Died On This Date (June 4, 2011) Frankie Toler / Acclaimed Southern Rock Drummer
themusicsover David “Frankie” Toler
DOB Unknown – June 4, 2011
Frankie Toler was a rock drummer who, over the course of his career, played with the Allman Brothers, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, and the Marshall Tucker Band. He joined his brother, guitarist Dan Toler in the Allman Brothers in 1981 and stayed for the next year or so. They both played on the group’s 1981 release, Brothers On The Road. The brothers then went on to perform with Gregg Allman for several years, and played on his landmark I’m No Angel album of 1986. Frankie played in the Marshall Tucker Band from 1992 to 1994, playing on their Walk Outside The Line album. He also made a couple of albums with his brother. Toler continued to stay active until he needed a two liver transplants in 2009. Thankfully the local Southern Rock community joined together and played to raise money to help offset his medical bills. Frankie Toler was 59 when he passed away in hospice care on June 4, 2011.
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