Frankie Banali, the late drummer for Quiet Riot , was honored with the installation of a bust at the Rainbow Bar & Grill in West Hollywood, California, on November 14th, the day that would have marked his 70th birthday.

The installation was celebrated with a private event entitled Frankie Banali Celebration Of Life – 70th Birthday Party which featured all current members of Quiet Riot, as well as Simon Wright , former drummer of AC/DC , Doug Aldrich , former guitarist of Whitesnake and Dio , Gilby Clarke , former guitarist of Guns N' Roses , Dizzy Reed , keyboardist of Guns N' Roses , Sean McNabb , former bassist of Dokken and Quiet Riot, and Glenn Hughes of Deep Purple.

Frankie passed away in August 2020 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

See below for some videos and photos from the event.

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A music journalist since 2016, she was an editor at Wikimetal, where she combined her two great passions: music and writing. She believes that heavy music deserves to be everywhere and strives to make that a reality. Slipknot, Evanescence, and Bring Me The Horizon are essential to her playlist.