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Frank Perkins

real name Frank Sutherland Perkins Jr.

Frank Perkins is credited on 1,499 releases across 365 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,499

Credits

365

Albums

8

Decades active

187

In collections

Biography

American song composer best known for the song "Stars Fell on Alabama" and "Fandango".
He earned his Ph.B from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island in economics in 1929.
In 1934 he joined Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians and remained with them as arranger until 1938 when he joined Warner Brothers as a composer and conductor, where he remained for many years.
Decca records called upon Perkins to record some of his own light compositions on LP's in the 1950s.
Perkins also worked in film music.
Born: 21 April 1908 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Deceased: 15 March 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA

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Credited work

1,499 releases · 365 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 1,500
  • Other credits · 43

Studios: Universal Recording Studio · CBS Studios, New York · Symphony Hall, Boston · Capitol Studios

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