Franny Beecher
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Franny Beecher was an American guitarist best known for his lead guitar work with the pioneering rock and roll band Bill Haley & His Comets in the 1950s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Franny Beecher canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guitarist
ⓘ
human ⓘ musician ⓘ rock and roll musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| alias |
Francis Eugene Beecher
ⓘ
surface form:
Frank Beecher
Franny Beecher ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Bill Haley & His Comets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1921-09-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2014-02-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| endTimeInBand | 1962 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Beecher ⓘ |
| fullName | Francis Eugene Beecher ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
country music
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ rockabilly ⓘ |
| givenName | Francis ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Bill Haley & His Comets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering rock and roll lead guitar work in the 1950s ⓘ |
| notablePerformance |
Bill Haley & His Comets
ⓘ
surface form:
Razzle Dazzle (as guitarist with Bill Haley & His Comets)
Rock Around the Clock (as guitarist with Bill Haley & His Comets) ⓘ Bill Haley & His Comets ⓘ
surface form:
See You Later, Alligator (as guitarist with Bill Haley & His Comets)
|
| notableWork | lead guitar work with Bill Haley & His Comets ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ |
| performedOn | Bill Haley & His Comets recordings for Decca Records ⓘ |
| previouslyPlayedWith |
Benny Goodman
ⓘ
Buddy Greco ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Decca Records ⓘ |
| residence |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania, United States
|
| startTimeInBand | 1954 ⓘ |
| style |
country-influenced rock and roll guitar
ⓘ
virtuosic lead guitar ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.