Francis Laing "Frank" Reckard was born on July 1,1952 and is an American guitarist.
16 Facts About Frank Reckard
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Frank Reckard was part of Emmylou Harris's Hot Band from 1978 to 1989, and supported many other musical acts as a studio musician.
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Frank Reckard has been hailed as one of the "unsung greats" who played a "crackling" lead guitar.
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Frank Reckard grew up in Claremont, California where his father served as a chaplain and a professor of the Claremont Colleges.
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Frank Reckard began playing guitar professionally during high school; Reckard got his early nickname "Fast Farm" from his fast-picking style and the name of this band.
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Frank Reckard graduated from Claremont High School in 1970, and attended college at UC Santa Cruz, but left to pursue a music career.
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Frank Reckard toured at various times with Rodney Crowell and the Cherry Bombs and Larry Hosford.
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Along the way Frank Reckard worked as a studio musician with a number of musical artists.
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At least during the period of the Hot Band, Frank Reckard played a Gibson Les Paul Junior with a custom B-Bender.
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In 1990, after Harris disbanded the Hot Band, Frank Reckard returned to college, graduating from UC Santa Barbara in 1992.
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Frank Reckard then attended the UCLA School of Law, graduating as a JD in 1995.
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Frank Reckard moved back to New Mexico where he had lived in the early 1980s to work as a lawyer in private practice.
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Frank Reckard eventually became a Special Assistant Attorney General for the state of New Mexico, focusing in water law.
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Frank Reckard retired from this position in 2015 but continues to be involved part-time.
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Frank Reckard returned to playing guitar professionally, last playing lead guitar for Tracy Parker in March 2018.
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Frank Reckard has recorded with Buck Owens, Tom Adler, Tonya Rae, Silver Shoes, and Don Michael Simpson.