Bob Frank

Robert Landis Frank (February 26, 1944 – July 18, 2019) was 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 that was reissued on Light in the Attic in 2014. He co-wrote, recorded and toured with Mississippi/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 lived in El Sobrante, California.

Bob Frank
Birth nameRobert Landis Frank
Born(1944-02-26)February 26, 1944
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJuly 18, 2019(2019-07-18) (aged 75)
Genresfolk
Occupation(s)musician, songwriter, composer, arranger
Instrument(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active1969–1973, 2001–2019
LabelsVanguard Records, Bowstring Records, Evangeline, Memphis International, Decor
Website

Frank's 20th century version of the late Middle English classic, "A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hode" (Child Ballad #117), released on Bowstring Records in 2001, received rave reviews from English professors, music critics, historians, actors, college professors, school teachers and Oxford dons.

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