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American electric blues guitarist and singer (1942–2004)

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Person
Gender
Male
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United States
Active from
1942
Active to
2004

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Frank "Son" Seals (August 13, 1942-December 20, 2004) was an American blues guitarist and singer. He was born in 1942 in Osceola, Arkansas where his father, Jim "Son" Seals, owned a small club. He began performing professionally by the age of 13, first as a drummer and later as a guitarist. In 1959, he formed his own band which performed locally and he also toured with Albert King.[1] In 1971, he moved to Chicago. His career took off after he was discovered by Bruce Iglauer of Alligator Record

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date of birth
1942-08-13
date of death
2004-12-20
birth name
Frank Seals
start of work period
1959-00-00
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Son Seals
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