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.
Bio from Wikipedia
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
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band
- Bill Wyman
- Stefan Grossman
- The Beale Street Sheiks (Stokes & Sane)
- Jo Ann Kelly
- Mississippi
- Roy Bookbinder


