Carol Fran
Sign in to saveAfrican American soul blues singer, pianist and songwriter
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1933-10-23
- Active to
- 2021-09-01
death by covid-19
Discography
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- 7,149
- Total plays
- 36,303
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Carol Fran (October 23, 1933 – September 1, 2021) was an American soul blues singer, pianist, and songwriter, best known for her string of single releases in the 1950s and 1960s, and her later musical association with her husband, Clarence Hollimon, releasing albums as Carol Fran & Clarence Hollimon. Fran was born Carol Martin near Lafayette in southwest Louisiana. She began her jump blues singing career with Don Conway, and subsequently relocated to New Orleans. <a href="https://www.last.fm/m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carol
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lafayette
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- soul blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Excello Records
- Image
- Carol Fran 2014.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1933-10-23
- date of death
- 2021-09-01
- name in native language
- Carol Fran
- start of work period
- 2021-00-00
- Commons category
- Carol Fran
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