Record Company- Shanachie
Catalog Number- 9023
Date of Publication- 2000
Keith Frank and his band are from Loiusiana and they together create a distinct and unique sound. They consider themselves to be world musicians and thus they perform many different types of songs and use interesting instruments. In this song "No Need to Worry/ Threee Little Birds" the band covers the famous Bob Marley song and in doing so they take a reggae song and make it their own. Absent from the song are the heavy bass line and catchy guitar riffs and in their place is an accordion and a unique French Creole sound. Similar to the way Eric Clapton put his own trademark on a Bob Marley song Keith Frank does the same thing. This shows that reggae music not only affected mainstream American music, but that it also affected distinctly regional music as well. Proving once again that reggae music has had a huge affect on many facets of the American music soundscapes.
Note: I wasn't able to find a complete version of this song online, but I can get a complete version to anyone who wishes to hear one.
Sources: Keith Frank's Webpage: http://www.keithfrank.com/kf.html
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