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Henry Franklin

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American musician

Person · Open Library

Born
1844
Died
1919
Works
13

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1942-03-25
Active to
2018-08-16

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
13,428
Total plays
70,967

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jazzbebopHard Bop70sFrom: USA

Born October 1st, 1940, Henry Franklin is a native of Los Angeles whose earliest memories of jazz were through his father, Sammy Franklin, a renowned trumpeter and bandleader. As a child, Henry was encouraged to take music seriously and with that he understood its emotional power. Though he would take to the clarinet, piano and tap dancing early, it wasn't until the day he picked up the bass that music began to define him. So began Henry's life-long love affair with music. <a href="https://www.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Henry
Family name
Franklin
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Los Angeles
Occupation
jazz musician
Instrument
bass
Image
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date of birth
1940-10-01
start of work period
1960-00-00
Commons category
Henry Franklin
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