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Russ Franzen

Member sinceMay 10, 2008
Websitehttp://www.russfranzen.com
Email
LocationToledo, OH
InfluencesBob Gibson, Gordon Lightfoot, Win Stracke
Artist Biography:
Russ Franzen is an award-winning writer and historian. He grew up a bit South of Chicago. He worked in radio and television in Herrin, Marion, and Springfield, Illinois and Lapeer, Michigan before moving into the public sector. He spent nine years as a Magistrate and Court Administrator, then went back to work in the news business as a newspaper columnist. He started writing songs to help teach history to children. His songs tell stories and histories of lighthouses, ships and life along the Great Lakes. He started performing the songs in 2006 and has four cds, the latest being Great Lakes Waters (2012).

 
More by Russ Franzen:

The Bell of the Bradley
The Keeper of the Light
The Keeper's Wife
The L.R. Doty
The Park at the Corner
The Round Island Lighthouse
Tiger Stadium's Lament

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