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Frank Smith

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Also known as Francis Bede Smith

Australian rugby union footballer (1886-1954)

Person · Open Library

Born
Jun 1854
Works
22

Top works

  • The betrayal of Bramwell Booth
  • Narrative history
  • Address on the hundredth anniversary of the ordination of the Rev. Ralph Sanger
  • Col. Daniel Whiting of Dover, Massachusetts
  • Dover Fifty Years Ago

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1969-08-06
Active to
2003-10-21
acoustic rockamericanfolk rockindieindie folkindie pop

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3,698
Total plays
39,803

Tags

austinfolk rocksxsw 2008folkalt country

"Frank Smith have a sound that is as vast as America – for, like the country they come from, they reconcile countless would-be opposites as songs from the back porch country are driven straight into the noise of the city, simple folk tunes are given the most intricately complex arrangements, and the freedom of the music is constantly pulled back the authority of the beat. All of this is masked by American deadpan at its finest in lyrics that are too simple to be simple: if you want to move down

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Frank
Family name
Smith
Gender
male
Citizenship
Australia
Place of birth
Wellington
Place of death
Wellington
Participant in
1908 Summer Olympics
Sport
rugby
Position played
centre
Show 2 more facts
date of birth
1886-02-28
date of death
1954-10-29
Sources (2)

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