MUSE • Musicians United for Social Equity

Biography

Francis “Frank” Carroll is a native of Washington, DC and a 27-year Retired Veteran drummer/percussionist of the *United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” in Washington, DC. Throughout his career, he performed thousands of missions at the White House, Pentagon, Department of State and venues across the US and abroad including Norway, Australia, Korea and China. He studied percussion performance at The Philadelphia College of Performing Arts and the University of Maryland, College Park. During that time, he worked as a drummer in places such as King’s Dominion (7 seasons), Commodore Cruise Lines Caribe I Orchestra, The Barksdale Dinner Theatre and touring company for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,  “Camelot” Harlequin Dinner Theatre Olney, Md. and so many more. He has shared the stage performing with entertainment icons such as Lloyd Price, Fred Wesley, Tom “Bones” Malone and Grand Ole Opry staff star Mark Wills. Frank resides in Tampa, Fl teaching private lessons and is currently doing “Show Way” World Premier at the Kennedy Center TYA.