Tony Franklin

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Tony Franklin (born April 2, 1962 in Derby , England ) is a British rock musician , multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer and producer. He was best known as the bass player in the bands The Firm and Blue Murder .

Franklin gives the pub "House of the Rising Sun" in Derby as the place of birth. At the age of six he began to make music in his parents' band. At 18 he joined a dance band and has since made his living as a professional musician.

In the early 1980s, Franklin worked with Roy Harper until Jimmy Page invited him in 1985 to play bass and keyboards in his new band The Firm . After the group broke up, Franklin continued to work with Page on his solo album Outrider . Then in 1987 he became a member of Blue Murder , the new band of John Sykes . The debut album Blue Murder was released in 1989, but only sold slowly.

Franklin left Blue Murder. He fought his drinking problems and moved to Los Angeles . During the 1990s he worked with many musicians on their projects, including Paul Rodgers , Alvin Lee , Eric Burdon , David Gilmour and Carmine Appice .

In 2000, Tony Franklin's first solo album, Brave New Tomorrow , was released, on which he played most of the instruments himself, sang all the voices, wrote the songs and which he also produced.

In 2014 he will tour with Carmine Appice , Joe Lynn Turner and Karl Cochran under the name Rated X. A debut album should be released in May.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/joe-lynn-turner-joins-forces-with-carmine-appice-tony-franklin-jeff-watson/
  2. ↑ http://www.rockhard.de/news/newsarchiv/newsansicht/37011-rated-x-heuern-gitarrist-karl-cochran-an.html
  3. ↑ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rated-x-joined-by-guitarist-karl-cochran/

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SURNAME Franklin, Tony
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British rock musician
DATE OF BIRTH April 2, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Derby , England