Bob Frank

Bob Frank
Birth nameRobert Landis Frank
Born(1944-02-26)February 26, 1944
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJuly 18, 2019(2019-07-18) (aged 75)
Genresfolk
Occupation(s)musician, songwriter, composer, arranger
InstrumentSinger-songwriter
Years active1969–1973, 2001–2019
LabelsVanguard Records, Bowstring Records, Evangeline, Memphis International, Decor
Website

Robert Landis Frank (February 26, 1944 – July 18, 2019) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and composer. His debut self-titled record was issued on Vanguard Records in 1972 to critical acclaim and is a collectors item that was reissued on Light in the Attic in 2014. He co-wrote, recorded and toured with Mississippi/Memphis singer-songwriter John Murry, shared a stage with Gus Cannon, Jimmy Driftwood, Lightning Hopkins, Tim Buckley and Townes Van Zandt, and was a paid songwriter for Tree Publishing. He lived in El Sobrante, California.

Frank's 20th century version of the late Middle English classic, "A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hode" (Child Ballad #117), released on Bowstring Records in 2001, received rave reviews from English professors, music critics, historians, actors, college professors, school teachers and Oxford dons.