Frankie and Johnny
First recording by The Leighton Brothers (December 20, 1916)
First release by Paul Biese Trio (October 1921)
- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Language
- English
- Comments
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Old time US ballad. Alternative titles are: Frankie, Frankie and Albert, Frankie Killed Allen, Frankie Dean, Frankie Was a Good Girl and many others. All the variants can have slightly floating lyrics.
First known (and uncertain) writer: Bill Dooley (1899). - Licensing
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