Michael Franks
He was born in La Jolla.
Michael Franks
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- Born
- 1944 · La Jolla.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- guitarist · banjoist · songwriter · jazz musician · singer · singer-songwriter · mandolinist
- Fields
- music
- Education
- University of California and Los Angeles · University of Oregon · Cathedral Catholic High School
- Languages
- English
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Identity
Identity
Michael Franks studied at University of California, Los Angeles, University of Oregon and Cathedral Catholic High School. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is music. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are rock music and pop music. Employment is recorded with Université de Montréal and University of California, Los Angeles.
Michael Franks is recorded as guitarist, banjoist, songwriter, jazz musician and singer.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1944
Michael Franks born at La Jolla.
1987
Michael Franks - Island Life (ASX-Unplayable) (1987) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
Primary material
Documents and archives
scholarly publication
- Franks, Michael, Oxford Music Online, 2003
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2003
Institutional database
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1383840: Michael Franks
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authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 16040793-X, Michael Franks with Crossfire.
Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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scholarly publication
Franks, Michael, Oxford Music Online, 2003Crossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1383840: Michael FranksWikimedia Foundation
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 16040793-X, Michael Franks with Crossfire.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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