Frank Black
Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV (born April 6, 1965), known professionally as Black Francis and formerly Frank Black, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who is the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Pixies. Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career releasing fifteen albums and forming his band, the Catholics. The Pixies regrouped in 2004, and he declared his solo career to be over in 2013. His vocal style varies from a screaming, yowling delivery with Pixies to a more measured, melodic style in his solo career. His cryptic lyrics mostly explore unconventional subjects, such as surrealism, UFOs, and biblical violence, along with science fiction and surf culture. His use of atypical meter signatures, loud–quiet dynamics, and distinct preference for live-to-two-track recording during his time with the Catholics have given him a distinct style within alternative rock.
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Top Tracks
- Battle Hymn of the Republic
- Show Boat: Ol' Man River
- Home on the Range (Arr. D. Guion for baritone and orchestra)
- The Heart of Paddy Whack: A Little Bit of Heaven
- Mother Machree
- Love's Old Sweet Song
- America, the Beautiful
- On the Road to Mandalay (Arr. F. Black for baritone and orchestra)
- Smuggler's Song (Arr. F. Black for baritone and orchestra)
- Mother O'Mine (Arr. F. Black for baritone and orchestra)
- Boots (Arr. F. Black for baritone and orchestra)
- Danny Deever, Op. 2, No. 7 (Arr. F. Black for baritone and orchestra)
- Recessional (Arr. F. Black for baritone and orchestra)
- Gunga Din (Arr. F. Black for baritone and orchestra)
- The Just so Song Book: No. 12, Rolling Down to Rio (Arr. F. Black for baritone and orchestra)
- Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, B. 191: II. Adagio ma non troppo
- Battle Hymn of the Republic
- Show Boat: Ol' Man River
- Home on the Range (arr. D. Guion for baritone and orchestra)
- The Heart of Paddy Whack: A Little Bit of Heaven
Albums (10)
- Lotte Lehmann – A 125th Birthday Tribute (Live) (2014)
- Emanuel Feuermann: Unexpected Discoveries (The Complete Acoustic Recordings (1921-1926) - Selected Performances (1938-1941) (2012)
- Emanuel Feuermann: Unexpected Discoveries (The Complete Acoustic Recordings (1921-1926) - Selected Performances (1938-1941) (2012)
- Tchaikovsky, P.I.: Violin Concerto / Bruch, M.: Violin Concerto No. 1 / Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3 (Francescatti) (1943, 1945, 1951) (2011)
- Warenskjold, Dorothy: Songs From Early Radio and Television (2010)
- Warren, Leonard: Sea Shanties - Kipling Songs - Songs for Everyone (1947-1951) (2010)
- On The Road To Mandalay (2008)
- The Drummer And The Cook (2008)
- Lucrezia Bori in Opera and Song (2006)
- Dorothy Warenskjold: A Treasury of Operatic Heroines (1999)
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