Frankie Masters

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Frankie Masters

Frank Masters (actually Frank Evans Masterman , born April 12, 1904 in St. Marys , West Virginia , † January 29, 1991 ) was an American musician ( vocals , banjo ) and band leader of the swing era.

Masters grew up in Robinson, Illinois , where his family lived from 1909, and played banjo in the campus band while studying at Indiana University and on the SS Madison cruise ship during the summer vacation . After leaving college, he first worked with Eddie Richmond in Chicago , then formed the house band at the College Inn of the Sherman Hotel in Chicago with his own ensemble . With his dance band ( Frankie Masters and His Orchestra ) he played for Conqueror, Victor and Vocalion from the late 1920sa number of records such as "Is It Gonna Be Long (Till You Belong to Me)", "Bungalow of Dreams" and "I'm Walkin 'on Air". Frankie Masters' recording of "My Darling" was the B-side of Jean Goldkette's "Just Imagine" (Victor 21565) in 1928 . However, Masters only had first success in 1939 with the title "Scatter Brain", which reached # 13 in the US charts in 1939. He married his band singer Phyillis Miles, with whom he later had a television show on the Chicago broadcaster WBKB. From the 1940s he appeared with his swing bands on various American radio stations; in the 1970s he led the house band of the Palmer House in Chicago.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ History of Crawford County, Illinois, Volume 1, 1980
  2. ^ A b Evelyn M. Wallace, Sue Jones: Robinson and Crawford County : 2006, p. 50.
  3. ↑ Charles A. Sengstock: That Toddlin 'Town: Chicago's White Dance Bands and Orchestras, 1900-1950 . 2004, p. 126.
  4. ↑ Frankie Masters at Discogs (English)
  5. ↑ Tom Lord : Jazz discography (online)
personal data
SURNAME Masters, Frankie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Masters, Frank; Masterman, Frank Evans (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musician (vocals, banjo) and band leader of the swing era
DATE OF BIRTH April 12, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Marys , West Virginia
DATE OF DEATH January 29, 1991