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Frankie and Johnny

from Feeling Better by The Tonic

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Gavin sings this popular murder ballad said to have been inspired by a real-life crime of passion committed by Frankie Baker in 1899. Frankie discovered her lover, Albert Britt, had been with another woman and took revenge by shooting him at a boarding house in St. Louis, Missouri. She was later acquitted following a plea of self-defence. The murder inspired local singer Bill Dooley to write this song, which was published in 1904. Strangely, it was not then credited to Dooley, but to ragtime composer and lyricist Hughie Cannon.

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from Feeling Better, released October 26, 2022

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The Tonic England, UK

The Tonic came together in 2012 through a shared love of English traditional song and dance music. Julie plays piano and Ollie percussion. Malcolm plays melodeon and although Gavin plays just about anything he can get his hands
on. All four of us have been involved in the song, music and dance scene for many years.
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