Panama Francis

Panama Francis

Panama Francis

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Top Songs

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Kansas City
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Nona
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Prelude in C# Minor
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Day In, Day Out
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Blues Roll

Albums

  • Winter Pulse - Panama Francis Burning Cold

    Jan 2025 • 12 songs

  • Panama Story

    Feb 2017 • 9 songs

  • Savoy 4 Live in Switzerland, Vol. 1

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Panama Francis

Biography

With a long and winding career that stretched throughout a total of seven decades, drummer David "Panama" Francis has been featured both in top Harlem nightclubs and legendary rock songs over the years. Born in Miami, Francis began playing his instrument with the drum and bugle corps around the area by the age of eight. This led to a full-time gig with George Kelly's Cavaliers as a teenager, before relocating to New York City (Francis was given his nickname by trumpeter Roy Eldridge, due to his fondness for a certain Panama hat). Francis first rose to prominence in the late '3...
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