A Frank Willis Listings at GEST Songs Of NFLD (1950-2011) (V)=video

15 Feet Tall (V) A Lady Like Mom (V) Ballad Of Aunt Beatie, The ~ with Rosalind Willis (V) Bright Silv'ry Light Of The Moon Franky And The Twisters Grandpa's Motorboat (V) Great Big Moose (V) Gypsy Blood ~ with Bob Porter Hello Mom And Dad-We're Coming Home For Christmas I Lobster Never Flounder ~ Quinlan, Jeffery, Braddock I'm My Own Grandpa ~ Moe Jaffe & Dwight Latham (Vx2) I Used To Call Her Darling (But Now I Call Her Collect) Jesus Take Hold Of My Hand ~ with Carson Willis Last Days Of Okak, The ~ with Fred Petersen Life Goes On ~ with Fred Petersen (V) Little Town Of Nutak ~ with Selby Mesher Love Left Town ~ Jerry Forney (V) Mummers Night In Oshawa ~ with Fred Petersen My Name Is (A Frank Willis) ~ Bob Porter (V) Newfie Sheik, The ~ L Coad & T Doyle (V) No Reason Or Rhyme (V) Oh, Jenny ~ with Bob Porter Ol' Deaf Jack Picture Of A Lady (V) Prisoner Of The Wind ~ with Harry Martin (V) Rocky Road To Heaven Savage Cop In Savage Cove (V) Skipper Billy's Wake ~ Ellis Coles Sweet Forget Me Not, The ~ Bobby Newcomb Take Me As I Am ~ with Wayne Rostad (V) Things Were The Same (V) You And I Underneath The Moon Whitefish Hole

Biographical Notes

A Frank, as he was affectionately called was from Dover, Newfoundland, and was known and billed as the One-Man Band From Newfoundland. He was a virtual legend on the Canadian east coast music scene and was well recognized as one of Canada's most uniquely talented and engaging performers. He launched his one-man show in 1975, and became an overnight sensation, simultaneously playing bass pedals with his left foot, chord organ with his right foot, and a harmonica clamped in a holder, all while his hands alternated between a guitar and mandolin strapped in front of him. He frequently pulled the accordion, banjo, and a kazoo into the performance just for good measure.

~ Watch A Frank Willis' playlist below ~ ~ Above videos are also viewable on lyrics pages ~

Below is a Canadian Medley of just a few hits from A Frank's album Born To Party: Something To Sing About (This Land Of Ours) / There's No Price Tags On The Doors In Newfoundland / My Nova Scotia Home / Alberta Bound / This Land Is Your Land.

#819: YouTube video by SonOfLabrador ©2011 ~ Used with permission ~

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