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Stokes, Frank

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Personal name headingStokes, Frank
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See alsoCorporate body: Beale Street Sheiks
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Birth date1888-01-01
Death date1955-09-12
Place of birthWhitehaven (Memphis, Tenn.)
Place of deathMemphis (Tenn.)
Profession or occupationBlues musicians Singers Guitarists
Found inMemphis blues (1927-1937) [SR] 1987: label (Frank Stokes)
Herzhaft, G. Encyc. of the blues, 2nd ed. (Frank Stokes; 1887-1955; vocals, guitar; b. Memphis)
Harris, S. Blues who's who, 1981, c1979 (Stokes, Frank; b. Jan. 1, 1888, Whitehaven (Shelby Co.), TN; d. Sept. 12, 1955, Memphis, TN)
Encyc. of popular mus., 3rd ed. (Stokes, Frank; b. Jan. 1, 1888, Whitehaven, Tenn.; d. Sept. 12, 1955, Memphis, Tenn.; vocals, guitar; performed with guitarist Dan Sane as the Beale Street Sheiks)