Frank Christian né Frank P. Caputo b. October 19, 1952 in New York City raised in Newark, NJ, he was a resident of Greenwich Village, New York City for his last 35 years d. December 24, 2012 in New York City buried in South Chatham, MA discography

Willie Niles and Frank Christian at Gerdes Folk City 50th Anniversary Reunion in New York City on June 7, 2010; source: https://www.beachamjournal.com; photographer: Frank Beacham

#	year of release	title / label / notes
1	1982	Somebody's Got To Do It - Musician's Lament (Frank Christian) - Nancy Reynard (Frank Christian) - All Night Long (Frank Christian) - Drops From The Faucet (Frank Christian) - Love Burlesque (Frank Christian) - Introduction To Where Were You Last Night - Where Were You Last Night (Frank Christian) - Song For Autumn (Frank Christian) - Big-time Bob (Frank Christian) - Rondo: Rumor For A Roscian Romance (Frank Christian) - Memphis Blade (Frank Christian) rec. at Studio 198, Newerk, NJ; Frank Christian, voc, g; Bill Ferns, hca; Jeff Hardy, ac b; Jeff Berman, dr. vibes, washb album photos by Brian Rose Great Divide GDSR 1764 re-released 1992 on CD Gazell GPCD 2009 "Where Were You Last Night"
2	1985	Song Project in Rome - Three Strangers - Goodnight - Where Were You Last Night - Vacation - Yonder Mountain - Another Time And Place - House Of Water - Spotlight - Montchanin - All You Can Do - A Saylor Prayer Lucy Kaplansky, Tom Intondi, Martha Hogen, and Frank Christian notes by Dave van Ronk Folkstudio FK 5019 (It) Folkstudio Roma Via G Sacchi 3 Tel. 06/5892374-314150 Folkstudio founder & owner Giancarlo Cesaroni † January 1998
3	1992	Where Were You Last Night - All Night Long (Frank Christian) - Song For Autumn (Frank Christian) - Introduction To Where Were You Last Night - Where Were You Last Night (Frank Christian) - Big-time Bob (Frank Christian) - Memphis Blade (Frank Christian) - Drops From The Faucet (Frank Christian) - Love Burlesque (Frank Christian) - Rondo: Rumor For A Roscian Romance (Frank Christian) - Nancy Reynard (Frank Christian) - Musician's Lament (Frank Christian) Gazell GPCD 2009 liner notes: Dave van Ronk re-release of 1982 LP "Somebody's Got To Do It"
4	1995	From My Hands - Three Flights Up (Frank Christian) - From My Hands (Frank Christian) - Look At The Stars (Frank Christian) - Snow Angel (Frank Christian) - Lock And Key (Frank Christian) - Two Wheels In The Rain (Frank Christian) - Brother Can You Spare a Dime? (Jay Gorney/ E.Y. Harburg) - Night Time (Frank Christian) - Separate Solitude (Frank Christian) - Apologies (Frank Christian) - Turning Of The Screw (Frank Christian) Palmetto CD PM-2011
5	1996	Mister So And So - Gary's Blues (Frank Christian) - Smile And Show Some Skin (Frank Christian) - Did She Mention My Name (Gordon Lightfoot) - Make Me A Pallet On The Floor (Traditional/John Duffey) - No Regrets (Rush) - Mississippi Blues (Willie Brown) - Can't You Believe Me (Frank Christian) - Champagne On The Roof (Frank Christian) - Makin' Whoopee (Gus Kahn / Walter Donaldson) - Port of Amsterdam (Jaques Brel) - Statesboro Blues (Blind Willie McTell) - Time Takes A Twist (Frank Christian) - Banquo's Holiday (Frank Christian) - Sugar Babe (Mance Lipscomb) Palmetto CD PM-2021

Anthologies / Compilations / Samplers
containing songs performed by Frank Christian

#	year of release	title / songs performed by Frank Christian / label # / notes
1	1982	February 1982 - Where Were You Last Night? CooP SE 101 Fast Folk discography order at Smithsonian Folkways
2	1982	The Political Song Revisited May 1982 - Unemployment Rag CooP SE 104 Fast Folk discography order at Smithsonian Folkways
3	1982	Live at The SpeakEasy September 1982 - Champions at Keepin' 'em Rollin' (Alman / Christian) CooP SE 108 Fast Folk discography order at Smithsonian Folkways
4	1984	Live at the Bottom Line January 1984 / April 1984 - Unemployment Rag Fast Folk FF 104 Fast Folk discography order at Smithsonian Folkways
5	1985	January 1985 - Gary's Blues Fast Folk FF 201 Fast Folk discography order at Smithsonian Folkways
6	1988	An Evening in Greenwich Village April 1988 - From My Hands Fast Folk FF 404 Fast Folk discography order at Smithsonian Folkways
7	1988	Sixth Anniversary Issue Fall 1988 - Three Flights Up Fast Folk FF 405/406 Fast Folk discography order at Smithsonian Folkways
8	1990	The Greenwich Village Folk Festival 1989-90 - All Nite Long Recorded live on October 1, 1989 and October 21, 1990 at the Eisner And Lubin Auditorium of New York University, New York City. Gadfly 222 reissued as CD Gadfly 100591 (Oct 1994)
9	1991	When October Goes Autumn Love Songs - Where Were You Last Night Philo CD PH 1143
10	1992	Shut Up and Sing the Song - The Songwriter's Exchange 1992 - Places You Will Go (Baumann / Christian) Fast Folk FF 601 Fast Folk discography order at Smithsonian Folkways
11	1992	Mike Porco - In Memoriam June 1992 - Dancin' In The Kitchen (A Children's Song) Fast Folk FF 602 Fast Folk discography order at Smithsonian Folkways
12	1992	Tenth Anniversary Fast Folk Revue Part 2 - Live at the Bottom Line October 1992 - On Two Wheels, In The Rain Fast Folk FF 604 Fast Folk discography order at Smithsonian Folkways
13	1992	Songs from the Garden State November 1992 - Oscar (Baumann / Christian) Fast Folk FF 607 Fast Folk discography order at Smithsonian Folkways
14	1994	Christine Lavin Presents Follow That Road - From My Hands Rounder / Philo CD 1164
15	1997	Big League Babe The Christine Lavin Tribute Album, Vol. 1 - The Amoeba Hop (Dave Van Ronk / Frank Christian) Prime CD 37
16	1997	Palmetto Records Sampler - Three Flights Up Palmetto CD PM-2017
17	1998	What's That I Hear - The Songs Of Phil Ochs disc 1: Magpie - Power And The Glory (3:06) David Buskin - Boy In Ohio (5:01) Sammy Walker - Jim Dean Of Indiana (5:40) Agnelli - Rave And The Charmers - Chords Of Fame (3:49) Peter Yarrow - There But For Fortune (4:12) Iain Matthews - Flower Lady (4:58) Arlo Guthrie - I Ain't Marching Anymore (2:42) Sonia Rutstein - Is There Anybody Here? (4:04) Tom Paxton - Draft Dodger Rag (2:53) Nancy Tucker - Changes (4:53) The Roches - The Bells (2:45) Rod MacDonald - Pleasures Of The Harbor (5:27) Greg Greenway - Tape From California (6:36) John Wesley Harding - Another Age (3:58) Eric Andersen - When I'm Gone (5:45) disc 2: Kim & Reggie Harris - What's That I Hear (3:12) Pat Humphries - Hands (5:43) John Gorka - Bracero (4:20) Sid Griffin, Billy Bragg - Sailors And Soldiers (3:58) Steve Gillette, Cindy Mangsen - The Highwayman (6:01) Megon McDonough, Christine Lavin, Frank Christian - Gas Station Women (3:08) Dave Van Ronk - Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends (3:31) David Massengill - Crucifixion (8:18) Katy Moffatt - Here's To The State Of Mississippi (7:11) Kim & Reggie Harris, Magpie - Freedom Riders (3:27) Anne Hills - Iron Lady (5:00) Rex Fowler - There But For Fortune (4:08) Karen Savoca - No More Songs (3:37) compiled by Gene Shay 2 CD set; notes by Michael Schumacher & David Cohen Sliced Bread CD 71176

(Guest) Appearances on other Artist's recordings

#	year of release	artist / title / instrument(s) played by Frank Christian / label # / notes
1	1983	Tom Intondi: House Of Water - Shoulder To The Wheel - Who Comes Marchin'? - Twisting In The Wind - High Times - Dance With Me - House Of Water - You Call Me Home - Take Me To The Water - Then God Will Dance Tom Intondi, voc, acoustic g; Frank Christian, electric g, acoustic g; Mark Dann, b, electric g, twelve string acoustic g; Dan Hickey, dr; Bernie Shanahan, keyb, harmony voc; Bill Bachmann, electric g, harmony voc; Jeff Hardy, upright b; Chuck Hancock, sax; Tom Terreri, cello; Martha P. Hogan, harmony voc; Helen Arrott, eschatological bombast; George Gerdes, eschatological bombast; David Massengill, eschatological bombast; All songs written by Tom Intondi and Frank Rossi City Dancer Records Ti2001
1a	1985	Suzanne Vega Guitar A&M 5072 = A&M CD 75021-5072-2
2	1986	Marti Jones: Match Game guitar A&M 5138
3	1986	Christine Lavin: Beau Woes (and Other Problems of Modern Life) guitar Philo PH-1107
4	1986	The Smithereens: Especially for You guitar Capitol 73208
5	1987	Suzanne Vega: Solitude Standing Guitar A&M 5136 = A&M CD 75021-5136-2
6	1987	John Gorka: I Know Guitar Red House 18
7	1990	Pierce Turner: It's Only a Long Way Across guitar Beggars Banquet 6698-2-H = RCA 6698
8	1992	Jeffrey Gaines guitar Chrysalis 21840
9	1993	Nancy Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms guitar Elektra 61464
10	1994	Nancy Griffith: Flyer guitar Elektra 61681
11	1994	Dave van Ronk: To All My Friends In Far-Flung Places - Subterranean Homesick Blues - Where Were You Last Night (Frank Christian) - Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear - Ramblin' Boy - My Name Joe - Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends - Entering Marion - The Drinking Song - Amoeba Hop - Things - Stone Sober Blues - Joshua Gone Barbados - Soon My Work Will All Be Done - To All My Friends In Far Flung Places - Wrap The World Around Your Finger - Jersey Girl - Punky's Dilemma - I'm Hip - Harbour Of Love - Awful Kind Of Blues - Why The Blues Don't Worry Me - A Sailor's Prayer - Many A Mile - Four Strong Winds - The Simple Things We Said (Los Choses Los Plus Simple) - Song To A Seagull - Heart On The Run - To All My Friends In Far Flung Places (Reprise) Gazell GPCD 2011/12 Dave van Ronk discography
12	1995	Christine Lavin: Please Don't Make Me Too Happy guitar Shanachie 8016
13	1997	Christine Lavin: Shining My Flashlight on the Moon guitar Shanachie 8024
14	1997	Jeremy Wallace: My Lucky Day guitar, producer Palmetto CD PM 2033
15	1998	Nancy Griffith: Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) guitar Elektra 62235
16	1998	Gove Scrivenor: Shine On guitar Compas 4254
17	1998 5 CDs	Jack Hardy Collected Works, Vol. 1: 1965-1983 guitar 1-800-Prime 49
18	1999	Nancy Griffith: The Dust Bowl Symphony guitar Elektra 62418
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