g, 1888-1945 US
Musician of Country and Folk
A.k.a. James Franklin Jenkins
Frank Jenkins (1888–1945) was an American banjo and fiddle player.He was born in 1888 in Dobson, North Carolina. Jenkins earned his living working on farms and in sawmills.Jenkins was known for his skill as a classic 3-finger style banjo player, but he was also an accomplished fiddle player, winning prizes at many fiddle contests.Jenkins played banjo in the band Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters in the 1920s. He later formed his own band, the Pilot Mountaineers, in which he played fiddle, his son Oscar played banjo, and Pop Stoneman played guitar.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Old Joe Clark / Roving Cowboy | Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters / Frank Jenkins | 1927 | Album |
Home Sweet Home / Wandering Boy | Frank Jenkins | 1927 | Album |
Frank Jenkins perc, dr |
Frank Jenkins' Pilot Mountaineers US Folk |