Posts Tagged ‘Franny Beecher’
Franny Beecher of Bill Haley & His Comets dies aged 92
Written by admin on February 25, 2014 – 5:59 pm -Franny Beecher, guitarist for Bill Haley & His Comets, died on Monday morning (February 24) at a nursing home in Philadelphia, aged 92.
Born Francis Beecher on September 29, 1921 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, he began playing guitar professionally aged 17 and would go on to play with the likes of Buddy Greco and His Three Sharps, and the Benny Goodman Orchestra, before joining Bill Haley & His Comets at the end of 1954.
Tags: Bill Haley, Bill Haley and His Comets, Franny Beecher, Franny Beecher death, Franny Beecher dies, Franny Beecher obituary
Posted in Obituaries, Rock 'n' roll | 1 Comment »
