Biography
Count Bernadino
Real name: Franklyn Ellis
Effective period / Period of releases: 1962 - 1971
(1924 - 2015) Bahamian bandleader-vocalist. Attended New York School of Music (c.1947) where he formed Count Bernadino Bacanals with fellow West Indian students. Toured internationally for the Bahamas Development Board (Ministry of Tourism.) Winner Cacique Award. See also namesake Label C.B. Records.