[1][2][3][4] As a young man, Frank worked in the steel mills of Birmingham before moving up to the coal mines in Illinois.
[6] Following his wife's persuasion, he became a booking agent for radio stars such as Fibber McGee and Molly, Gene Autry, and Amos 'n' Andy.
[1][4] Other acts that Frank managed while in Louisville included fiddler Clayton McMichen and Frankie More & His Log Cabin Boys.
[4][1] While promoting King on a tour in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1937, Frank befriended Roy Acuff.
[3] Frank also suggested to Acuff to change his band's name from the Crazy Tennesseans to the nobler-sounding Smoky Mountain Boys.
[4] This would even include and feeding budding country music stars at the Frank's house, which was also helped by his interest in vegetable gardening.
[4] Joining Frank that same year in the Country Music Hall of Fame were Red Foley, Jim Reeves, and Stephen H.