Recording Pioneers

Frank Buckley WALKER1889 - 1963   PIONEER |  PARENTS |  LIFE |  NOTES |  LABELS |  PHOTOS |  THANK YOU

PIONEER

Frank Buckley WALKER

nationality
occupation
birth 24 Oct 1889, Fly Summit, New York
baptism
death 15 Oct 1963, 43-01 Westmoreland Ave. (home), Little Neck, Queens (L.I.?)
burial
marriage

Laura M. BOYNE

b. .. May 1894, Philmont, Columbia, NY
d. ..............

children
  • John R.
  • Joan W. CAVALLO
  • Jean M. GREER

PARENTS

father Salom WALKER

b. <1851>, .........
d. ...........

mother Mary A. ........

b. Aug 1851, .........
d. ..........

children
  • Anna

    b. <1875>

  • Lester M.

    b. Oct 1878

  • William Mack

    b. Mar 1880

  • George S.

    b. Mar 1882

  • Edward J.

    b. Mar 1887

  • Frank B.

    b. 24 Oct 1889, Fly Summit, New York
    d. 15 Oct 1963, Little Neck, Queens (L.I.?)


LIFE


A&R/Producer for Columbia
Bessie Smith
Founder of MGM


NOTES

  • "Frank B. Walker Dies at 73; Led MGM Recording Division" (obituary in: New York Times of 17 Oct 1963)
  • Recorded Music in American Life. The Phonograph and Popular Memory, 1890-1945 by William Howland Kenney (Oxford University Press, Oxford/London, 1999)
  • Frank Buckley Walker, Columbia Records Old-Time Music Talent Scout (Interview with Frank Buckley Walker by Mike Seeger) (http://www.johnsonsdepot.com/oldtime/frankwalker_interview1.pdf)


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THANK YOU


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