Frankie McBride
Born1944 (age 79–80)
Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
GenresCountry music, folk music, gospel
Occupation(s)Singer

Frankie McBride (born 1944, Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland)[1] is an Irish country and folk singer, who rose to stardom in the second half of the 1960s.

McBride's hit single, "Five Little Fingers", reached No. 2 on the Irish charts[2] and No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart in 1967.[3] A full-length self-titled album hit No. 29 on the UK Albums Chart the following year.[3] The song was noted for its blending of rock and roll and country, a trend which became increasingly acceptable to mainstream audiences in the late 1960s.[4]

McBride also recorded an album of gospel music in Nashville, Tennessee with Gloria Smith in 1981.[5]

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

  1. ^ "Frankie McBride". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. ^ Frank's a Star. The Mirror, 24 November 2005 (subscription access required). Google News gives the line "and whose recording of Five Little Fingers reached No.2 in the Irish charts" upon searching for "frankie mcbride" "five little fingers" in the search string.
  3. ^ a b Neil Warwick, The Complete Book of the British Charts. Omnibus Press, 2004
  4. ^ Shelton, Robert (10 December 1967). "A New Love Affair: Rock and Country". The New York Times. p. 195. Retrieved 14 September 2020. (subscription required)
  5. ^ Frankie & Gloria Blaze the Trail. Sunday Mirror, 9 April 2006.
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