- Was inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame in 2010.
- One of seven children.
- Jazz drummer for Chet Baker, Charlie Parker, Jimmy Heath, Al Cohn, Ted Curson, Sonny Stitt, Tadd Dameron, Dexter Gordon, Phil Moore, Miles Davis, Bud Powell and Billie Holiday.
- Took up the drums in 1939 after hearing jazz musicians such as drummer Gene Krupa and saxophone player Charlie Parker on the radio, learning to play solely by ear.
- According to drummer Stan Levey, Frank first arrived on the New York bebop scene in 1948.
- Wrote the Chet Baker biography "Chet Baker: The Missing Years, A Memoir".
- Served in the United States Navy on the USS Des Moines during the Korean War.
- Leader of the Artt Frank Jazz Ensemble.
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