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.

Please Come Home For Christmas
Frankie Ford Lyrics

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Aaron Neville (Holiday) Bells will be ringing The glad, glad news Oh, what a Chris…
Adam Lambert Bells will be ringing The sad, sad news Oh, what a Christmas…
Alicia Keys Hee Bells will be ringin' the sad, sad, news Oh, what a…
Anita Cochran Bells will be ringing this sad sad news Oh what a…
Anthony Hamilton Bells will be ringing, the sad sad news Oh what a…
B.B. King Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news Oh, what a…
Blame Jones Bells will be ringing the glad glad news Oh what a…

Bon Jovi Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh what a…
Brandon Chase Bells will be ringin′ the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
Brave Combo Bells will be ringing The glad, glad news Oh, what a Christm…
Brown Charles Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
Bryan Duncan (Holiday) Bells will be ringing this sad sad news Oh what a…
C. Brown Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
Cee-Lo Green (Holiday) Bells will be ringing this sad sad news Oh what a…
Charles Brown Bells will be ringing The glad, glad news Oh, what a Christm…
Charles Brown & Friends Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
Cher and Rosie Its Christmas, baby please come home, Its Christmas, baby pl…
Christina Perri Bells will be ringing this sad, sad news, Oh, what a…
Clay Walker Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
Cochren & Co. Bells will be ringing this sad, sad news Oh what a…
Colin James Bells will be ringing this sad sad New Years Oh, what…
Colin James & The Little Big Band Bells will be ringing this sad sad New Years Oh what…
Dale & Grace Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh what a…
Darius Rucker Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news Oh what a…
Darius Rucker (Holiday) Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news Oh what a…
Darlene Love (Christmas) The snow's coming down (Christmas) I'm watching …
Dave Koz (Holiday) Bells will be ringing this sad sad news Oh what a…
David Hasselhoff DH:If I had one wish I'd spend it all on…
Dion Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news Oh, what a…
Eagels Bells will be ringing the sad sad news Oh what a…
Eagles Bells will be ringin' the sad, sad news Oh, what a…
Eagles - Bells will be ringing this sad, sad New Years Oh what…
Eagles - Topic Bells will be ringin' the sad, sad news Oh, what a…
Eagles(老鹰乐队) Bells will be ringing this sad, sad New Years Oh what…
Eddy Wilson And Friends Bells will be ringing, the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
Elle King Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news Oh, what a…
Emile Pandolfi At Christmas Eve, tomorrow's near I hope that love will brin…
Etta James Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
Etta James - Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
Fats Domino Bells will be ringing The glad glad news Oh what a Christmas…
Fats Domino (Holiday) Bells will be ringing The glad glad news Oh what a Christm…
Fats Domino Bells will be ringing The glad glad news Oh what a Christmas…
Gary Allan Track 12 Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news Oh, what…
Gene C. Redd Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
Grace Potter Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh what a…
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals Bells will be ringing this sad, sad, news Oh, what a…
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals (Holiday) Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh what a…
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Bells will be ringing this sad sad news Oh what a…
Grandpa Elliott Bells will be ringing this sad sad news Oh what a…
grentperez Bells will be ringing this sad sad news Oh what a…
Hannah Waddingham Bells will be ringin' the sad, sad news Oh, what a…
harry connick Bells will be ringing The sad, sad news Oh, what a Christm…
Harry Connick Jr. Bells will be ringing The sad, sad news Oh, what a Christmas…
Heart Bells will be ringing this sad sad news Oh what a…
Holly Cole "Please Come Home For Christmas" Bells will be ringing this …
Human Nature feat. Smokey Robinson Bells will be ringing this sad sad news Oh what a…
Insight with Edgar Winter & Johnny Winter Bells will be ringing this sad sad news Oh, what a…
James Brown Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
Jann Arden Bells will be ringing this sad sad news Oh what…
Jann Arden (Holiday) Bells will be ringing this sad sad news Oh what…
Jeanette Biedermann Bells will be ringin' The glad, glad news Oh, what a Christm…
Jesse McCartney Bells will be ringing The glad, glad news Oh, what a Christm…
John Cowan Bells will be ringing, the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
John Legend Ah Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
Johnny Winter Bells will be ringing this sad sad news Oh, what a…
Jon Bon Jovi Bells will be ringing, the glad, glad news Oh what a…
Kelly Clarkson Bells will be ringing the glad glad news Oh what a…
KITCHEN - Eagles Bells will be ringin' the sad, sad news Oh, what a…
KnightsBridge Bells will be ringing, the glad, glad news Oh what a…
Laine Hardy Bells will be ringin′ this sad, sad news Oh what a…
Ledisi Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news But oh what…
Leonardo Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news Oh what a…
Leslie Odom Jr Bells will be ringin' the sad, sad news Oh, what a…
Leslie Odom Jr. (Holiday) Your annual Christmas card Not exactly a work of art, it…
Little Johnny Taylor I'm happy, so happy, It seems in my mind I can…
Lonestar Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news Oh what a…
Lonestar (Holiday) Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news Oh what a…
Luther Vandross At Christmas Eve, tomorrow's near I hope that love will brin…
Luther Vandross (Holiday) At Christmas Eve, tomorrow's near I hope that love will bri…
Mariah Carey Oh, oh Yeah, yeah oh oh Ooh yeah (Christmas) the snow's com…
Martina McBride Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news Oh, what a…
Michael Bublé (Christmas) the snow's coming down (Christmas) I'm watching …
My Morning Jacket Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
Natalie Bassingthwaighte Shannon Noll: Bells will be ringing The glad, glad …
Pat Benatar Bells will be ringing, the glad - glad news For what…
Pat Benatar (Holiday) Bells will be ringing, the glad - glad news For what…
Perri Christina Bells will be ringing this sad, sad news, Oh, what a…
Ricky Van Shelton Bells will be ringing The glad, glad news Oh, what a Christm…
Ryland James Bells will be ringing this sad, sad New Years Oh what…
s6e10. Christina Perri Bells will be ringing this sad, sad news, Oh, what a…
Sammy Kershaw Bells will be ringing the bad, bad news Oh what a…
Sharon Jones The Dap-Kings Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh what a…
Sister Hazel Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news Oh, what a…
Southside Johnny Bells will be ringin' the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
Southside Johnny Lyon Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh what a…
Teddy Swims Bells will be ringin' the sad, sad news Oh, what a…
The Eagles Bells will be ringing this sad, sad New Years Oh what…
The Insight (featuring Johnny & Edgar Winter) Bells will be ringin' the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
The Joeys Hearts come home for Christmas The people you love, the old,…
The Mistletones The snows comin down I′m watchin it fall Lots of people arou…
The No.1 Singing All Stars (Christmas) The snow's coming down (Christmas) I'm watchi…
The Platters Won't you please come home for Christmas Everyone will be th…
Toby Keith Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news Oh what a…
Toby Keith (Holiday) Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news Oh what a…
Tori Kelly (Christmas) the snow's coming down (Christmas) I'm watching …
Unwritten Law Bells will be ringing this sad sad news Oh what a…
Various Artists Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Ooh, what a…
Vincent Irizarry Bells will be ringing this sad sad news Oh what a…
Vonda Shepard Bells will be ringing the sad sad news Oh, what a…
Willie Nelson Bells will be ringing The glad, glad news Oh, what a…

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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