Frank Stokes

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Born
1 January 1888
Born In
Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Died
12 September 1955 (aged 67)
Frank Stokes (January 1, 1888 – September 12, 1955) was a blues musician who is considered by many musicologists to be the father of the Memphis blues guitar style. He was born in Shelby County, Tennessee, in South Memphis' largest vicinity Whitehaven, located two miles north of the Mississippi line. He was raised by his stepfather in Tutwiler, Mississippi, after the death of his parents. Stokes learned to play guitar as a youth in Tutwiler, and, after 1895, in Hernando, Mississippi, which was home to such African American guitarists as Jim Jackson, Dan Sane, Elijah Avery (of C… read more
Frank Stokes (January 1, 1888 – September 12, 1955) was a blues musician who is considered by many musicologists to be the father of the Memphis blues guitar style. He was born in Shelby County, Tennessee, in South Memphis' largest vicinity Whitehaven, located two miles north of the Miss… read more
Frank Stokes (January 1, 1888 – September 12, 1955) was a blues musician who is considered by many musicologists to be the father of the Memphis blues guitar style. He was born in Shelby County, Tennessee, in South Memphis' largest vicinity Whitehaven, located two miles north of the Mississippi line. He was raised by his stepfather in Tutwiler, Mississippi, … read more

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1 Play track The Best Of Frank Stokes I Got Mine
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2 Play track The Best Of Frank Stokes Downtown Blues
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3 The Best Of Frank Stokes How Long
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4 Play track The Best Of Frank Stokes Memphis Rounders Blues
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5 Play track American Epic: The Collection 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do, Pt. 1
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6 Play track The Best Of Frank Stokes Right Now Blues
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7 Memphis Blues Roots - The Early Years of Frank Stokes labour blues
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8 The Best Of Frank Stokes What's The Matter Blues
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9 Play track The Best Of Frank Stokes Take Me Back
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10 Play track The Best Of Frank Stokes Frank Stokes' Dream
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Albums

  1. 19,625 listeners

    31 Dec 2004 · 22 tracks

    The Best Of Frank Stokes
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  2. 2,229 listeners

    1977 · 14 tracks

    Creator of the Memphis Blues
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  3. 1,648 listeners

    20 May 1928 · 26 tracks

    Presenting Frank Stokes
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  4. 1,142 listeners

    1 Jan 1990 · 21 tracks

    The Victor Recordings (1928 - 1929)
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