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It's hard to believe it is almost 30 years since Michael Franks made us prick up our ears as we first heard the quaintly titled Popsicle Toes from the Art Of Tea album.
Michael Franks is good at taking common phrases and sayings in our culture (track #1 and #2 on this release) and making catchy songs out of them. This track does that with a pounding refrain featuring ...
One of Detroit’s favorite international jazz musicians, singer-songwriter Michael Franks, will return to Detroit Saturday, Aug. 17.
If pop tunesmith Michael Franks were any more relaxed onstage, he'd be guilty of loitering. On the all-time list of crooners least likely to break a sweat, he's right up there with Perry Como and ...
Time Together, Franks' First New CD in Five Years, Unites Him With An All-Star Cast of Friends Including Gil Goldstein, Chuck Loeb, Till Bronner, Mike Mainieri, Eric Marienthal & Others Michael Franks ...
Michael Franks returning, popsicle toes intact, for hometown gig at San Diego Smooth Jazz Festival The La Jolla native is now at work on his memoir and his 24th album. His band features former Pat ...
La Jolla native Michael Franks’ music career predates the rise of both hip-hop and smooth jazz. But he has long been embraced by both worlds, much to the surprise of the veteran singer and wr… ...
That evening, Jazz in the Park presents its first ticketed concert, featuring smooth jazz vocalist Michael Franks, jazz vibraphonist Roy Ayers and New Orleans-based jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan.
"Now That The Summer's Here" is the first single from Time Together, Michael Franks' 18th album and debut for Shanachie Entertainment. This song appears by permission of the contributing artist and/or ...
Singer-songwriter Michael Franks’ sophisticated, jazzy sound, witty lyrics and lighter-than-air voice made him an international star in the 1970s and ‘80s with songs like “Tell Me All About ...
Between those three records and his many Christmas compilations, you should be able to find all of the songs featured on Michael Bublé Sings & Swings on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Google Play, or ...