{{short description|American singer}} {{for|the football player|Kam Franklin (American football)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}} <!-- Please do not remove or change this AfD message until the discussion has been closed. --> <!-- Once discussion is closed, please place on talk page: {{Old AfD multi|page=Kam Franklin|date=August 21, 2017|result='''keep'''}} --> <!-- End of AfD message, feel free to edit beyond this point --> {{Infobox musical artist | name = Kam Franklin | image = Kam Franklin Self-Portrait.jpg | caption = Self-portrait photograph | birth_name = Kamerra Jodale Franklin<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/905761384 |title=GET UP |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=July 6, 2023}}</ref> | alias = <!--this field is not for nicknames. See Template:Infobox musical artist/doc--> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|6|7}} | origin = Bryan–College Station, Bryan, Texas, U.S. | instrument = Vocals | genre = Soul, R&B, Ska, Indie rock, Reggae, Hip hop, Americana | occupation = Singer, songwriter | years_active = 2005–present | label = Unsigned | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|kamfranklin.com}} }} '''Kamerra Jodale Franklin''' (born June 7, 1987<ref name=hp1/>), known professionally as '''Kam Franklin''', is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, performance artist, activist, writer and orator. She is known as the lead singer for the Houston soul group The Suffers.<ref name=KPRC/> She began her career as a backing vocalist and dancer, and has toured with Jim James, Ruthie Foster, Margo Price, and the Very Best.
==Background== Franklin is known for her soulful mezzo-soprano vocals,<ref group=Awards name=hc1/> as well as her collaborations with artists across many different genres,<ref name=hc2/> including Houston rappers Z-Ro and Fat Tony (rapper), Americana-rocker Matthew Logan Vasquez of Delta Spirit, famed drummers Chris Tsagakis of RX Bandits and The Sound of Animals Fighting, and her production mentor Jim Eno of Spoon.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Eno Launches Project Traction |url=https://kutx.org/features/jim-eno-launches-project-traction/ |website=KUTX |date=17 July 2022 |access-date=29 November 2025}}</ref>
==Career== ===2008–2017: Background career=== Franklin was nominated for the 2008, 2009, and 2011 Houston Press Music Award for Best Female Vocalist. Franklin finally won the award in 2012, and again in 2014.<ref group=Awards name=hp2/><ref group=Awards name=hp3/> Her band, The Suffers, took home The 2012 Houston Press music award for "Best New Act" and Best Reggae/Ska/Dub.<ref group=Awards name=hp4/><ref group=Awards name=hp5/> Franklin won 2014 and 2015 Houston Press Music Award for Local Musician of the Year.<ref group=Awards name=hp2/><ref group=Awards name=hp7/>
Franklin was featured in a national advertising campaign for ModCloth<ref name=KPRC/> and has been featured in a BuzzFeed article on fashion for plus-sized women.<ref name=buzzfeed/><ref name=hc3/>
Franklin was in Houston when Hurricane Harvey hit in 2017 and gave an account of it to the Texas Monthly newspaper.<ref name=tm/><ref name=hp9/><ref name=fox/><ref name=splinter/>
== 2018–present: Career highlights ==
In 2018, Franklin released a single with the Tejano group La Mafia.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Kam Franklin |url=https://www.kamfranklin.com/about-1 |website=kamfranklin.com |access-date=29 November 2025}}</ref>
In 2022, she founded the Bayou City Comeback Chorus, a Houston-based collective supported by a grant from the Houston Arts Alliance. The project resulted in a four-song EP released on her Homegirl Island Records label.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rochlin |first=Margaret |title=Kam Franklin’s Bayou City Comeback Chorus turns pain into power |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/music/article/Kam-Franklin-s-Bayou-City-Comeback-Chorus-turns-16776005.php |work=Houston Chronicle |date=23 January 2022 |access-date=29 November 2025}}</ref> The Bayou City Comeback Chorus focuses on themes of healing, racial justice, and community resilience.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kam Franklin releases Bayou City Comeback Chorus EP |url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/kam-franklin-release-bayou-city-comeback-chorus-12713949 |work=Houston Press |access-date=29 November 2025}}</ref>
In 2023 Franklin released the single "Byrd and Shepard," dedicated to the memory of James Byrd Jr. and Matthew Shepard. Proceeds from the release supported the Byrd Foundation for Racial Healing and the Matthew Shepard Foundation.<ref>{{cite news |last=Garcia |first=Maria |title=Kam Franklin honors Byrd and Shepard in new single |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/music/article/kam-franklin-byrd-and-shepherd-suffers-song-18452159.php |work=Houston Chronicle |date=25 October 2023 |access-date=29 November 2025}}</ref>
In June 2025, Franklin funded her debut solo album through Kickstarter, surpassing its USD 20,000 goal within 11 days.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kam Franklin launches solo album Kickstarter |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/suffers-kam-franklin-solo-album-20393981.php |work=Houston Chronicle |date=17 June 2025 |access-date=29 November 2025}}</ref>
In 2025 she contributed vocals to ''A Tribute to the King of Zydeco'', a compilation album honoring Clifton Chenier.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Douglas |first=DeVaughn |date=2026-03-04 |title=Kam Franklin’s Grammy Moment Was Never Just About Her |url=https://www.forwardtimes.com/a_and_c/kam-franklin-s-grammy-moment-was-never-just-about-her/article_266fa7d4-c159-42a5-b40a-efe0446450a2.html |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=forwardtimes.com |language=en}}</ref> The album won the Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album at the 2026 Grammy Awards.<ref>{{cite web |title=2026 GRAMMYs: See the Full Nominations List |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2026-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list |website=GRAMMY.com |date=7 November 2025 |access-date=29 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Treviño |first=Ron |date=2026-02-02 |title=Houston's music scene shines at Grammy Awards across unexpected categories |url=https://www.khou.com/article/news/entertainment-news/houston-music-grammy-award-categories/285-a3bc0cb8-2076-4dad-a548-8cc3d03f39f4 |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=khou.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Franklin is credited as a contributing vocalist on the album.
==Influences== Her primary musical influences are drawn from soul, country, gospel, reggae and rock music.<ref name=ml/>
==Appearances== On August 28, 2016, she performed lead vocals on "I Against I" during the 2016 Afropunk Festival Power Jam alongside Bad Brains, Living Colour, and Fishbone.<ref name=ms/> She has performed with the Suffers on the Late Show with David Letterman,<ref name=hpm/><ref name=houstonia3/><ref name=huffpost/> The Daily Show<ref name=houstonia2/> and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.<ref name=culturemap/><ref name=sfgate/> She sang the National Anthem before a Houston Astros game at Minute Maid Park in August 2017.<ref name=hc4/> On November 8, 2025, she performed on Austin City Limits alongside the Antone's 50th All-stars.<ref> https://news.pollstar.com/2025/08/29/austin-city-limits-celebrates-antones-50th-anniversary-nov-8-on-pbs/</ref>
==Critical reception== Franklin is often praised for her "massive voice".<ref name=whyy/><ref name=redbull/> The Edmonton Journal applauded her "vibrant grooves and emphatic vocal declarations",<ref name=ej/> while ''303 Magazine'' referred to her "highly personal style".<ref name=303mag/> The Seattle Weekly called her "the epitome of a powerhouse vocalist".<ref name=sw/> The Idaho Statesman called her the band's "powerhouse singer".<ref name=idahostatesman/> JamBase said that Franklin and her band had become "WXPN Fan darlings".<ref name=jambase/> Jewelry designer Jessie Dugan said that Franklin is the "contemporary vision of rockstar royalty in a world where women reign".<ref name=houstonia1/> Houston Public Media stated that "the Suffers are fantastic, and everybody wants lead singer Kam Franklin to be their big sis/best friend".<ref name=hpm/> The Houstonia magazine called her a "burgeoning Houston style icon"<ref name=houstonia2/> with "engaging, high-energy style".<ref name=houstonia3/> CultureMap.com said "While rocketing to fame, Franklin has become the band's style icon by pairing colorful dresses with hip cowboy boots and funky jewelry".<ref name=culturemap/> In a live concert review, the Houston Press said "The crowd roared with Franklin extra wispy, almost ready to let her arms and joints do all the talking for her".<ref name=hp8/> Describing a duet with Clay Melton, Broadway World said: "Kam's soulful, sexy tones embellish the more raspy masculine voice of Clay Melton and together they lay down a track that begs a closer listen."<ref name=bww/> The New Orleans' Times-Picayune said "Singer Kam Franklin has enough soul to melt away the decades between the band's source material and today."<ref name=tp/> The San Diego Reader talked about her "sonic gravity".<ref name=sdr/>
The Austin American-Statesman wrote: ''"Houston’s diversity and internationalism is reflected in my favorite H-Town bands. The Suffers, fronted by vocal powerhouse Kam Franklin, blend reggae, Mexican influences and hints of bayou Cajun sounds into a mix they call Gulf Coast soul. Khruangbin mixes surf pop and psychedelic sounds with Thai funk of the 1960s."''<ref name=statesman/>
==Discography== ===Solo Studio albums=== *(2008) – Bamitskam (EP)<ref name=hp1/> *(2018) – Nu Metals (EP)<ref name=hp1/>
===The Suffers=== *(2013) "Slow it Down" b/w "Step Aside" (single) *(2014) "Make Some Room" (EP)<ref name=sw/> *(2016) ''The Suffers'' (album)<ref name=billboard/> *(2018) "Everything Here" (album) *(2022) "It Starts With Love" (album)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://consequence.net/2022/04/the-suffers-dont-bother-me-origins-it-starts-with-love-exclusive/ | title=The Suffers announce new album It Starts with Love, share Origins of "Don't Bother Me": Exclusive | date=April 7, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.spin.com/2022/06/the-suffers-kam-franklin-interview/ | title=The Suffers Confront Racism and Sexism in the Music Industry | date=June 8, 2022 }}</ref>
===Other appearances=== *2009 – Nick Gaitan and The Umbrella Man – Self Titled *2010 – RABDARGAB – Fat Tony (rapper) ("Not Now") *2010 – Horse shoes and Hand Grenades – Nosaprise *2011 – SCREWDARGAB Chopped-Up, Not Slopped Up by OG RON C – Fat Tony (rapper) ("Not Now") *2011 – Disaster – Chris Tsagakis *2011 – Revelator – Sideshow Tramps ("Revelator") *2012 – 24KT GOLD – DIRTY AND NASTY Featuring Hollywood Floss *2016 – Tomorrow Never Comes – Funk in the Trunk Featuring Neko *2017 – Matthew Logan Vasquez – "Same"<ref name=vasquez/> *2017 - "Once Upon A Time" - with Scarface (rapper) and Starlito *2018 – Z-ro – "Hi Hater" *2018 – La Mafia – "Enamorada" *2021 - Jackie Venson - "Down by the Riverside/ Up Above My Head" *2021 - Har Mar Superstar - "Another Century" *2023 - Khruangbin & Friends - "Live at Stubbs"<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.spin.com/2023/04/khruangbin-live-albums/ | title=Khruangbin Releasing Five Live Albums Before End of Year | date=April 12, 2023 }}</ref> *2023 - Deer Tick (band) - "Emotional Contracts"<ref>{{cite web | url=https://consequence.net/2023/04/deer-tick-emotional-contracts-2023-tour-stream/ | title=Deer Tick announce new album Emotional Contracts, reveal 2023 tour dates | date=April 25, 2023 }}</ref> *2024 - The Tennessee Freedom Singers - "Tennessee Rise"<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/brittany-howard-allison-russell-maren-morris-support-us-senate-candidate-gloria-johnson-with-new-song-listen/ | title=Brittany Howard, Allison Russell, Maren Morris, and More Support U.S. Senate Candidate Gloria Johnson with New Song | website=Pitchfork | date=March 13, 2024 }}</ref> *2024 - Young Jimmy - "HEAVY. (feat. Kam Franklin)"<ref>{{cite web | url=https://earmilk.com/2024/08/30/premiere-young-jimmy-shares-powerful-diss-track-heavy/ | title=[Premiere] YOUNG JIMMY shares powerful diss track "HEAVY" – EARMILK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/young-jimmy-unleashes-new-single-heavy/ | title=Young Jimmy Unleashes New Single 'Heavy.' | News | date=September 2, 2024 }}</ref> *2025 - Antones's 50th Allstars - The Last Real Texas Blues Album (Vinyl & CD)<ref>https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/review-antones-50-years-of-the-blues-box-set-13406919/</ref> *2025 - Various artists - A Tribute to the King of Zydeco (Vinyl & CD)<ref>https://apnews.com/article/clifton-chenier-tribute-rolling-stones-lucinda-williams-640f4f30708894a357dd03cf2e50c64f/</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |+Film ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 2018 ||''Nothing Really Happens''|| Health Department Operator || Voice role |}
==Award references== {{reflist|group=Awards|refs= <ref name=hc1>{{cite news | first = Joey | last = Guerra | title = Top Houston Discs of 2009 | date = December 13, 2009 | website = Houston Chronicle | url = http://blog.chron.com/peep/2009/12/top-houston-discs-of-2009/ | accessdate = August 21, 2017}}</ref> <ref name=hp2>{{cite news |title = The 2014 Houston Press Music Award Winners |date = August 8, 2014 |website = Houston Press |url = http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2014/08/the_2014_houston_press_music_a_1.php |accessdate = August 21, 2017 |archive-date = January 13, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150113232530/http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2014/08/the_2014_houston_press_music_a_1.php |url-status = dead }}</ref> <ref name=hp3>{{cite news | first = Chris | last = Gray | title = 2012 Houston Press Music Award Winners | date = August 9, 2012 | website = Houston Press | url = http://www.houstonpress.com/2012-08-09/music/2012-hpma-winners/ | accessdate = August 21, 2017}}</ref> <ref name=hp4>{{cite news |first = Chris |last = Gray |title = HPMA Ceremony Heavy With Winners, Light on Drama |date = August 9, 2012 |website = Houston Press |url = http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2012/08/hpma_ceremony_heavy_with_winne.php |accessdate = August 21, 2017 |archive-date = September 11, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140911221541/http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2012/08/hpma_ceremony_heavy_with_winne.php |url-status = dead }}</ref> <ref name=hp5>{{cite news | first = Chris | last = Gray | title = 2012 Houston Press Music Awards Recipients List | date = August 9, 2012 | website = Houston Press | url = http://www.houstonpress.com/music/the-2012-houston-press-music-award-winners-6784220 | accessdate = August 21, 2017}}</ref> <ref name=hp7>{{cite news | first = Chris | last = Gray | title = The 2015 Houston Press Music Award Winners | date = August 21, 2015 | website = Houston Press | url = http://www.houstonpress.com/music/the-2015-houston-press-music-award-winners-7689330 | accessdate = August 21, 2017}}</ref> }}
==References== <references>
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It gets emotional. | date = October 5, 2016 | website = Houston Public Media | url = http://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/2016/10/05/172360/mixtape-kam-franklin-the-suffers/ | accessdate = August 21, 2017}}</ref> <ref name=KPRC>{{cite news | first = Erica | last = Young | title = Lead singer of The Suffers featured in national campaign | date = July 19, 2017 | website = KPRC-TV | url = https://www.click2houston.com/entertainment/lead-singer-of-the-suffers-featured-in-national-campaign | accessdate = August 21, 2017}}</ref> <ref name=buzzfeed>{{cite news | first = Nora | last = Whelan | title = This Woman Proves Plus-Size Fashion "Rules" Are Meant To Be Broken | date = May 14, 2016 | website = BuzzFeed | url = https://www.buzzfeed.com/norawhelan/bye-plus-size-fashion-rules | accessdate = August 21, 2017}}</ref> <ref name=culturemap>{{cite news | first = Clifford | last = Pugh | title = The Suffers go national again, but lead singer Kam Franklin is just a 'boot lady' at heart | date = March 9, 2016 | website = CultureMap.com | url = http://houston.culturemap.com/news/fashion/03-09-16-the-suffers-go-national-again-but-lead-singer-kam-franklin-is-just-a-boot-lady-at-heart/#slide=0 | accessdate = August 21, 2017}}</ref> <ref name=idahostatesman>{{cite news | first = Michael | last = Deeds | title = Canceled at Alive After Five, The Suffers feelin' good about Sunday concert | date = November 3, 2016 | website = Idaho Statesman | url = http://www.idahostatesman.com/entertainment/ent-columns-blogs/words-deeds/article112419112.html | accessdate = August 21, 2017}}</ref> <ref name=tm>{{cite news | first = Michael | last = Hardy | title = Here's What It Was Like To Evacuate Houston During Hurricane Rita | date = August 28, 2017 | website = Texas Monthly | url = https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/heres-like-evacuate-houston-hurricane-rita/ | accessdate = September 6, 2017}}</ref> <ref name=fox>{{cite news | title = Why didn't Houston evacuate before Harvey hit? | date = August 28, 2017 | publisher = Fox News Channel | url = https://www.foxnews.com/us/why-didnt-houston-evacuate-before-harvey-hit/ | access-date = September 6, 2017}}</ref> <ref name=splinter>{{cite news | first = Molly | last = Osberg | title = 'It's a Privilege to Evacuate': A Houston Native on Battling Harvey | date = August 28, 2017 | website = Splinter News | url = http://splinternews.com/it-s-a-privilege-to-evacuate-a-houston-native-on-battl-1798511978 | accessdate = September 6, 2017}}</ref> <ref name=statesman>{{cite news | first = Deborah Sengupta | last = Stith | title = The magnificent diversity of Houston shines through its music | date = September 1, 2017 | website = Austin American-Statesman | url = http://music.blog.mystatesman.com/2017/09/01/the-magnificent-diversity-of-houston-shines-through-its-music/ | accessdate = September 6, 2017}}</ref> <ref name=bww>{{cite news | title = Clay Melton Premieres Music Video for 'Wind & Wave' | date = August 25, 2017 | website = Broadway World | url = https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/VIDEO-Clay-Melton-Premieres-Music-Video-for-Wind-Wave-20170825 | accessdate = September 6, 2017}}</ref> <ref name=sfgate>{{cite news | first = Aidin | last = Vaziri | title = The Suffers bring Gulf Coast soul to SFJazz | date = June 6, 2017 | website = San Francisco Chronicle | url = http://music.blog.mystatesman.com/2017/09/01/the-magnificent-diversity-of-houston-shines-through-its-music/ | accessdate = September 6, 2017}}</ref> <ref name=billboard>{{cite news | first = Chris | last = Payne | title = Keep Warm Through the Winter With New Retro Soul Jam From the Suffers: 'Peanuts' Premiere | date = January 7, 2016 | magazine = Billboard | url = https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/suffers-peanuts-exclusive-premiere-kam-franklin-new-album-6836025/ | access-date = September 6, 2017}}</ref> <ref name=huffpost>{{cite news | first = Craig | last = Carpenter | title = Gulf Coast Soul Returns to Charm New York | date = September 25, 2015 | website = HuffPost | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-carpenter/the-suffers_b_8185544.html | accessdate = September 6, 2017}}</ref> <ref name=sw>{{cite news |first = Azaria C. |last = Podplesky |title = Live Tonight: Gregory Alan Isakov, The Suffers |date = February 17, 2015 |website = Seattle Weekly |url = http://archive.seattleweekly.com/home/956975-129/live-tonight-gregory-alan-isakov-the |accessdate = September 6, 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> <ref name=tp>{{cite news | first = Alex | last = Rawls | title = New Orleans Jazz Fest 2016: 6 important, smaller acts for Weekend 2 | date = April 24, 2016 | website = The Times-Picayune | location = New Orleans | url = http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2016/04/jazz_fest_2016_6_important_sma.html | accessdate = September 6, 2017}}</ref> <ref name=sdr>{{cite news |first = Barnaby |last = Monk |title = Deap Vally rawk, Gulf Coast soul, Six Organs psych-out |date = February 25, 2015 |website = San Diego Reader |url = https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2015/feb/25/club-crawler-deap-vally-rawk-gulf-coast-soul-six/# |accessdate = September 6, 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> <ref name=whyy>{{cite news |title = The Suffers – On Tour |date = May 12, 2017 |website = WHYY-FM |location = Philadelphia |url = http://whyy.org/cms/ontour/the-suffers/ |accessdate = September 8, 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> <ref name=redbull>{{cite news | first = Elliott | last = Sharp | title = The Suffers: The Big Band That Wowed Letterman | date = May 7, 2015 | website = Red Bull | location = New York City | url = https://www.redbull.com/us-en/interview-with-the-suffers-letterman-to-acl-festival | accessdate = September 8, 2017}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Portal|Texas|Biography}} *[http://TheSuffers.com Kam Franklin Official Website]
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