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Michael Franks

American recording artist; singer and songwriter
Person Human Q1383840

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
September 18, 1944
Place of birth
La Jolla
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
guitarist, banjoist, songwriter, jazz musician, singer, jazz guitarist, singer-songwriter, mandolinist, recording artist, lyricist, composer, musician[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Employer
Université de Montréal, University of California, Los Angeles[17][18]
Field of work
music[16]
Educated at
University of California, Los Angeles, University of Oregon, Cathedral Catholic High School[19][20][21]
Genre
rock music, pop music[23][24]
Official website
www.michaelfranks.com[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[35]
Different from
Michael Franks[37]
Discography
Michael Franks discography[28]
Family name
Franks[29]
Given name
Michael[30]
Instrument
guitar, voice[32][33]
Name in native language
Michael Franks[36]
Partner in business or sport
Elena Barere[34]
Record label
Warner Bros. Records, MNRK Music Group, Reprise Records[25][26][27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Michael Franks ar مايكل فرانكس fa مایکل فرنکس ja Michael franks ja マイケル・フランクス ru Майкл Фрэнкс
🔖 Identifiers · 49
ISNI
0000000063090585
VIAF cluster ID
19865258
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n87118465
GND ID
134377044
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Michael Franks, 2019.jpg ↗
All About Jazz musician ID
6824
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000392299
Amazon Music artist ID
B000QJNIO0
Apple Music artist ID
170294
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13894134c
Billboard artist ID
michael-franks
Carnegie Hall agent ID
41077
Show all 49 identifiers +37
DR music artist ID
10898
Deezer artist ID
7551
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134377044
Discogs artist ID
132603
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
theodore-roethke
Europeana entity
agent/base/70828
Fandango person ID
221444
Film.ru person ID
michael-franks
Freebase ID
/m/0558g0
Genius artist ID
Michael-franks
Genius artist numeric ID
96820
Google Play Music artist ID (former scheme)
Abkp57px34omcfboo5u2dzkv5pu
HAND ID
5644-A030-2874-BA5C-3142
IMDb ID
nm0291676
Jaxsta profile ID
0972f6bf-8d2c-45d3-aa03-1c0a92bdc0ae
Kinobox person ID
859206
Larousse ID
personnage/wd/155176
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
1993
MusicBrainz artist ID
8e9b8133-0592-4699-aec1-2f4dccdc93e5
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
35648
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000040799
NL CR AUT ID
xx0167667
Napster artist ID
michael-franks
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072282568
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095832701
Prabook ID
2068741
SHARE Catalogue author ID
227385
SecondHandSongs artist ID
7705
Shazam artist ID
170294
Songkick artist ID
277777
Spotify artist ID
0AVE7rDx4X9w0pW1XlN1om
TMDB person ID
1369258
Tidal artist ID
13896
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqbpV4kHXYCbfxQMqPYT3
Yale LUX ID
person/e37e9415-470b-4566-bb87-d53a1ff570c1
Yandex Music artist ID
18114
ČSFD person ID
737425

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🔗 Connections
Mb:performer of 19
Abandoned Garden, Barefoot on the Beach, Blue Pacific, Burchfield Nines, Dragonfly Summer, Michael Franks with Crossfire Live, Objects of Desire, One Bad Habit +11 more
Occupation 10
composer, singer, songwriter, lyricist, singer-songwriter, guitarist, jazz musician, banjoist +2 more
Educated at 2
University of California, Los Angeles, University of Oregon
Employer 2
University of California, Los Angeles, Université de Montréal
Genre 2
rock music, pop music
Instrument 2
guitar, voice
Record label 2
Reprise Records, MNRK Music Group
← Different from 2
Michael Franti, Michael Franks
Compositions 1
Cockfighter
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Different from 1
Michael Franks
Field of work 1
music
Given name 1
Michael
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
La Jolla
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Michael Franks was born on September 18, 1944[1], in La Jolla[2]. He has worked as a guitarist[3], banjoist[4], songwriter[5], jazz musician[6], and singer[7].

FAQs

Where was Michael Franks born?

Michael Franks's place of birth was La Jolla[2].

What did Michael Franks do for work?

Michael Franks worked as a guitarist[3], banjoist[4], songwriter[5], jazz musician[6], and singer[7].

Where did Michael Franks go to school?

Michael Franks was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[19], University of Oregon[20], and Cathedral Catholic High School[21].

Related Entities

music Reprise Records United States University of California, Los Angeles

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Belgian Jazz Discography (1897-1999). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 13896
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63220: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part1.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  2. 25d ago · Eddo1982! · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period → —
    "Removed claim: Start of work period: 1973"
  3. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label → Warner Bros. Records, MNRK Music Group, Reprise Records
    Different from → Michael Franks
    Place of birth → La Jolla
    Employer → Université de Montréal, University of California, Los Angeles
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46230: HAND ID (0)"
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