Frankie and Johnnie

Thomascow`s version "Frankie and Johnny" (also known as "Frankie and Albert" or just "Frankie") is a traditional American folk song,and tells the story of a woman, Frankie, who finds that her man Johnny was screwinganother woman and shoots him dead. Frankie is then arrested; in most versions of the song she is also executed. The first published version of the music to "Frankie and Johnny" appeared in 1904, credited to and copyrighted by Hughie Cannon, the composer of "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey"; the piece, a variant version of whose melody is sung today, was titled "He Done Me Wrong" and subtitled "Death of Bill Bailey". At least 256 different recordings of "Frankie and Johnny" have been made since the early 20th century. Singers including Lead Belly, Big Bill Broonzy, Johnny Cash, Sam Cooke, Lena Horne, Lonnie Donegan, Bob Dylan, Mississippi John Hurt, Taj Mahal, Charlie Patton, Charlie Poole, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Jimmie Rodgers, Gene Vincent, Fats Waller, Van Morrison, Brook Benton, and Stevie Wonder.
As a jazz standard it has also been recorded by numerous bands and instrumentalists including Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Bunny Berigan, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, and Benny Goodman. Champion Jack Dupree set his version in New Orleans, retitling it "Rampart and Dumaine".

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Music

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• Louis Armstrong
• Count Basie
• Bunny Berigan
• American folk song
• 1904
• Dave Brubeck
• New Orleans
• Duke Ellington

[minister6evil]

Gotta love the dancing slut

[thomascow1]

@minister6evil thanks for viewing, this was my mothers fav song, but then again my dad's name was Frankie, she was always singing it, cheers

[Coppillie]

Clever video!

I've tried to green screen myself when playing 'Frankie & Johnny' - feel free to check out my modern day twist!

[thomascow1]

@Coppillie I loved it esp the small photo on piano, nice touch cheers Cop

[thomascow1]

@thomascow1 Yes u can put ur whole body on, if you do it agin a green background...then of course u can silp that layer of urself onto any background,.Iclone the name of the game, unbelieveable

[thomascow1]

@MAFjournal yes i make these with a fantastic program called iclone, multi avatar settings dancing,walking,running, talking, You can even put you own head on the puppet, and become a great break dancer in a flash....cheers