Frank Luther

Frank Luther (August 4, 1899 - November 16, 1980) was an American country music singer, dance band vocalist, playwright, songwriter and pianist.

Early life

Born Francis Luther Crow on a farm near Lakin, Kansas, forty miles from the Colorado line, he was raised on a farm near Hutchinson, Kansas, where his father, William R. Crow, and mother, Gertrude Phillips Crow, dealt in livestock and trotting horses. He began to study piano at age 6, improvising his own music when repetitious exercises bored him, and began vocal instruction at 13.

Three years later, he toured the Midwest as tenor with a quartet called The Meistersingers. He began studying at the University of Kansas, but attended a revival meeting conducted by Jesse Kellems and was so deeply impressed that he accepted an offer from the evangelist to become his musical director. During a subsequent stop in Iola, Kansas, young Crow himself was ordained, despite his never having studied for the ministry.

By 1921, the Reverend Francis Luther Crow was in the pulpit of the First Christian Church in Bakersfield, California. There, he organized a 30-voice children's choir, an 80-voice adult choir, and two church orchestras. Writing and delivering his weekly sermons proved more problematic, and the Boy Preacher, as he was known locally, resigned to devote his creative energies to the world of music.

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'Frank Luther' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

The Colonel (2011)

Actors: Stephen Burns (actor), James Christy (actor), Patrick Curley (actor), Anthony Daly (actor), Sam Ferry (actor), Gary Hetzler (actor), Jack Kirwan (actor), John O'Connor (actor), Kate Coady (actress), Bronagh Keys (actress), Marina Sokoloskaya (actress), Jack Kavanagh (producer), Jack Watts (producer), Jack Kirwan (writer), Colin Watts (writer),

Plot: As a US Major faces a gritty and long inquiry into his career during the second world war, his carefully spun web of deceit, lies and intrigue slowly comes undone. The mysterious death of a former colleague he recruited, otherwise known as The Colonel, is only a pale shade compared to the allegations of doctoring and falsification he is charged with. But as his past is recalled and the facts of what actually happened are pieced together it becomes clear that this meeting may be more than just an inquiry.

Genres: Drama, Short, War,
Taglines: The Days of Honour and Cavalary Charges are Gone. Now is the Age of Deceit, Lies, and Liars

Hillbilly Love (1935)

Actors: The Eight Serenaders (actor), Lew Hearn (actor), Frank Luther (actor), Johnny Luther (actor), Zeke Manners (actor), Ezra Paulette (actor), The Range Ramblers (actor), Harry Short (actor), Ray Whitley (actor), Al Christie (producer), William Watson (director),

Genres: Music, Short, Western,

Mountain Melody (1934)

Actors: Ken Card (actor), Karl Farr (actor), Frank Luther (actor), Johnny Luther (actor), Ezra Paulette (actor), Ray Whitley (actor), Al Christie (producer), William Watson (director),

Genres: Music, Short, Western,

Luther, Frank Filmography

Summer Children

1965, role: actor , character name: Ronald
High Hat

1937, role: actor , character name: Swanee Collier
Rodeo Day

1935, role: actor , character name: Frank
Gay Old Days

1935, role: actor
Hillbilly Love

1935, role: actor , character name: Frank Luther
Mountain Melody

1934, role: actor , character name: Frank Luther
The Girl from Paradise

1934, role: actor , character name: Jack Hansen
The House Where I Was Born

1934, role: actor

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Barbara Allen

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ALBUMS

A Cowboy's Life Is Good Enough for Me released: 2005
Children's Favourites: 23 Original Hit Recordings From the Classic Radio Show released: 2002
Vintage Children's Favourites 1926-1950 released: 2001
Too Marvelous for Words: 24 Songs of Johnny Mercer released: 1997
Hello Children... Everywhere released: 1988
I Left My Gal in the Mountains / Railroad Boomer released: 1929