Pete Franklin

Edward Lamonte Franklin

b. January 16th, 1928 in Indianapolis (Indiana)

d. July 31th, 1975 in Indianapolis (Indiana)

WINDY CITY BLUES

Nighthawk

January 1949

Sa mère Flossie Franklin connaissait le célèbre pianiste Leroy Carr. A 11 ans, le jeune homme commence à jouer de la guitare. Bien qu'il ait été souvent surnommé "Guitar" Pete Franklin, il fut aussi un excellent pianiste. En cela, il se rapproche beaucoup de son mentor "Scrapper" Blackwell, originaire comme lui d'Indianapolis. A Chicago, Pete accompagne de nombreux bluesmen comme Saint Louis Jimmy, Jazz Gillum, John Brim, Tampa Red, Sunnyland Slim. Sur cette anthologie, on retrouve les deux premiers morceaux en leader de Pete Franklin : "Casey Brown blues" et "Down behind the rise".

His mother Flossie Franklin knew the famous pianist Leroy Carr. At 11 years old, the young man begins to play guitar. Although he was often called "Guitar" Pete Franklin, he was also an excellent pianist. In this, he is very close to his mentor "Scrapper" Blackwell, a native of Indianapolis like him. In Chicago, Pete accompanies many bluesmen like Saint Louis Jimmy, Jazz Gillum, John Brim, Tampa Red, Sunnyland Slim. In this anthology, we find the first two tracks of Pete Franklin as a leader : "Casey Brown blues" and "Down behind the rise".

GUITAR PETE'S BLUES

Bluesville

July 1961

Installé dans sa ville d'Indianapolis, il partage son temps entre son travail à l'usine et la musique. Redécouvert par Art Rosenbaum, il trouve enfin la possibilité d'enregistrer un album complet co-produit par Kenneth Goldstein. Un disque composé de nombreuses reprises de Curtis Jones, Doctor Clayton, Leroy Carr, Tampa Red qu'il interprète de manière très juste. Mais, on y trouve aussi sa composition la plus célèbre : "Guitar Pete's blues". Un LP aujourd'hui rarissime.

Settled in his hometown of Indianapolis, he divides his time between his job at the factory and music. Rediscovered by Art Rosenbaum, he finally found the opportunity to record a full album co-produced by Kenneth Goldstein. A disc composed of many covers of Curtis Jones, Doctor Clayton, Leroy Carr, Tampa Red that he interprets rightly. But, there are also his most famous own composition "Guitar Pete's blues". A rare LP today.

INDIANAPOLIS JUMP

Flyright

December 1963

Dans cette belle anthologie qui regroupe les enregistrements de terrain recueillis par Art Rosenbaum à Indianapolis, on retrouve, bien sûr, Pete Franklin. Au piano, il joue "Lowdown dirty ways" et l'ébouriffant "The fives". A la guitare, il interprète "Penal farm blues".

In this beautiful anthology that gathers together field recordings collected by Art Rosenbaum in Indianapolis, there are, of course, Pete Franklin. On the piano, he plays "Lowdown dirty ways" and breathtaking "The fives". On the guitar, he sang "Penal farm blues".