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Frank frost born april 15, 1936 in auvergne, arkansas. Houston stackhouse september 28, 1910 september 23, 1980 was an american delta blues guitarist and singer. Frank otis frost april 15, 1936 or 1938 october 12, 1999 was one of the foremost american. Most sources state that frost was born in 1936 in auvergne, jackson county, arkansas, though researchers bob eagle and eric leblanc state patterson, woodruff county, in 1938. Aug 25, 2017 6 repo man blues 7 pocket full of money 8 janie on my mind 9 somebody tell me 10 deep blues frank frost harmonicavocals fred james guitars bob kommersmith bass waldo latowsky drumspiano.

He located frost, johnson, and carr playing inside johnsons clarksdale tavern, the black fox. Get the best deals on blues music memorabilia when you shop the largest online selection at. As more blacks were moving to urban areas like chicago, the urban blues genre was born. Born frank otis frost in auvergne, arkansas, frost s first exposure to music came as a young boy when he learned to play the piano for the choir in his familys church. Frank otis frost was one of the most respected delta blues harmonica players that ever played around clarksdale he had good company. Frank frost biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. His father had his own musical group, and jack taught himself to play guitar so he could play with them, which he did at age. Jun 01, 2011 big jack johnson, who has died aged 70 after a lengthy period of ill health, was this groups lead guitarist and second vocalist, and its last survivor, the leader frank frost having died in 1999.

Frost returned in 1996 with keep yourself together. Please enter your email address to create an account. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Frank frost is known for his work on crossroads 1986 and deep blues 1992. This is basic electric blues played by men who live the blues life. Rl burnside, junior kimbrough and big jack johnson.

Frank frost, 63, who played delta blues the new york times. The very best of frank frost remastered 1998 frank frost the jelly roll kings with sam carr frank frost midnight prowler frank frost. In the following years, frost waxed an earwig album 1988s midnight prowler and appeared on atlantics 1992 deep blues soundtrack an acclaimed film that reinforced the fact that blues still thrives deep in its southern birthplace. She has been influenced by a diverse range of singers and writers including betty carter, bessie smith, leonard cohen, olivier messiaen, miles davis and poets william butler yeats, paul muldoon and eva salzman. Originally issued on appaloosa, this 1999 reissue teams frank frost with producerguitar hotshot fred james, bob kommersmith on upright bass, and gatemouth brown alumnus waldo latowsky on drums. And heres to the blues, the real blues where theres a hint of hope in every cry of desperation.

He was not especially noted as a guitarist or singer, but nighthawk showed gratitude to stackhouse, his guitar teacher, by backing him on a number of recordings in the late 1960s. Sonny boy williamson ii early on and later charlie musselwhite. Louis as a teenager, he took up playing with sonny boy rice miller williamson in the mid50s, appearing regularly with him on the famous radio show king biscuit time. Although the booklet indicates frank frost on harmonica, he does. Fiction and nonfiction books about blues music and blues musicians score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Miller, known the world over as sonny boy williamson ii, taught frank the finer points of blowing the blues harp. Blues legend bb king personal custom made patterned shirt personally owned. Frank frost, who has died aged 63, was one of the few who stayed behind, content with local celebrity. The very best of frank frost by frank frost on amazon music. Died october 12, 1999 aged 63 in helena, arkansas was one of the foremost delta blues harmonica players of his generation. I listen to everything around me and make it into blues. He is athletically built and moves with the easy grace of a man 20 to 30 years younger.

Mississippi delta blues singerguitarist big jack johnson was born in 1940 in lambert, ms. Fiction and nonfiction books about blues music and blues musicians score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Read books online free ebooks good best novels to read. He soon ran into drummer sam carr the son of bluesman robert nighthawk, who invited frost to play in his band. But he also had a local reputation as a tough, hardworking singer and guitarist in the best of the deep blues tradition, and didnt really tour much beyond the clarksdale, miss.

Urban blues had a more aggressive sound than classic blues. Christine tobin is an irish vocalist and composer from dublin who has been part of the london jazz and improvising scene since the second half of the 1980s. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. The last of the jelly roll kings with sam carr frank frost deep blues frank frost. He is best known for his association with robert nighthawk. Frosts skills encompassed keyboards and guitar, but like many other blues artists, he started with the harmonica. Born frank otis frost in auvergne, arkansas, frosts first exposure to music came.

Big jack johnson, who has died aged 70 after a lengthy period of ill health, was this groups lead guitarist and second vocalist, and its last survivor, the leader frank frost having died in 1999. Sanctuary of meditation crypt 314 third row from the bottom on the left. Frank frost, one of the foremost delta blues harmonica players of his. Soundtrack personnel jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. Carr, 10 years older than frost at 69, offers a dramatic contrast. Albums include the sun records collection, hey boss man.

Robert palmers 1981 book deep blues helped raise scholarly. Mesmerized by their sound, frank soon formed his own record label, earwig, to capture their raw, charismatic brand of blues. In what amounts to a stateoftheart field recording, robert palmer author of deep blues, one of the finest books ever written on the subject took a 24 track mobile unit into the delta and came back with ample recorded proof that the lowdown, jukejoint brand of mississippi blues is still alive, well, and flourishing. Most of the blues musicians who grew up in americas deep south in the 1930s and 40s sooner or later went to work in the north, usually in chicago. Frank frost, the nighthawks hey boss man black friday. Perhaps one of the most important blues recordings of all time, frank frosts hey boss man. Frank frost i frank frost is known for his work on crossroads 1986 and deep blues 1992. List of books and articles about blues music online. Hard core natural blues droning on into your soul and searing your mind. Mattox when it comes to influences none had a more significant impact on frost s musical direction than alex rice miller. New released, best and good books to read online for free.

In later years, frosts health declined, yet he continued to play. Many fans own one or two or even 10 without owning whole libraries, and many jazz collectors have a few blues books in their collections, just as they have a few blues 78s mixed in with all the jazz. The motherlode of north mississippi hill country blues. He is the author of deep blues and other books, and served as writer and music director for two awardwinning documentary films, the world according to john coltrane and deep blues. Louis, missouri when he was 15 and began his musical career as a guitarist.

Frost s first exposure to music came as a young boy when he learned to play the piano for the choir in his familys church. Kimbrough, big jack johnson, frank frost, jessie mae. A first choice album to get used to the blues world and among the best blues releases till now. Musiciansinger frank frost was born in augusta, ar, in 1936. A resident of new orleans for the last few years of his life, he was a close neighbor and friend of john sinclair, poet, d. Frank was arkansas born, and like most all other bluesmen, he began playing music in the family church. I played for nothing, and i made blues for nothing. Listen to the deep blues show featuring classic and traditional blues, with your. In the late 1970s, frost was rediscovered by a blues enthusiast, michael frank, who began releasing albums on his earwig music company label by the trio, now called the jelly roll kings after a song from hey boss man. In 1986 frank booked johnson and frost for the chicago blues festival and.

Big jack johnson played his jukejoint guitar in a downhome and dirty style that would have been common all over the delta eighty years previously, when the blues were being born. He died of cardiac arrest in helena, arkansas in 1999, and is buried in magnolia cemetery in helena. Released in 1992, but hard to find ever since, the soundtrack to the movie deep blues atlanticanxious, is a disc worth seeking out loosely based on the late robert palmers classic book, the movie took a look at the music of the mississippi delta and filmed performances by such luminaries as r. Deep blues has been given a fullframe transfer at the aspect ratio of 1. Deep blues cd frank frost harpin on it import cd frank frost big boss man. The grooves are straightforward and cleanly played with a true spark of spontaneity plainly evident in the entire session. Frank frost deep blues album art, frank frost with. Jan 25, 2017 provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises frank frost blues jelly roll kings off yonder wall.

Bear family, germany lp its great to see bear family back in the vinyl game with this high quality, 180gm, direct metal mastered repro of this unheralded blues classic, originally released on philips international in 1962. Oct 19, 1987 jack johnson, frank frost and sam carr, who made their first new york appearance at the lone star cafe on wednesday and thursday, have been playing blues in the mississippi delta for more than 25. Frank frost sam phillips launched sun records on a nutritious diet of hardhitting blues in. Hillside memorial park courts of the book mausoleum, first floor. One artist which is real like most bluesmen are and you know why because blues is reality. Hes probably most widely know for being a part of the jelly roll kings, a mississippi trio made of of johnson, sam carr and frank frost. Louis, where he got a job playing with harmonica player willie foster. During prohibition, musicians played the urban blues in honky tonks, bars that illegally served alcohol. Frank frost, the nighthawks hey boss man black friday red. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from frank frost at the discogs marketplace.

One of the last of the rural deep south jukejoint bluesmen. Chicago blues fan michael frank sought out frost in 1975. Frank frost, one of the foremost delta blues harmonica players of his generation, died on tuesday at his home on the street named in his honor in helena, ark. Jacks father might have been playing back then, and jack played in the family string band from an early age. In 1962 he formed a trio called called frank frost and the nighthawks, and they soon recorded an album for international records. Frosts golf cap and muted plaidlined shirt hang on him as if on a coat hanger. A musical pilgrimage to the crossroads and crossroads. Hey boss man black friday red vinyl lp frank frost, the nighthawks currently unavailable. Mar 09, 2001 he is the author of deep blues and other books, and served as writer and music director for two awardwinning documentary films, the world according to john coltrane and deep blues. He learned to play piano as a youth, and in 1951 he moved to st. Frank frost makes your life better and gives you a real taste what blues is.

But the next day, frank and sam show up early for their gig. File deep blues 1992\06 frank frost midnight prowler. Since producing the latter films soundtrack cd for atlantic records, he has produced a number of raw jukejoint blues cds for the fat possum label, winning a. The story line, as such, is simply blues authorhistorian robert palmer who is the author of a book called deep blues which may be the inspiration for the movie but is not a script for it and executive producer david stewart lead guitarist with the eurythmics whose presence is probably best explained by the fact he financed the project. In 1920, mamie smith was the first african american to record blues music. Although the atmospheric juke joint blues of frank frost remained steeped in unadulterated delta funk throughout his career, his ongoing musical journey took him well outside his mississippi home base. Buy hey boss man black friday red vinyl lp by frank frost lp. Robert palmer author of deep blues, one of the finest books ever written on the subject took a 24 track mobile unit into the delta and came back with ample recorded proof that the lowdown, jukejoint brand of mississippi blues is still. The very best of frank frost cd frank frost harp and blues japanese issue lp frank frost view more.

Press frank frost with the night hawks hey boss man. David mutti clark, professor brown shoes teaches the blues. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The echoes are back on the streets of helena, and the simple, yet profound words of frank frost, the blues giant who stayed here with his friend sam carr because the fishin was good, echo in my head. Four days before his death, he appeared with carr at the king biscuit blues. Robert mugges fine documentary on blues music in the american south gets a quality presentation on this dvd release. The cause was cardiac arrest, said otha bush, deputy coroner of phillips county, ark. Listen to your favorite songs from the very best of frank frost by frank frost now.