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{{Infobox musical artist |
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|name = Maxx Frank |
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|background = solo_singer |
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|birth_name = Clarence N. Frank |
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|06|25}} |
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|origin = [[Hammond, Indiana]], [[USA]] |
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|genre = [[Gospel music|Gospel]],<br>[[Contemporary Christian music|Contemporary Christian]], <br> [[Worship music|Inspirational/Worship]], [R&B], [Pop] |
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'''Maxx Frank ''' is a keyboardist, songwriter, arranger, and a former member of the award-winning gospel performing group [[Commissioned (gospel group)|Commissioned]].<ref name="Carpenter2005">{{cite book|last=Carpenter|first=Bil|title=Uncloudy Days: the Gospel Music Encyclopedia|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=tDYftTBTFyEC&pg=PA98|accessdate=11 May 2011|year=2005|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=978-0-87930-841-4|page=98}}</ref> |
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==Early years== |
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Maxx Frank was born Clarence N. Frank on June 25, 1966 in [[Hammond, Indiana]]. He is the son of a sixth-grade school teacher and a [[U.S. Marine Corps|Marine]]. Maxx began playing the piano at the age of 3 years old and by the age of 12 was the main organist at his father's church. He is the fifth child of seven siblings. He is married to Sonya Renee Frank. He has five children from his previous marriage: Amillio(oldest), Alexx(second oldest), Arielle(Third oldest),Ashlee(fourth oldest), by a Latino American and Carrington Frank(the youngest, by a different mother). Maxx plays drums, organ, piano, and saxophone. |
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==Musical career== |
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Maxx began his professional career with the [[Gospel music]] group, [[The Winans]] 1985-1989. Later he joined the gospel group [[Commissioned (gospel group)|Commissioned]] 1990-1997. |
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He has produced and written songs for Commissioned, [[Fred Hammond]], [[Carman]], [[The Winans]], [[98 Degrees]], Handel’s Messiah, Jesse Campbell, Dawkins & Dawkins, The Whispers, and [[Yolanda Adams]]. He has also produced and written over 700+ jingles for television and radio commercials. {{Citation needed|date=December 2007}} |
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==Influences== |
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His influences are Organist/Pastor Elder David Blakely his son David Allen Blakely, [[Thomas Whitfield]], [[The Winans]], George Shearing, [[Duke Ellington]], [[Count Basie]], [[Quincy Jones]], [[Twinkie Clark]], Charles Guyger, [[Stevie Wonder]]. {{Citation needed|date=December 2007}} |
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He has founded the production company named “Rock You 1 Entertainment.” |
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==Footnotes== |
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| NAME =Frank, Maxx |
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| DATE OF BIRTH =June 25, 1966 |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Frank, Maxx}} |
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[[Category:American gospel singers]] |
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[[Category:Urban contemporary gospel musicians]] |
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[[Category:American Christians]] |
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[[Category:American Pentecostals]] |
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[[Category:Members of the Church of God in Christ]] |
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[[Category:People from Hammond, Indiana]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:1966 births]] |
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