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Jan 17, 1996 · Ermant Franklin, Jr., gospel singer and manager, was born in Austin on March 20, 1931, and was the son of the Rev. Ermant Franklin, Sr., and Alla (Sneed) Franklin. “Junior” Franklin graduated from Anderson High School in 1950. While still a teenager he organized a quartet with his younger brother, James Franklin, and...
Ermant Franklin, Jr b. 20 Mar 1931 Austin Travis County, TX d. 15 Jan 1996 Austin Travis County, TX
Jul 18, 2023 · Elmo Franklin; Artis Turnbough; Ermant Franklin Jr.; Johnny Martin. The group was influenced by The Temptations, an American vocal group that released four Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles. ”The Mighty Clouds of Joy” signed a deal with Peacock Records gospel label. In 1960, the group released a single, titled – ”Steal Away to Jesus.”
Sep 1, 1995 · An Austin group, the Paramount Singers, formed in 1936 and included James Medlock (who went on to the Soul Stirrers) and Ermant Franklin, Sr., whose son Junior Franklin became a celebrated gospel singer in his own right in the 1950s and 1960s. Junior Franklin eventually helped form a version of the Mighty Clouds of Joy in Los Angeles which ...
Dec 29, 2016 · The original members of the band include Johnny Martin, Elmo and Ermant Franklin, Leon Polk and Richard Wallace. They won back-to-back Grammy Awards in 1978 and 1979 for best soul gospel ...
Ermant M Franklin Sr. was born on 7 December 1910, in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States. He had at least 3 sons and 4 daughters with Alla Sneed. He died on 20 December 1992, in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States, at the age of 82.
