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Michael Franks (born September 18, 1944) is an American singer and songwriter, considered a leader of the quiet storm movement. He has recorded with a variety of well-known artists, such as Patti Austin , Art Garfunkel , Brenda Russell , Claus Ogerman , Joe Sample , and David Sanborn .
Veronica Elaine Nunn (born October 7, 1957) is an American jazz singer who has been the featured vocalist with Michael Franks since 1992.. In the late 1970s she moved to New York City to pursue a degree in theology at Lehmans College in the Bronx.
Michael or Mike Franks may refer to: Michael Franks (musician) (born 1944), American jazz singer and songwriter; Michael Franks, his eponymous album released in 1973; Michael Franks (athlete) (born 1963), American sprinter; Mike Franks (soccer) (born 1977), Canada soccer goalkeeper; Mike Franks (tennis) (born 1936), American tennis player
Franks explained to Parade magazine the album was "written about my own personal spiritual journey" and "[it's] about love, our connection to nature, and the beauty and mystery of it all.” [3] The album features one of the last recorded guitar solos by Chuck Loeb [ 4 ] [ 5 ] before his death.
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The Art of Tea is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, his first on the Reprise label, released in 1975. [3] The album peaked at #131 on the Billboard 200. Franks's only Billboard Hot 100 single, "Popsicle Toes", which peaked at #43, is a track on the album
Watching the Snow is a jazz album by the American singer Michael Franks. It was released in Japan by Columbia Records in 2003, in the U.S. by Sleeping Gypsy in 2004, and again in the U.S. by Koch Records. [1] Watching the Snow was Franks' first Christmas album. Rather than covering other holiday music standards, he wrote all the songs.
Love Songs is a jazz vocal album by singer-songwriter Michael Franks, released in 2004 with Warner Bros. [2] It is Franks' twentieth album, and his fourth and compilation after Indispensable: The Best of Michael Franks in 1988, The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance in 1998 and The Michael Franks Anthology: The Art of Love in 2003.