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Chanteur
Rock 'n' Roll US originaire de Phoenix (Arizona), marié à
Patty Parker.
Frank Fafara was a teen rocker in the late 1950s and early
1960s in Phoenix, Arizona, where he achieved regional fame.
In the late 1950s, Frank and his school friend and lead guitarist Richard Meyer
started out playing for high school rallies. Their popularity soon came to the
attention of Arizona Republic music columnist Jack Curtis, who set up their
first recording session. The original recording included Richard Meyer on lead
guitar, Jim Schultz on drums, Frank on rhythm guitar, and
Al Casey on bass.
Fafara had a string of successful Rock ‘n Roll releases in Arizona from 1959 to
1964. His first recording, “Only in My Dreams” went to #5 on
the Phoenix Top Ten radio charts. A series of releases followed including “Miss
You Dee”, “Lovemaker, Lovebreaker” and “Golden One”. Frank Fafara recorded at
the same studio as
Duane Eddy,
Waylon Jennings, Sanford Clark, and
Wayne Newton. Cashbox’s national review noted that “Fafara has something of the
late
Buddy Holly in his light beat delivery”. Billboard Magazine gave him
their highest 3 star rating.
Frank Fafara performed shows across Arizona with other top rockers of his day
including
the Everly Brothers,
Conway Twitty,
Brenda Lee and
Del Shannon. He also appeared regularly at Stage 7, a
popular Phoenix teen club. Frank appeared as a regular on KPHO’s Saturday night
TV show Teen Beat, as well as performing on the famous Wallace & Ladmo TV show.
On television, Frank was usually backed up by lead guitarist Mike
Condello & the Stage 7 combo, while other shows normally featured Bob Knisley or
Fred Allard on lead guitar.
In the 2000s, Fafara’s masters were found along with others at Audio Recorders,
the studio which made Phoenix a major recording hub during the fifties &
sixties. Frank wrote all of his songs and they were put out on MCI Records and
Mascot Records. The songs were leased to Del-Fi Records, the same label as
Richie Valens, but were never released nationally. In 2006, all the original
Phoenix recordings from 1959 - 1964 of Fafara were completely digitized and
released on a CD titled Only In My Dreams.
Around the late 1970s, Fafara founded
Comstock Records
(generally known then as "Frank Fara").
Talents : Vocals, Guitar
Style musical : Rock 'n' Roll
ONLY IN
MY DREAMS (1960)
 (Frank
Fafara)
GOTTA GET
TO YOU (1960)
THE
GOLDEN ONE (1961)
The Saga Of Diamondfield Jack (2008)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 03/1960 | SP MCI 1022 (US) | Frank FAFARA -
Only In
My Dreams
/ Gotta
Get To You
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| 08/1960 | SP MCI 1026 (US) | Frank FAFARA - Love Maker, Love Breaker / Miss You Dee |
| 12/1961 | SP MASCOT M-102 (US) | Frank FAFARA -
I'm
So Sorry Now
 /
The Golden
One
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| 1962 ? | SP MASCOT 103 (US) | Frank FAFARA - I'm Gonna Love You Too /
A Tear Has Taken Your Place
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Albums
| 09/2006 | CD COMSTOCK COM-3104 (US) |
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ONLY IN MY DREAMS - FRANK FAFARA - Only In My Dreams / Gotta Get To You / Lovemaker, Lovebreaker / Miss You, Dee / I'm So Sorry Now / Golden One / It's Time To Quit Crying / A Tear Has Taken Your Place / Mr. Echo / One Kiss To Remember |
| 10/2008 | CD COMSTOCK ? (US) |
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SONGS OF THE UNTAMED WEST - FRANK FARA -
Charming Billy - Billy the Kid / Custer's Last Command / Pancho Villa Rides
Again / Isom Dart - A Black Cowboy / The Daltons At Coffeyville / Tombstone
Legacy /
Tips For Stagecoach Travellers
/
The Saga Of Diamondfield Jack / Donner Pass / Sedona Serenade |
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© Rocky Productions 20/04/2011
