musician, Tommy Tomlinson. Franks' contribution to rock and roll music has been recognized by his induction into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the Louisiana Hall of Fame, and his induction in 2003 into the Northwest Louisiana Walk of Stars where his feet and hand impressions are in concrete beside other talents, such as Elvis Presley, Terry Bradshaw, Kix Brooks, David Toms, and Franks' longtime friend Claude King. The "Walk of Stars" is located under the Shreveport side of Texas Street Bridge, officially known as the Long–Allen Bridge (Shreveport) that spans the Red River to Bossier City. Tillman Franks helped to coin the phrase "The Magic Circle," which he describes in his autobiography as: "an area 50-miles in radius from downtown Shreveport from which many kinds of music evolved. I was lucky to have lived my life in The Magic Circle." Legacy On July 11, 1996, Shreveport observed "Tillman Franks Day", sponsored by KWKH. Franks died in the fall of 2006 at the age of eighty-six. His son, the Reverend Watson Franks, preached the funeral. The family is interred at Forest Park West Cemetery in Shreveport. In 2019, KEEL Radio recalled Franks as "a legend that should be remembered [for] all the contributions not only to Shreveport's musical history but to rock and country." Franks' out-of-print autobiography entitled Tillman Franks: I Was There When It Happened is still in demand by his remaining fans. Notes External links Tillman Franks Web site [ Franks at Allmusic.com] Frank Tillman at Hillbilly-Music.com 1920 births 2006 deaths American double-bassists Male double-bassists American country songwriters American male songwriters American talent agents People from Stamps, Arkansas Writers from Shreveport, Louisiana C. E. Byrd High School alumni Musicians from Shreveport, Louisiana Starday Records artists United States Army personnel of World War II United States Army soldiers 20th-century American musicians Songwriters from Louisiana Songwriters from Arkansas 20th-century double-bassists 20th-century American male musicians