Dennis Flemion

{{Short description|American independent rock percussionist}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1955|06|06}}

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| death_place = Racine County, Wisconsin, U.S.

| genre = Rock

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| instrument = Percussion, keyboards

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| associated_acts = The Frogs, The Smashing Pumpkins

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Dennis Flemion (June 6, 1955 – July 7, 2012) was a founding member, with his younger brother Jimmy, of the controversial independent rock band the Frogs.{{cite web|url=http://www.fox11online.com//dpp/news/wisconsin/divers-continue-their-search-for-missing-swimmer-in-a-racine-county-lake|title=Divers continue their search for missing swimmer in a Racine County lake|publisher=FOX 11|date=July 9, 2012|access-date=July 9, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715073416/http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/wisconsin/divers-continue-their-search-for-missing-swimmer-in-a-racine-county-lake|archive-date=July 15, 2012}} He was the primary percussionist for the band and was also a temporary member of the Smashing Pumpkins from 1996 to 1997, filling in on live keyboards following the death of Jonathan Melvoin.{{cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2012/07/10/the-frogs-dennis-flemion-presumed-dead/|title=The Frogs Founder, Smashing Pumpkins Member Presumed Dead|publisher=themusic.com.au|date=July 10, 2012|access-date=July 10, 2012}} The Flemion brothers also appeared on "Medellia of the Gray Skies" on the band's single for "Tonight, Tonight". On Adore, the brothers backed vocals for "To Sheila" and "Behold! The Night-Mare".{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Smashing-Pumpkins-Adore/release/1745880|title=Smashing Pumpkins, The - Adore (CD, Album) at Discogs|date=June 1998 |publisher=Discogs|access-date=10 July 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.spfc.org/songs-releases/discog.html?discog_id=29|title=spfc.org : discography : Adore|publisher=Smashing Pumpkins Fan Collaborative|access-date=10 July 2012}}

On July 7, 2012, Flemion accidentally drowned while swimming in a lake in Racine County, Wisconsin.{{cite web|url=http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/drowning-victim-identified/article_be0e52e2-ca23-11e1-8d12-0019bb2963f4.html|title=Drowning victim identified|publisher=Journal Times|date=July 9, 2012|access-date=July 9, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2012/07/09/dennis-flemion|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814091955/http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2012/07/09/dennis-flemion|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 14, 2012|title=Dennis Flemion|publisher=Matador Records|date=July 9, 2012|access-date=March 22, 2017}} He was 57. The 2013 Pearl Jam song "Future Days" was written by his friend Eddie Vedder about his death.