Michael Franks
Michael Franks
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Genres: Contemporary Instrumental, Vocal Pop, Jazz-Pop, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Active: 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's
Born: September 18, 1944 in La Jolla, CA
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An enormously popular performer in the late '70s and early '80s, Franks performed folk/rock songs while in high school, then became a literature student at UCLA and a part-time performer. He taught undergraduate music courses in the early '70s at both UCLA and Berkeley, then provided scores for the films Count Your Bullets and Zandy's Bride. He made his first album in 1973, then enjoyed success with a string of late '70s albums on Warner Brothers.
Discography
Release: June 27, 2006
Label: Koch
Release: October 9, 2007
Label: Koch, Sleeping Gypsy/Rhino
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