Frank Secich

Frank Secich (born June 14, 1951) is an American rock musician, songwriter, author, and record producer. He was the bass player and co-founder of the power pop band Blue Ash from 1969 to 1979, and later played guitar and bass for the Stiv Bators Band from 1979 to 1981. From 1982 to 1985 he performed in the Cleveland-based group Club Wow alongside Jimmy Zero of The Dead Boys.

Secich produced the Ohio band The Infidels between 1985 and 1990, and since 2006 he has performed as rhythm guitarist for the Youngstown-based group Deadbeat Poets. His autobiography, Circumstantial Evidence, was published by High Voltage Publishing in 2015.

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 was active in several local bands before forming Blue Ash in 1969.<ref> Blue Ash – Interview with Frank Secich, Psychedelic Baby Magazine, 2023. Retrieved 2025-02-15.

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Career

Blue Ash (1969–1979)

Secich co-founded the power pop group Blue Ash in 1969. Their debut album, No More, No Less (1973), became a cult favorite among collectors and power pop historians.<ref> Blue Ash, Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-02-15.

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Stiv Bators Band (1979–1981)

Following Blue Ash, Secich joined punk icon Stiv Bators (of The Dead Boys) as guitarist and bassist, contributing to Bators’ solo work including the album Disconnected (1980).<ref> Stiv Bators, Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-02-15.

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Club Wow (1982–1985)

From 1982 to 1985, Secich played with Jimmy Zero in the Cleveland rock band Club Wow. The group recorded more than 20 songs, later compiled on the retrospective Nowhere Fast: 1982–1985 released in 2015.<ref> Club Wow – Credits, Discogs. Retrieved 2025-02-15.

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The Infidels (1985–1990)

Secich produced Youngstown-area rock band The Infidels throughout the mid-to-late 1980s.<ref> Blue Ash – Interview with Frank Secich, Psychedelic Baby Magazine, 2023. Retrieved 2025-02-15.

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Deadbeat Poets (2006–present)

Since 2006, Secich has performed rhythm guitar with the Youngstown-based band Deadbeat Poets, releasing multiple albums and continuing to perform regionally and internationally.<ref> Frank Secich – Discography, Discogs. Retrieved 2025-02-15.

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Projects

• Blue Ash (1969–1979)
• Stiv Bators Band (1979–1981)
• Club Wow (1982–1985)
• The Infidels (1985–1990)
• Deadbeat Poets (2006–present)

Discography

Select major releases

• No More, No Less – Blue Ash (1973)<ref>

Blue Ash, Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-02-15.

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• Disconnected – Stiv Bators (1980)<ref>

Disconnected, Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-02-15.

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• Nowhere Fast: A Retrospective 1982–1985 – Club Wow (2015)<ref>

Club Wow – Nowhere Fast: A Retrospective 1982–1985, Discogs. Retrieved 2025-02-15.

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References

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