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Tony Franklin

トニー・フランクリン　/　とにー・ふらんくりん

Musician from United Kingdom

April 2, 1962 (age 64)　・　Derby, United Kingdom

musician
guitarist
session musician

My Take

Tony Franklin is a bassist's bassist, and his fretless playing is something I could listen to for hours. Known as the Fretless Monster, this Derby-born musician brought that singing, vocal-like tone to the Firm alongside Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers, then turned up everywhere from Blue Murder to sessions with Whitesnake and Kate Bush. His credit list reads like a who's who of rock. What I admire is his versatility; he slides between hard rock and delicate session work without ever losing his identity. A fretless bass can sound mushy in lesser hands, but in his it sings, and that is a rare gift.

Overview

Anthony James Franklin (born 2 April 1962) is an English rock musician, best known for his work on the fretless bass guitar with Roy Harper, the Firm, Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers, John Sykes' Blue Murder, David Gilmour, Kate Bush, Whitesnake, Lou Gramm, Gary Hoey and most recently with Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Tony Franklin
Name (Japanese): トニー・フランクリン
Reading: とにー・ふらんくりん
Born: April 2, 1962 (age 64)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Tiger
Origin: Derby, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: musician / guitarist / session musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.tonyfranklin.net
Xhttps://x.com/FretlessMonster
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3

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