Par : a.g. wright
Can you advise if joe franklin is still living and if he is how I can get in touch with him.I beleive this is the same Joe Franklin that played in the Norfolk Va area and eastern NC in the late 50s....
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Hi! I really don’t know the whereabouts of Joe Franklin, even if he is still alive. If he does, he must be pretty old today, as he commenced his career as early as 1951-52, a mere 60 years ago. Sorry,...
View ArticlePar : Robert Freeman
Joe, was a cousin of mine he died about 3 years ago, after brain surgery,yes Joe was on WTAR Norfolk, Va, for A few years He spent a lot of time with my brother James who lived in Norfolk at the time,...
View ArticlePar : xavier
Hello Robert! Wow, it’s not that often a relative of an artist is standing up. Thanks for the spare info you gave about Joe Franklin. Would you please give me some more; I’d be delighted to include it...
View ArticlePar : JP
Hi! I’m so glad I happened upon this page! I’m going to share it with my siblings and my mom. Joe Franklin was my mom’s father. Thank you for posting the MP3s–it’s really cool to get to listen to some...
View ArticlePar : xavier
Hello, Thanks for the comment. Do you happen to know Joe Franklin’s cousin, Robert Freeman? He posted a message a while back, and be reached at: freemansalvage@yahoo.com. God bless you. Do you have any...
View ArticlePar : jimmy buchanan
I was the Eleven year old Fiddler/Drummer with Joe Franklin beginning in 1951. I performed on the Ed Sullivan TV Show with Joe and daily live TV Shows at WCYB Channel 5 in Bristol Va.during the early...
View ArticlePar : N Zollars
Darryl Petty and my father were first cousins. Have lots of family stories but there are still questions we have about the years when Darryl was on the road. Anyone who has any information about Darryl...
View ArticlePar : David Hill
I recently found a song on line FLAMING LOVE by Daryl Petty and group. It was on YouTube or you can search using the song name. The site lists a black artist from recent years, but the song is from...
View ArticlePar : David Hill
Concerning the appearance of The High-Liters on the Ed Sullivan Show, March 2, 1958, there seems to be a controversy about whether or not they were on the show. The format found on the site claiming to...
View ArticlePar : Judy Pearson
I’m Joe Franklin’s daughter and have enjoyed seeing these postings. I can certainly testifly to the fact that Joe Franklin and the Hi Liters appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. I was 6 years old and have...
View ArticlePar : David Hill
Hello Xavier and Friends, I’m back. I took a break from the research on Joe Franklin to write a book about my wife’s journey with multiple myeloma and transplant at Duke 7 years ago. (The Strawberry...
View ArticlePar : Connie Sechler
Hello, I am the daughter of Tommy Sechler who played guitar in the band. Yes they did perform on the Ed Sullivan Show. You can view a copy of the show at the Library of Congress in Dc. You have to call...
View ArticlePar : xavier
Hi Connie, So now we know the guitar player’s name. Thanks! Hope someday someone will go to the LC in Chapel Hill to look at the Ed Sullivan show tape.
View ArticlePar : Judy Presnell
Joe Franklin was my (adoptive) Grandmother’s nephew. When I was a little girl Joe & his band would stop by their house and play music. My favorite song was about a blue bird. « I’m gonna find me a...
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