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The familiar "Frankie and Johnny were lovers" lyrics first appeared (as "Frankie and Albert") in On the Trail of Negro Folksongs by Dorothy Scarborough, published in 1925; a similar version with the "Frankie and Johnny" names appeared in 1927 in Carl Sandburg 's The American Songbag.
Jun 28, 2011 · Elvis Presley-Frankie and Johnny/Lyrics. Frankie and Johnnie were lovers Lordy oh how they did love Swore to be true to each other True as the stars above He was her man he...
Originally titled "Frankie and Albert," this traditional murder ballad was inspired by the real-life crime of passion committed by Frankie Baker in 1899. Fra...
Frankie and Johnny Lyrics: Frankie and me, we were lovers / Oh lordy how we did love / Swore we'd be true to each other / Just as true as stars above / I was her man, she caught...
Frankie and Johnnie... Were Lovers: Directed by Alan Colberg. With Rene Bond, Ric Lutze, John Barnum, Jerry Delony. Nightclub singer Frankie Lee falls in love with computer whiz and race car enthusiast Johnnie Ellis.
May 3, 2016 · Several sources identify Francis, also known as Frankie, as a prostitute and Allen Britt as her pimp. Britt was a ragtime piano player, and by most accounts, an attractive young man.
This video is presented as an historical reference by Empty Set Group, producers of "Waiting For A Train", the new Jimmie Rodgers musical. Information on the musical can be found at www ...
Frankie discovered her lover, Albert Britt, had been with another woman and took revenge by shooting him at a boardinghouse in St. Louis, Missouri. She would be acquitted under plea of self-defense.
Frankie and Johnny Lyrics: Framkie and Johnny were sweethearts / Lordy how they did love / They swore to be true to each other / As true as the stars above / He was her man / He...
Frankie and Johnny Lyrics by Pete Seeger from the American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1 [2002] album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: Now Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts Oh Lord, how they did love Swore to be true to each other true as the stars a…
