1979 to 1981, Secich performed as guitarist and bassist in the Stiv Bators Band, contributing to Bators’ solo material and recordings during the period.<ref> Frank Secich – Credits, Discogs. Retrieved 2025-12-03.

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Club Wow (1982–1985)

Between 1982 and 1985, Secich played with Jimmy Zero in the Cleveland-based group Club Wow. The band recorded more than twenty tracks, later compiled on the retrospective release Nowhere Fast: 1982–1985.<ref> Club Wow – Nowhere Fast: A Retrospective 1982–1985, Discogs. Retrieved 2025-12-03.

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The Infidels (1985–1990)

Secich produced the Youngstown-area rock band The Infidels throughout the mid-to-late 1980s.<ref> Blue Ash – Interview with Frank Secich, Psychedelic Baby Magazine, 2023. Retrieved 2025-12-03.

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Deadbeat Poets (2006–present)

Since 2006, Secich has performed rhythm guitar with the Youngstown-based group Deadbeat Poets, appearing on multiple releases and continuing to perform regionally and internationally.<ref> Frank Secich – Discography, Discogs. Retrieved 2025-12-03.

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Projects

Discography

Select work

  • No More, No Less – Blue Ash (1973)
  • Disconnected – Stiv Bators (1980)
  • Nowhere Fast: 1982–1985 – Club Wow (2015)

Bibliography

  • Circumstantial Evidence – High Voltage Publishing, 2015.<ref>

Circumstantial Evidence, Bomp/High Voltage Publishing. Retrieved 2025-12-03.

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  • Not That Way Anymore – High Voltage Publishing, 2023, 142 pp.<ref>

Not That Way Anymore, Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2025-12-03.

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References

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