Frank Michael Biography

Similar musicians Frank were born and raised in Southern California, in the family consisting of Father Tourman, Mother Vera and two younger sisters. Despite the fact that no one in his family was a musician, his parents adored swing. At the age of 14, Frank bought his first guitar for $ 29 - the Japanese Marco Polo. Six private lessons were included in the purchase price - these lessons became the only musical education that he received.

In a university school [English. In high school, Michael began to sing folk rock, accompanying himself on the guitar. Frank studied English and literature at the University of California at Los Angeles. In the year, he received a bachelor's degree of humanitarian sciences at the University of California for comparative literary criticism, as well as the degree of a master of humanities at the University of Oregon in the year.

Franks was an assistant to an American literature teacher at the University of Montreal, and also taught at the University of California at Los Angeles. During teaching at the University of California, Frank wrote his first songs. One of the first works of the young musician was the anti-war musical Anthems in E-Flat, with the only beginning then his acting career Mark Hamill in the title role.

Also, his early career includes music to the films “Fight Rooster” with Warren Outs and “Bride Zendi [English. On this album, Frank played on the guitar, Bango and Mandolin, and also accompanied the group in the tour in support of the album.

In the year, he recorded his first solo album of Michael Franks in a reprinted under the name Previously Unavailable. In the year, Frank released his second album The Art of Tea [English. The album brought Franks the new hit "Popsicle Toes". His third album Sleeping Gypsy [English. Around the same time, the percussionist Ray Armando presented Franksa Kabas, who became a branded concert instrument for him - he uses it on stage at a time when he does not play the guitar.

Album Burchfield Nines [English. Michael Franks recorded his cover version of the classical Christmas song “Christmas Time Is Here” with jazz pianist David Benois [English. In October, Michael Frank visited Moscow. He gave a concert at the State Kremlin Palace and took part in Dmitry Dibrov’s program “Anthropology”. Enjoy the notes with the Pianokafe team!

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