Frank Luther
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Biography
Francis Luther Crow, known professionally as Frank Luther, was born on August 4, 1899, in Lakin, Kansas, US. He began studying piano at age six and started vocal training at thirteen. By sixteen, he toured the Midwest with a quartet called The Meistersingers. In 1920, Luther married vocalist Zora Layman. From 1928 to 1932, Luther recorded country music with Carson Robison, achieving significant popularity with songs like "Barnacle Bill the Sailor" and "When It's Springtime in the Rockies". In the early 1930s, he formed a trio with his wife and baritone Leonard Stokes. The Frank Luther Trio debuted on NBCâs Hillbilly Heart-throbs radio series, where Zora Layman became the first country female singer to have a major hit record with "Seven Years With the Wrong Man". Luther passed away on November 16, 1980. His contributions to children's music were recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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- You've Got That Thing by Frank Luther
- Well You Needn't featuring Ronnie Bedford
- Just Friends featuring Ronnie Bedford
- The Cop On the Beat, the Man in the Moon and Me
- Half Nelson featuring Ronnie Bedford
- The Cat And The Fiddle: She Didn't Say Yes
- Yardbird Suite featuring Ronnie Bedford
- The Three Billy Goats Gruff
- Woody N' You featuring Ronnie Bedford
- Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: Pt. 1
- Fine And Dandy
- Jazz Dancing featuring Ronnie Bedford
- Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: Pt. 2
- Yesterdays
- Open Up dem Pearly Gates by Frank Luther
- Billie's Bounce featuring Ronnie Bedford
- Donna Lee featuring Ronnie Bedford
