caption website associated_acts years_active article_title name background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
schneider playing a cowbell at lovebox in 2007 . -lsb- http://theb52s.com/ www.theb52s.com -rsb- -lsb- http://thesuperions.com/ www.thesuperions.com -rsb- the barone , joe mcintyre , sophie ellis-bextor , bongwater , b-52 foo fighters , captain planet 's , the superions sleater-kinney , richard 1976 -- present fred schneider
 fred schneider solo_singer 1 july 1951 vocals keyboards percussion rock , new wave , pop rock fred_schneider_lovebox . jpg newark , new jersey , us frederick william schneider iii singer-songwriter , musician
fred schneider

frederick william `` fred '' schneider iii -lrb- born july 1 , 1951 -rrb- is an american vocalist , best known as the frontman of the rock band the b-52 's , of which he is a founding member .
schneider is well known for his `` sprechgesang '' , which he developed from reciting poetry over guitars .
