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Frank Stokes

United States • 1888-01-01 – 1955-09-12

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Biography

Frank Stokes (January 1, 1877 or 1888 – September 12, 1955) was an American blues musician, songster, and blackface minstrel, who is considered by many musicologists to be the father of the Memphis blues guitar style.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

133 releases · 43 albums · active 1965–2025

  • Performance · 307
  • Other credits · 2

Studios: Vox Recording Studios · Liederkranz Hall, New York · Municipal Auditorium, Memphis · Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, Atlanta

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