Michael Franks (born 18 September 1944 in La Jolla, California, USA) is a smooth jazz singer and songwriter from the United States. He has recorded with a variety of well-known artists, such as
Patti Austin,
Brenda Russell,
Art Garfunkel, and
David Sanborn. His songs have been recorded by
The Manhattan Transfer,
Patti Labelle,
Carmen McRae,
Diana Krall,
Shirley Bassey and the
Carpenters. Franks grew up in southern California with his father Gerald, his mother Betty and younger sister Christine who is the mother of Connor Sullivan (The lead singer of The Royal Nonesuch). Although no …
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