Frank Lee Sprague
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Frank Lee Sprague (January 8, 1958 – September 2, 2018) was an American guitarist and composer. He wrote both songs and concert pieces, with his catalog numbering over 1000 works, including two
Sprague was born in
In 2006 he released Merseybeat Mono, which contained all the songs from his first two albums in monophonic sound, as well as Concerto for Violin with Orchestra, the acoustic Fulton Avenue, and the single "She's Good".
Sprague's later releases included Merry Merseybeat Christmas (December 2006) and Merry Christmas, Traditional Carols arranged as Traditional Rock Songs (November 2007), "Fulton Chateau" (November 2008), and "String Quartets No. 1 & 2" (July 2009) on Wichita Falls Records.
He was also the leader of the Sprague Brothers who released several albums on Hightone Records, El Toro, Wichita Falls Records, and other labels.
In 2012, Sprague recorded a cover of the Bad Company single "Can't Get Enough" for a fund-raising CD titled Super Hits Of The Seventies, produced exclusively for radio station WFMU.
He died September 2, 2018, at the age of 60. He left a young widow Cerise Sprague who was the bassist in his band at the time of his death. His ashes were spread in Hunnington Beach, CA at a small private ceremony. [2]