Frankie McBride

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
  • Frankie McBride (1968)
  • Why Me Lord (1981)

Singles
  • 1967: "Five Little Fingers"
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References
  1. "Frankie McBride". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. Frank's a Star. The Mirror, November 24, 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. Neil Warwick, The Complete Book of the British Charts. Omnibus Press, 2004
  4. A New Love Affair: Rock and Country. The New York Times, December 10, 1967. (subscription access required)
  5. Frankie & Gloria Blaze the Trail. Sunday Mirror, April 9, 2006.
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