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Billy Franks

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Billy Franks

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Billy Franks was the lead singer and songwriter for “The Faith Brothers”, whose two albums and six singles all made the UK chart. Billy has since released six solo albums to critical acclaim. Last summer he released a charity single in partnership with his friend, Prince Harry, to raise money for the Prince’s African charity Sentebale.

In addition to his musical passions, Billy was recently the focus of a feature length documentary film, called Tribute This!

The film chronicles the adventures of 4 friends as they travel the world to ask some of its biggest stars, Springsteen, McCartney, etc., to appear on a tribute album to an unknown but worthy recipient of such an honour: Billy Franks.

Billy Franks lifetime dedication to his craft says it al
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Average rating: 4.37 · 41 ratings · 11 reviews · 1 distinct work
A Far Cry from Sunset

4.37 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
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Billy Franks – ‘Tribute This’ promo clip


Billy Franks – ‘Tribute This’ For more information on the documentary go to www.billyfranks.com


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Published on June 14, 2016 04:55

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Christine Hatfield Thanks for being my friend


message 2: by Billy

Billy Franks Lucinda wrote: "Dear Billy,
I would like to thank you for being my friend here on GoodReads, which is an honor and a delight. I am glad that you liked my profile photograph (a little cliche perhaps?!). I do hope t..."


Lucinda,
That is as kind of a greeting/welcome one could wish for. Thank you. Billy x


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L Dear Billy,
I would like to thank you for being my friend here on GoodReads, which is an honor and a delight. I am glad that you liked my profile photograph (a little cliche perhaps?!). I do hope that at some point i will have the oportunity of reading your work.
Kind Regards
Lucinda x


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