Frank Warner (folklorist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Frank Warner (folklorist)

American musician and folk song collector

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1903

Place of Birth: Selma, Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 27-Feb-1978

Profession: musicologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Frank Warner (folklorist)

  • Francis M.
  • "Frank" Warner (April 5, 1903 – February 27, 1978) was an American folk song collector, singer, musician, and YMCA executive.
  • He and his wife Anne Warner (born Elizabeth Anne Locher, October 18, 1905 – April 26, 1991) collected and preserved many previously unpublished traditional song versions from the eastern United States, including "Tom Dooley", "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands", "The Days of Forty-Nine", and "Gilgarrah Mountain", a New Hampshire version of the song more widely known as "Whiskey in the Jar".

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