Guitar Pete Franklin

Edward Lamonte Franklin (January 16, 1928 – July 31, 1975), better known as Guitar Pete Franklin, was an American blues singer, musician and songwriter. His best known track was "Guitar Pete's Blues".

Franklin variously worked with a number of fellow blues musicians including St. Louis Jimmy Oden, Jazz Gillum, John Brim, Sunnyland Slim, and Tampa Red.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 16, 1927 (Indianapolis (capital city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County)), Died July 31, 1975 (Indianapolis (capital city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D9VB-0344 10-in. 1/25/1949 Gonna be some shootin' Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D9VB-0346 10-in. 1/25/1949 A lie is dangerous Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D9VB-0353 10-in. 1/26/1949 Casey Brown blues Guitar Pete Franklin Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D9VB-0356 10-in. 1/26/1949 Down behind the rise Guitar Pete Franklin Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Franklin, Guitar Pete," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/355274.

Franklin, Guitar Pete. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/355274.

"Franklin, Guitar Pete." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/355274

External Sources

Wikipedia: Pete Franklin

Discogs: Guitar Pete Franklin

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Franklin, Guitar Pete, 1927-1975 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96030553

Wikidata: Pete Franklin - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q18151189

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/10036218

MusicBrainz: Pete Franklin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6e37ff2f-de2e-4700-8218-bff6e555bcb2

ISNI: 0000 0003 5402 1352 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000354021352

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