As a youngster Frank started singing and playing guitar along with the country songs he heard on the family radio. Being left handed he learned to play a right handed guitar upside down and backwards. About 35 years into his career he turned the strings around for a lefty. With a little determination and some encouragement from Tom Bresch, he learned to play guitar all over again.

Frank’s first paying gig was at a local honkytonk where he would occasionally play rhythm guitar for the band. The gig paid $5.00 a night and being underage, free Cokes. He moved to Wisconsin in 1965 where he has performed for many opening acts, festivals, nightclubs, benefits and other events.

Some of Frank’s accomplishments include:

• Featured singer on a weekly radio show on WMAD AM

• Writer for TNN’s Fandango game show in Nashville, TN

• Writer for WSM radio’s “Waking Crew” show hosted then by Charlie Chase

• Q106 FM and AM radio “Pick Hit” of the week

• Voted “Local Country Artist of the Year”

• Voted “Madison’s Favorite Country Band”

• “Certificates of Achievement” received for two songs entered in the Billboard Song contest

• Received “Country & Western Nightclub of the Year” awards three years

• Received Madison’s first “Country Music Hall of Fame” award

• Top 10 finalist in USA Network’s first “Nashville Star” competition in Orlando, Florida

• Named a “Local Legend” in Madison Magazine’s country music category

• Appearances on WYOU tv “Worth Watching”

• Appearances on “Nashville On Stage”

• Received the honor of Warner Brothers requesting demos of his original songs

• Frank has had the honor of working with many of country music’s legends throughout his career

• Frank sang the “Star Spangled Banner” at the Madison “Mallards” baseball game

• Nominated for Madison’s “Country Artist of the Year”

• Nominated for “Madison’s Country Song of the year” for his original song “Chasing Memories”

• Nominated for Madison’s Country Album of the Year" for his current cd “Chasing Memories”

• Opening act and/or backup band for the following stars: George Hamilton IV * Bobby G. Rice * Red Sovine * Faron Young * Tex Ritter * David Houston
• Hank Snow * Jean Shepard * Jack Greene * Ernie Ashworth * Dave Dudley
• David Allen Coe * Penny DeHaven * Jeannie Seely

• Appearances at: numerous festivals, benefits, Wild West Days, nightclubs etc.

• Nashville recording artist – BMI songwriter

• Skilled at singing, playing guitar, bass drums & harmonica

• Many of Frank’s original songs are currently receiving airplay on independent radio stations and internet radio programs in the United States and worldwide

• Frank received a nomination for: Classic Country Band of the Year" October 2008

• Digital Rodeo Competition: Frank James has been voted “Top Traditional Country Male Vocalist of the Year” 2008

Back up vocals on my songs: John Wesley Riles and Hoot Hester

The musicians om my cds include some of Nashville’s finest:

The late Gordon Terry Pete Wade Buddy Emmons Hargus (Pig) Robbins Hoot Hester Scott Sanders Rob Hajacus Sonny Garrish Doug Jernigan Dave Smith Gene Chrisman Rodger Morris Mike Leech Hank Sanger

Texas musicians: Jim Lutz Karen Hein John Casner Tim Campbell