Frankie Ford (August 4, 1939 – September 28, 2015), was an American rock an… Read Full Bio ↴Frankie Ford (August 4, 1939 – September 28, 2015), was an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer, best known for his 1959 hit "Sea Cruise".

He was born in Gretna, Louisiana, as Vincent Francis Guzzo, across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, and was the adopted son of Vincent and Anna Guzzo, who named him Vincent Francis Guzzo, Jr. He learned to sing and dance at an early age, and when at high school joined a group, the Syncopators, as singer and pianist. He was spotted by manager Joe Caronna, who took him to Johnny Vincent of Ace Records. Taking the stage name Frankie Ford, he made his first recordings for Ace in 1958. He toured locally in Louisiana, before recording a vocal overdub on the song "Sea Cruise", a song written and originally recorded by Huey "Piano" Smith with his group, the Clowns, and featuring overdubbed bells and ships' horns.. As Smith already had a record in the charts, and was away touring, the record label decided to release Ford's version, and it rose to #14 on the US pop chart and #11 on the R&B chart, selling over one million copies, and gaining gold disc status.

Ford toured widely around the US, but his later records were less successful, with his versions of "Alimony" and "Time After Time" only reaching the lower reaches of the national charts. He also recorded a novelty record in praise of a local TV presenter, "Morgus the Magnificent", with musicians including Mac Rebennack and Jerry Byrne, but it failed to sell. Ace released an LP by Ford, Let's Take A Sea Cruise With Frankie Ford, before the singer moved to Imperial Records in late 1960. He recorded with producer Dave Bartholomew, and released a version of "You Talk Too Much", but Ford's recording missed out in competition with one by Joe Jones which was issued almost simultaneously. In 1961, his version of Boyd Bennett's 1955 hit "Seventeen" was Ford's last chart entry.

Ford was drafted in 1962, and performed for troops in Japan, Vietnam and Korea. He later recorded occasionally for small labels, but mainly performed in clubs in and around New Orleans. He appeared in the 1978 movie American Hot Wax, and toured in Britain and Europe, recording the album New Orleans Dynamo in London in 1984. He continued to record and perform through the 1990s. Ford co-owned the Briarmeade record label, which issued several singles and albums by him from the 1970s to the 2000s. On May 16, 2010, at the Louisiana Music Homecoming in Erwinville, Ford was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

Ford died in Gretna at the age of 76 on September 28, 2015, following a long illness.

Lonely Boy
Frankie Ford Lyrics

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7.4 He's just a lonely desert boy In a world he wants…
Abstürzende Brieftauben I'm left in misery The girl I love's gone across the…
America He was born on a summer day 1951 And with a…
Andrew Gold He was born on a summer day, 1951 And with a…
Anka Paul I'm just a lonely boy Lonely and blue I'm all alone With not…
Avener Well I'm so above you And it's fine to see But I…
Bee Hive I love you ma lo so I love you che per…
Black Keys Well I'm so above you And it's plain to see But I…
Black Lab You say You like to sleep alone And I say I miss the…

BlackHawk He was born on a summer day Nineteen sixty-one And with the…
Blood Orchid I don't wanna be a lonely boy Tell me little baby…
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Donny Osmond I'm just a lonely boy Lonely and blue I'm all alone, with…
Dr. John LONELY GIRL, LONELY BOY CHORUS LONELY GIRL THIS LONELY BOY …
Dreamwalk Johnnie Doe, little man/lonelyboy, Decides it's time to mak…
Emm Gryner Saw a face From my childhood days A smiling girl Not a fr…
Garou Well I'm so above you And it's fine to see But I…
Gary Glitter I'm just a lonely boy Lonely and blue I'm all alone With not…
Hanson (i. hanson/t. hanson/z. hanson) He's looking in the spring,…
Iggy Pop & Ginger Baker Well, I′m so above you, and it's clean to see But…
Iron Butterfly I'm such a lonely boy when I'm not in your…
Ivy Flindt It’s not your business is it? It’s not your place to…
Joe Bonamassa Oh, I had my mother tell me son You have brothers…
Johann K. I bin hoit gonz alla, niemand mog mi I konn nur…
K. Leimer They don't want to chat yo, they just want to…
KITCHEN + 1 - The Black Keys Well, I'm so above you And it's plain to see But I…
Konfuzo_412 Volta aos tempos em que seguíamos o sonho em dupla Sei…
L.S.U All your worries speak to me but they're nonconvincing. All …
Larry Norman I'm in the middle of an island I'm in the middle…
Leona Naess He fills the room like Champagne Into an empty glass As they…
LIVING ROOM - The Black Keys Well, I'm so above you And it's plain to see But I…
Lonely Boy A lonely boy Waiting for a lonely girl. A lonely girl Lookin…
Marius Bear Well I'm so above you And it's plain to see But I…
Meet Me In Montauk I, I was just a poor lonely boy Before I knew…
Nirvana Lonely boy your shadow is so sad And your empty eyes…
No Elevator We all tried to give him a cheer Yet he seems to struggle w…
OFFICE - The Black Keys Well, I'm so above you And it's plain to see But I…
Ofln - TOMORROW X TOGETHER Lonely boy stayin' lonely 미련뿐인 이별이 Lonely boy stayin' lonely…
Paul Anka I'm just a lonely boy lonely and blue I'm all alone With not…
Ray Charles He fill the room like champagne, into a empty glass As…
Ray Charles - [EMG] He fills the room like champagne Into an empty glass As they…
Ray Charles Trio He fills the room like champagne Into an empty glass As th…
Screaming Orphans Well I'm so above you And it's plain to see But I…
Scrim (You did good, $lick) yeah, let's go (It's a smash) okay,…
Sex Pistols I'm left in misery The girl I love's gone across the…
Shy Nobleman What is that strange in the sky? Why am I standing…
Steve Draper Well I′m so above you And it's plain to see But I…
The Almost He was born on a summer day, 1991 And with the…
The Avener Well I’m so above you And it’s fine to see But I…
The Black key's Well, I'm so above you And it's plain to see But I…
The Black Keys Well I’m so above you And it’s plain to see But I…
The Black Keys - El Camino Well, I'm so above you And it's plain to see But I…
The Black Keys(더 블랙 키스) Well I'm so above you And it's plain to see But I…
The Chordettes Well I′m so above you And it's plain to see But I…
The Flowers Bersinar mentari terbit, menyambut pagi Menusuk hening hatik…
The Osmonds I'm just a lonely boy Lonely and blue I'm all alone, with…
Titus Andronicus I ain’t gonna leave the building Just lie here and stare…
TOMORROW X TOGETHER Lonely boy stayin' lonely 미련뿐인 이별이 Lonely boy stayin' lonely…
Ultima Thule I'm left in misery, a girls love gone across the…
Vincent Gallo Saw a face From my childhood days A smiling girl...not a fri…
Vincent Gallo (Buffalo 66 1998) Saw a face From my childhood days A smiling girl...not a f…
투모로우바이투게더 (TOMORROW X TOGETHER) Lonely boy stayin' lonely 미련뿐인 이별이 Lonely boy stayin' lonely…
The Black Keys Well I'm so above you And it's plain to see But I…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Frankie Ford:

A Certain Girl There's a certain girl I've been in love with a…
Alimony The monkey was arrested for the nonsupport He sent for his…
Danny Boy Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen…
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be li…
I Wanna Walk You Home I want to walk you home, please let me walk…
Roberta I ain't mad at you Don't you be mad at me I…
Sea Cruise Old man rhythm is in my shoes It's no use to…
Sea Cruises …
Sick And Tired Oh baby, whatcha gonna do Oh baby, whatcha gonna do I'm si…
st. louis blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
St.Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
Time After Time Time after time I tell myself that i'm So lucky to be…
White Christmas I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones…

You Talk Too Much You talk too much, you worry me to death, You talk…

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