Frank Skinner has been played on NTS shows including Okonkole Y Trompa , with Written On The Wind (1956) first played on 5 October 2022.

Frank Skinner (31 December 1897 – 9 October 1968) was an American composer and arranger.

Skinner was born in Meredosia, Illinois. A graduate of the Chicago Musical College (now known as the Chicago Conservatory of Music), 16-year-old Frank found employment in vaudeville and began playing in local areas with his brother Carl on drums. They were billed as the Skinner Brothers dance band. From there they began playing on the steamboats that went up and down the Illinois river. It was…