Frank Hamilton (musician), Date of Birth

Frank Hamilton (musician)

American musician

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1934

Profession: singer-songwriter, banjoist, musicologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Frank Hamilton (born August 3, 1934) is an American folk musician, collector of folk songs, and educator.
He co-founded the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, Illinois.
As a performer, he has recorded for several labels, including Folkways Records.
He was a member of the folk group The Weavers in the early 1960s, and appeared at the first Newport Folk Festival in 1959.
He was the house musician - playing guitar and other folk instruments - for Chicago's Gate of Horn, the nation's first folk music nightclub.
After many years of teaching, playing and singing in California he married a second time, and with his wife relocated to Atlanta, where he performs on jazz guitar and co-founded the Frank Hamilton School in 2015.