Birth name Robert Frank Name Bob Frank Website [1] | Instruments Singer-songwriter Origin Memphis Genres Folk music | |
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Born February 26, 1944 (age 80)
Memphis, United States ( 1944-02-26 ) Occupation(s) musician, songwriter, composer, arranger Years active 1969-1973, 2001-present Role Singer ยท bobfranksongs.com Albums Ride the Restless Wind, Pledge of Allegiance, World Without End, Bob Frank, Keep On Burning Record labels Vanguard Records, Evangeline Records Similar People John Murry, Jim Dickinson, Tim Mooney, Gary Oliver, The Brobecks | ||
Bob Frank Vivian Oblivian
Robert Landis "Bob" Frank (born February 26, 1944) is an American musician, singer/songwriter and composer. His debut self-titled record was issued on Vanguard Records in 1972 to critical acclaim and is a collectors item. He has recorded and toured with Memphis singer/songwriter John Murry, shared a stage with Gus Cannon, Jimmy Driftwood, Lightning Hopkins, Tim Buckley and Townes Van Zandt, and was a paid songwriter for Tree Publishing. He currently lives in El Sobrante, California.
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Critical reception
Though not widely known, Frank's songs have earned wide critical acclaim. Jim Dickinson, a producer for Big Star and a Memphis music legend, called Frank "the greatest songwriter you never heard." In Rolling Stone, Senior Editor David Fricke called Frank's debut "beautifully stark" and compared him to Warren Zevon Frank's collaboration with singer/songwriter John Murry on 2005 LP World Without End was praised in the Village Voice, Uncut and The Independent UK. His songs have been recorded by Jim Dickinson, Chris LeDoux, Gary McMahan, and others.