Frank Hamilton
Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and folk song collector Frank Hamilton has played a seminal role in the evolution of American folk music. A co-founder of the Old Town School of Music in Chicago in 1957, Hamilton taught the future leader of the Byrds, Roger McGuinn, to play guitar and banjo. Accompanied by his wife, Mary, Hamilton's interpretations brought a new sensibility to songs of America's past. His stint with the Weavers, as replacement for Erik Darling, who had replaced Pete Seeger, lasted little more than a year -- 1962 to 1963 -- but his contributions remained essential to the folk quartet's legacy. Seeger called him "one of the most creative musicians in the country," while Odetta described him as "a folksinger's folksinger, a master of the art." Studs Terkel declared that he was "quite possibly the most expert and versatile of folk instrumentalists." A native of New York City, Hamilton was drawn to the music of the American south as a youngster. He spent much of the late '40s and early '50s traveling the region, performing on street corners and local bars and soaking up as much music as he could. Relocating to Los Angeles by 1953, he hooked up with Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Guy Carawan. Calling themselves the Dusty Road Boys, the three folksingers spent an extended period in the midwest with stops at the Asheville Folk Festival, the Grand Ole Opry, the home of A.P. Carter of the Carter Family, and the Highlander Folk School. Hamilton recorded his debut solo album, Sings Folk Songs, in 1962. Nearly four decades later, he remains active and released a new album, Long Lonesome Home, in 1999.
© Craig Harris /TiVo
-
Songs to Make Life Slightly Less Awkward
Rock - Erschienen bei Bedroom Indie am 30.09.2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
The (I Fucking Hate) Christmas EP
Weihnachtsmusik - Erschienen bei Bedroom Indie am 20.12.2019
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
You, Your Cat And Me EP
Rock - Erschienen bei Fahrenheit 55 am 19.05.2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Best of #OneSongAWeek
Pop - Erschienen bei Fahrenheit 55 am 10.12.2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Nonesuch and Other Folk Tunes
Folk - Erschienen bei Folkways Records am 01.01.1959
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
-
All of #OneSongAWeek
Pop - Erschienen bei Fahrenheit 55 am 01.07.2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Way Back
Hörbücher - Erschienen bei Frank Hamilton am 12.12.2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Frank Hamilton Sings Folk Songs
Folk - Erschienen bei Folkways Records am 01.01.1962
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
-
-
(I Wish This Was A) Christmas Song
Pop - Erschienen bei Fahrenheit 55 am 17.12.2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sing for England
Pop - Erschienen bei Fahrenheit 55 am 01.06.2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The World of Frank & Valucha
Frank Hamilton, Valucha deCastro
Folk - Erschienen bei Essential World Masters am 15.03.2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
-
-
Saturday Night
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Bedroom Indie am 31.08.2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo