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Frank Royster

About Me


Frank is a singer-songwriter from Charleston,S.C. He has been writing powerpop songs for many years and released his first solo album "Thru The Years"in November of 2006. It was released on the Kool Kat Musik label and is widely available online! Prior to that he played guitar on the Eddie Bush record "Hands In Pocket", which was recorded before Eddie Bush got singed to a major label deal w/ Decca this passed year. He was also a member of the Fire Apes from 97-98 and guitar player on the debut Fire Apes cd from 1997 titled 'Perfect Day For Bannafish".(Which is a smash!) As of this year, he has rejoined the Fire Apes to tour and is currently working on his second solo album w/ prducer Jamie Hoover (Spongetones).His songs are very catchy and heavily influenced by the Beatles, Beach Boys, Smithereens, Elvis Costello, Fire Apes and Matthew Sweet to name a few. The solo album has been recieved well in the states and well in parts of Europe.
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Member Since: 3/30/2008
Influences:
The Beatles, Elvis Costello, Brian Wilson, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Buck Owens, Elvis Presley, Jellyfish, The Posies, Matthew Sweet, The Smithereens, The Grays, Jason Falkner, Jon Brion, Roger Manning Jr., Eric Clapton, Teenage Fanclub,Badfinger, Big Star, The Lemonheads, Imperial Drag, The Fire Apes,The Spongetones, The Killer Whales, Raspberries, Rick Springfield, Michael Penn, The Figgs, Velvet Crush, The Tories, Lenny Kravitz, Mike Viola & The Candy Butchers, Uncle Green, Jayhawks, Marshall Crenshaw, Squeeze, Umajets, Fountains of Wayne, Hed Shop Boys, The Knack, Rolling Stones, Dave Clark Five, The Who, The Doors, Freddie & the Dreamers, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Peter & Gordon, The Goldbergs, The Saving Graces, Ed James, Jamie Hoover, Superdrag, E.L.O. and so much more!
Sounds Like: ElvisCostello and Pat DiNizio had a baby with The Beatles!
Record Label: Kool Kat Musik
Type of Label: Indie

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