Edward Lamonte Franklin was born in Indianapolis, IN. on January 16, 1928. He made his debut recording as a session guitarist in Chicago backing St. Louis Jimmy on an Opera Records release. In 1949 he cut four songs for Victor in Chicago under his own name but only two were issued giving him his only 78 RPM record. Later in that year he played guitar on sessions by Jazz Gillum for Victor, and found work in the early-to-mid 1950's backing several artists on the J.O.B. label including John Brim and Sunnyland Slim. In 1963 a full length LP was devoted to him courtesy of Bluesville Records, "The Blues Of Pete Franklin" (Recorded in 1961). Three more cuts surfaced from him on the U.K. Flyright label recorded in 1963. Franklin died in Indianapolis on July 31, 1975.
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