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Harmonica Frank Floyd

Born: Oct 11, 1908 in Toccopola, MS

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Died: Aug 7, 1984 in Blanchester, OH

Styles: Memphis Blues, Prewar Blues, Acoustic Blues, Blues Revival, Dirty Blues, Harmonica Blues, Country Blues, Prewar Country Blues, Delta Blues

Biography: Harmonica Frank Floyd was his own best caricature. A hobo and refugee from the old Southern medicine shows who sang and played like a throwback from the 1920s, he was as colorful as they come, and a case could be made that without Frank there wouldn't have been an Elvis. He was born to itinerant parents ...Read full biography

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The Missing Link

Released: 2002

Label: Memphis International Records

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This posthumous album (Frank Floyd died in 1984) stands as a tribute to the kind of talent that simply can't exist any more. Floyd came up on the now-defunct medicine show circuit, and that concept of ...Read full review

The Great Medical Menagerist

Released: 1997

Label: Genes

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I first discovered "Harmonica" Frank as I delved into the curious and ribald world of risque blues. Mr. Floyd is responsible for some of the biggest screams in this genre. One of these definitely not radio-friendly ...Read full review

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