Career
As a child and during his early teens he joined the Southern Gospel Singers and later, The Williams Brothers. The Jackson Southernaires
After their debut release, Too Late, they signed with American Broadcasting Company/Dunhill Records in 1972 and where they recorded Look Around and Save My Child. Later the Southernaires signed to Malaco Records.
With Malaco they recorded Legendary Gentlemen (1979), Touch of Class (1981), and Down Home (1982).
In 1979, while with the Jackson Southernaires, Frank became the executive producer and director of Gospel promotions at Malaco. The Mississippi Mass Choir
Williams formed The Mississippi Mass Choir while serving as director of Gospel promotions at Malaco.
With the company"s support he began calling in personnel, including David R. Curry, who became Mississippi Mass Choir’s music director The choir"s first album and video, The Mississippi Mass Choir, Live, were recorded on October 29, 1988 (1988-1910-29) under the leadership of Williams.
Five weeks after this album was released, Billboard magazine licensed it as the Number 1 Spiritual album in America and it stayed on the Billboard charts for an uninterrupted 45 weeks, setting a new record for gospel recordings at that time.
They also took home 4 Stellar Awards in 1989. Later career
Frank continued working in the Gospel music industry until his death from a heart attack on Monday, March 22, 1993.