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Charlie Byrd Quintet Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra The Johnny Frigo Sextet Richard Marx & His Orchestra David Carroll & His Orchestra Carl Stevens & His Orchestra Mike Simpson And Orchestra Bobby Christian And His Orchestra John Frigo Orchestra And Chorus The Johnny Frigo Quartet The Neo-Passé Jazz Band Johnny Frigo Group John Frigo And His Quintet Chico Marx And His Orchestra Randy Sabien Jazz Quintet The Sage Riders The Soft Winds Roy Kral & His Quintet Johnny Frigo Singers And Orchestra
ex Bob Davis Quartet
ex Bob Davis Quartet
Born: 27th December 1916 Chicago, Illinois.
Died: 3rd July 2007 Chicago, Illinois.
American jazz violinist and bassist. Wrote the jazz standard Detour Ahead as part of the Soft Winds Trio with Herb Ellis and Lou Carter. Performed as a country fiddler on the National Barn Dance radio show for 13 years.
Father of Derek Frigo and Rick Frigo.
Frigo was married twice and had one son with each wife. He was survived by his second wife, the former Brittney Browne, and one son, jazz drummer Richard Rick Frigo, who was born to his first wife, Dorothy Hachmeister. His other son, Derek John Frigo, who was born to Browne, was the lead guitarist for the rock band Enuff Z’nuff. Derek Frigo died of a drug overdose on May 28, 2004.