Frankie Ford

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Born 4 August 1939.

Frankie Ford

Biography

Frankie Ford (born August 4, 1939) is an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer.

He is the adopted son of Vincent and Anna Guzzo, who named him Francis Guzzo. He was born in Gretna, Louisiana, across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, where he still lives. Ford had a Top 20 hit in 1959 with "Sea Cruise" (b/w "Roberta"), sung to a previously recorded Huey "Piano" Smith backing track, released on Ace Records. The record sold over one million copies, gaining gold disc status.

He was known as the "New Orleans Dynamo", and still spends about 200 days a year on the road.[citation needed]

On May 16, 2010, at the Louisiana Music Homecoming in Erwinville, Ford was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

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