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The Radio Franks Wright And Bessinger

Male vocal duet, consisting of Frank Wright and Frank Bessinger; the latter also accompanied the duo on piano. As "Radio Franks" the duo had a weekly show on New York's WMCA radio, sponsored by the Finkenburg Furniture Co. Between 1924 and 1928, they released records on [l=Brunswick], [l=Cameo (3)], [l=Columbia], [l=Edison], [l=Pathé Actuelle], [l=Perfect], [l=Vocalion], and others. In 1926, they also appeared in a short film for DeForrest Phonofilm. Jerome "Jerry" White [a.k.a. William Robyn] replaced Frank Wright in 1928. On February 5, 1938, Frank Bessinger and Jerry White opened a bar called "Radio Franks" on 70 E 55th Street in New York, which, despite a fire on the premises in 1944, stayed in business until at least 1949.