Frank Stamps

Frank Howard Stamps (1896 - 1965) was a native of Upshur County, Texas. He served in World War I, and then attended the Vaughan School of Music. When his brother, V. O. Stamps, formed a music company in 1924, Frank organized the Frank Stamps Quartet as a promotional group to represent the company’s songbooks. In 1927, the Frank Stamps Quartet became the first to sign with a major record label, Victor Records. They had the first Southern Gospel hit record with "Give the World a Smile." When V. O. Stamps died in 1940, Stamps took over his brother’s duties at Stamps-Baxter for a few years. Ultimately, Stamps decided to leave Stamps-Baxter in the hands of J. R. Baxter and form his own publishing company, the Stamps Quartet Music...