Frankie Ford

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Frankie Ford
R&B, pop
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Piano
Years active1957–2015
LabelsAce, Imperial, Briarmeade

Frankie Ford (born Vincent Francis Guzzo, Jr.; August 4, 1939 – September 28, 2015) was an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer, best known for his 1959 hit "Sea Cruise".

Biography

He was born in

gold disc status.[3][4]

Ford toured widely around the US, but his later records were less successful, with his versions of "Alimony"

Mac Rebennack and Jerry Byrne, but it failed to sell.[2] Ace released an LP by Ford, Let's Take A Sea Cruise With Frankie Ford, before the singer moved to Imperial Records in late 1960. He recorded with producer Dave Bartholomew, and released a version of "You Talk Too Much", but Ford's recording missed out in competition with one by Joe Jones which was issued almost simultaneously. In 1961, his version of Boyd Bennett's 1955 hit "Seventeen" was Ford's last chart entry.[3]

Ford was drafted in 1962, and performed for troops in Japan, Vietnam and Korea. He later recorded occasionally for small labels, but mainly performed in clubs in and around New Orleans.[2] He appeared in the 1978 movie American Hot Wax, and toured in Britain and Europe, recording the album New Orleans Dynamo in London in 1989.[2] He continued to record and perform through the 1990s.[3] Ford co-owned the Briarmeade record label, which issued several singles and albums by him from the 1970s to the 2000s.[5][6] On May 16, 2010, at the Louisiana Music Homecoming in Erwinville, Ford was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

Ford died in Gretna at the age of 76 on September 28, 2015, following a long illness.[7]

Discography

Singles (selected)

  • "Cheatin' Woman" / "The Last One to Cry" (1958)
  • "Sea Cruise" / "Roberta" (1959) - Billboard Hot 100 No. 14 / US Billboard R&B No. 11
  • "Alimony" / "Can't Tell My Heart (What To Do)" (1959) - Billboard Hot 100 No. 97
  • "Time After Time" / "I Want To Be Your Man" (1960) - Billboard Hot 100 No. 75
  • "Chinatown" / "What's Going On" (1960)
  • "You Talk Too Much" / "If You've Got Troubles" (1960) - Billboard Hot 100 No. 87
  • "My Southern Belle" / "The Groom" (1960)
  • "Seventeen" / "Dog House" (1961) - Billboard Hot 100 No. 72
  • "Saturday Night Fish Fry" / "Love Don't Love Nobody" (1961)
  • "What Happened To You?" / "Let 'Em Talk" (1961)
  • "A Man Only Does (What A Woman Makes Him Do)" / "They Said It Couldn't Be Done" (1962)

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Albums

  • Let's Take a Sea Cruise with Frankie Ford (Ace, 1959)
  • Frankie Ford (Briarmeade, 1976)
  • New Orleans Dynamo (Stardust, 1984)
  • Hot and Lonely (Ace, 1995)
  • Christmas (Avantiavi, 1999)
  • Night Songs (Briarmeade, 2002)
  • That Can Be Used Again! (Briarmeade, 2003)
  • The Legend (Knight, 2006)
  • On the Street Where You Live (Briarmeade, 2009)

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References

  1. The Times-Picayune
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    ISBN 1-85227-745-9
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  3. ^ a b c "Frankie Ford". Rockabilly.nl. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  4. ISBN 0-214-20512-6
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  5. ^ "Discographie BRIARMEADE Records". Monola.net. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  6. ^ "Billboard - Google Books". 1974-05-18. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  7. ^ "Frankie Ford, Singer of 'Sea Cruise,' Dies at 76". The New York Times. Associated Press. 30 September 2015. p. B13.
  8. ^ Richie Unterberger (1939-08-04). "Frankie Ford | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  9. ^ "Frankie Ford Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  10. ^ "WangDangDula.com". Koti.mbnet.fi. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2015-10-03.

External links

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