Rick Froberg

{{Short description|American musician and visual artist (1968–2023)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Rick Froberg

| image = Hot Snakes 1.jpg

| caption = Froberg performing with the Hot Snakes on October 7, 2005, in Philadelphia.

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| background = solo_singer

| birth_name =

| alias = Rick Farr, Rick Fork

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1968|01|19}}

| birth_place = Santa Monica, California, U.S.

| origin =

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|06|30|1968|01|19}}

| death_place = San Diego, California, U.S.

| instrument = Guitar, vocals

| genre = Punk rock, post-punk, post-hardcore, indie rock, garage rock, garage punk

| occupation =

| years_active = 1986–2023

| label =

| past_member_of = {{hlist|Crash Worship|Pitchfork|Drive Like Jehu|Hot Snakes|Obits}}

| website =

}}

Eric Gerald Farr (né Froberg; January 19, 1968 – June 30, 2023) was an American musician and visual artist. In his musical career he was the singer and guitarist for the San Diego-area bands Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu, and Hot Snakes, performing alongside fellow San Diego musician John Reis. Froberg also played with the Last of the Juanitas, Thingy, Obits, and Crash Worship.

Life and career

Eric Gerald Froberg was born on January 19, 1968, in Santa Monica, California. His family moved to Carlsbad in 1976. Froberg's father changed his family's name to "Farr" in 1979, but Froberg opted to use the original form as his stage name.{{cite news |last1=Rubin |first1=Mike |title=Rick Froberg, Singer of Artful Intensity, Is Dead at 55 |work=The New York Times |date=14 July 2023 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/arts/music/rick-froberg-dead.html |access-date=September 25, 2023}}

In his career as a visual artist and illustrator he created album art, promotional artwork, and merchandise designs for all of his bands as well as for Rocket from the Crypt and Reis' Swami Records label.

Froberg died in San Diego on June 30, 2023, at the age of 55, from an undiagnosed heart condition.{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Alex |title=Rick Froberg, Frontman of Hot Snakes and Drive Like Jehu, Dead at 55 |url=https://consequence.net/2023/07/rick-froberg-frontman-of-hot-snakes-and-drive-like-jehu-dead-at-55/ |website=Consequence |access-date=2 July 2023 |date=2 July 2023}}

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|+Rick Froberg discography

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!scope="col"|Act

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!scope="col"|Credits

1987

|Crash Worship

|scope="row"|This

|drums

1989

|rowspan="2"|Pitchfork