Despite leaving a fragmented recording history, both as a singer and guitarist, Frazier was an associate of Robert Johnson, and recorded alongside Johnny Shines, Sampson Pittman, T.J. Fowler, Alberta Adams, Jimmy Milner, Baby Boy Warren, Boogie Woogie Red, and latterly Washboard Willie.
The trio moved on to Detroit, Michigan, with Frazier bringing his wife, Gussie Mae, and their children.
[1] In 1935, Frazier was involved in a dispute in Memphis, Tennessee, in which he was wounded and his only brother, along with another man, were shot dead.
[1] His unique style combined slide guitar playing with unusual lyrics and vocal phrasing that is difficult to decipher.
[5] In 2009, the Detroit Blues Society led an appeal to raise money to mark Frazier's previously unmarked grave with a headstone.