Billy Franks
Billy Franks
Genres: singer-songwriter
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About Billy Franks
Lauded by his musical peers but largely ignored by the mainstream, Billy Franks can count Oasis and Peter Gabriel among his admirers, as well being cited as a songwriting influence by Bono. With his then band, the Faith Brothers, he opened for U2 in front of 50,000 people at Milton Keynes Bowl in 1986, and his last Scottish performance saw the Faith Brothers supporting REM at Barrowlands. Since the Faith Brothers broke up in 1988, Billy Franks has recorded four solo albums: “Mass”, “Genius & Grace”, “Sex, Laughter & Meditation” and, most recently, “The Turtledove Boutique”. In recent years, Billy has mostly been performing in the US, where he has found an audience more receptive to the singer/songwriter ethos. However, in May of 2008 he returned to the UK with his new band to play to a packed house at Shepherd’s Bush Empire and will return on 6 June 2009. Billy’s film ' Tribute This ' has just won the best film award at West Hollywood Film Festival and also best film chosen by the public.
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