Lead vocalist with the Southern Syncopated Orchestra. Born in Barbados, he joined the orchestra initially as a banjo player. He died with seven other members of the band in the sinking of the SS Rowan.
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Frank Bates
Frank Bates, 1889 - 1921, vocalist and lead singer with pioneering jazz ensem...
A three-storey brick Victorian pub. In the 1950s it was used as a jazz club ...
Originated in the opera recitals presented by Lilian Baylis at the Old Vic th...
