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| Skipper Lee Frazier A Mountain of Soul |
4610 South Wayside Office (713) 644 1166
Houston, TX 77087 Fax (713) 242 0233
Houston, TX 77087 Fax (713) 242 0233
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The Autobiography of Skipper Lee Frazier
Skipper Lee Frazier, is a man that camee from radio,
television, record producer, and promoter to owner of
Skipeer Lee & Sons Eternal Rest Funeral Home in
Houston, Texas. Skipper Lee’s radio career began in 1957.
After years in Rhythm & Blues as a disc jockey and the author of his autobiography, “Tighten
Up by Archie Bell and the Drells,” featuring subtitles “The Making of a Million Selling hit
Record,” “The Autobiography of Skipper Lee Frazier,” and “A Legendary Houston Disk
Jockey.” Frazier went back into radio this time as a gospel disc jockey on KWWJ Gospel
1360AM, www.kwwj.com, in Houston, Texas. For over 10 years now, he has been heard from
2 p.m. to 3 p.m. as he broadcasts live on the 2nd floor of Skipper Lee & Sons Eternal Rest
Funeral Home. In his broadcasts, he lets the public know who has passed away and when the
services are held. Being in the funeral business has shown him how important it is for
everyone to have coverage for their burial, so he tries to educate the people about pre-need
burial insurance. Frazier lights up the airwaves only as wellseasoned disk jockey can do with
gospel music, interviews, and talking about everything under the sun.
Frazier’s latest enterprise, Skipper Lee & Sons Eternal Rest Funeral Home, is just another
addition to his list of successful business endeavors and to the carrer of a man who has been
working very hard, because he was determined to make something of his life. Since his days of
delivering furniture for the Finger Furniture Company and when he used to work at the Post
Office, he has always made the mosto of his time.
He would sometimes work two and three jobs in his determination to succed. It was during
those earlier years when he decided to go to a disc jockey school and get a part-time job at a
radio station KYOK in 1957. He took “Hip Skipper’s” place and workied part-time playing
gospel music on Sunday mornings. During those times, Frazier did record hops (which were
very popular in those days) and talent shows (through which he would discover and manage
the careers of many of Houston’s budding talents).
When an opening became available at another radio station, KCOH, the time had come for
the area to receive the “Mountain of Soul” which would become the trademark of a personality
who would have an effect on the lives of millions. He began to promote shows that would
propel him into the recording business in a big way.
He promoted and managed the careers of such artist and talents as: The Masters of Soul,
Mark Putney, Conrad Johnson, Beau Williams (who was known then as Bobo Mr. Soul), and
Sugar Bear. He also managed two more groups that brought him and the city worldwide
acclaim. The groups were Archie Bell and the Drells and the TSU Tornadoes. Their big hit
was very popular dance tune named “Tighten Up” of which Frazier wrote the lyrics and the
Tornadoes did the music.
During his tenure at KCOH, which covered more than 22 years, he either MC’d or
promoted shows for James Brown, B. B. King, Wes Montgomery, the O’Jays and the Kool Jazz
Festival which was presented in cities all over the country. Success in those and other venues
enabled him to open and operate the Venus Motel, another venture that was really successful,
and which he stuck with until the time came for him to do something else.
So, from the time he was born on July 31, 1927 in Magnolia Springs, Texas, Frazier has
been a busy man. While all of these things were going on he had a family, a son James Frazier
who went to the Commonwealth Mortuary School and studied for Funeral Director and
studied the business of being a mortician.
After selling the motel, which he had done a few years ago, he began to think about wanting
to leave something to his son. At this point those at the James Stripling Funeral Home and at
Jimmie Pruitt enabled him to get his foot in the door of the funeral business. He purchased
the funeral home which is Skipper Lee & Sons Eternal Rest Funeral Home.
His son and other technicians do the preparation of the body, and he sells pre-need burial
insurance and does the publicity work that is needed to enhance their opportunity for success.
Their funeral home, without a doubt, is one of the best in the area.
Frazier, after seeing how hard it was for his son to get in a funeral home to do his intern,
opened his doors for students from the Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Services. Michael
Davis, who is now Frazier’s adopted son, tried many funeral homes to do his internship, but
was unable to find one until he turned to Frazier. After he finished his internship and received
his license from the Funeral Service Commission, Davis became a member of the staff.
During Davis’s intern process, Frazier adopted him as his son, after which the funeral home’s
name changed from Skipper Lee & Son to Skipper Lee & Sons Eternal Rest Funeral Home.
Though the funeral business is said to be a tough business, Skipper Lee & Sons have served
many families that have been completely satisfied and have returned when the need arose,” a
testimony given by Frazier himself.
Frazier was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame on October 30, 2004 in San
Antonio, Texas. This is one of his greatest honors. Frazier donated all of his radio
memorabilia, music and music contracts to the University of Texas Music Department.
Skipper Lee Frazier, is a man that camee from radio,
television, record producer, and promoter to owner of
Skipeer Lee & Sons Eternal Rest Funeral Home in
Houston, Texas. Skipper Lee’s radio career began in 1957.
After years in Rhythm & Blues as a disc jockey and the author of his autobiography, “Tighten
Up by Archie Bell and the Drells,” featuring subtitles “The Making of a Million Selling hit
Record,” “The Autobiography of Skipper Lee Frazier,” and “A Legendary Houston Disk
Jockey.” Frazier went back into radio this time as a gospel disc jockey on KWWJ Gospel
1360AM, www.kwwj.com, in Houston, Texas. For over 10 years now, he has been heard from
2 p.m. to 3 p.m. as he broadcasts live on the 2nd floor of Skipper Lee & Sons Eternal Rest
Funeral Home. In his broadcasts, he lets the public know who has passed away and when the
services are held. Being in the funeral business has shown him how important it is for
everyone to have coverage for their burial, so he tries to educate the people about pre-need
burial insurance. Frazier lights up the airwaves only as wellseasoned disk jockey can do with
gospel music, interviews, and talking about everything under the sun.
Frazier’s latest enterprise, Skipper Lee & Sons Eternal Rest Funeral Home, is just another
addition to his list of successful business endeavors and to the carrer of a man who has been
working very hard, because he was determined to make something of his life. Since his days of
delivering furniture for the Finger Furniture Company and when he used to work at the Post
Office, he has always made the mosto of his time.
He would sometimes work two and three jobs in his determination to succed. It was during
those earlier years when he decided to go to a disc jockey school and get a part-time job at a
radio station KYOK in 1957. He took “Hip Skipper’s” place and workied part-time playing
gospel music on Sunday mornings. During those times, Frazier did record hops (which were
very popular in those days) and talent shows (through which he would discover and manage
the careers of many of Houston’s budding talents).
When an opening became available at another radio station, KCOH, the time had come for
the area to receive the “Mountain of Soul” which would become the trademark of a personality
who would have an effect on the lives of millions. He began to promote shows that would
propel him into the recording business in a big way.
He promoted and managed the careers of such artist and talents as: The Masters of Soul,
Mark Putney, Conrad Johnson, Beau Williams (who was known then as Bobo Mr. Soul), and
Sugar Bear. He also managed two more groups that brought him and the city worldwide
acclaim. The groups were Archie Bell and the Drells and the TSU Tornadoes. Their big hit
was very popular dance tune named “Tighten Up” of which Frazier wrote the lyrics and the
Tornadoes did the music.
During his tenure at KCOH, which covered more than 22 years, he either MC’d or
promoted shows for James Brown, B. B. King, Wes Montgomery, the O’Jays and the Kool Jazz
Festival which was presented in cities all over the country. Success in those and other venues
enabled him to open and operate the Venus Motel, another venture that was really successful,
and which he stuck with until the time came for him to do something else.
So, from the time he was born on July 31, 1927 in Magnolia Springs, Texas, Frazier has
been a busy man. While all of these things were going on he had a family, a son James Frazier
who went to the Commonwealth Mortuary School and studied for Funeral Director and
studied the business of being a mortician.
After selling the motel, which he had done a few years ago, he began to think about wanting
to leave something to his son. At this point those at the James Stripling Funeral Home and at
Jimmie Pruitt enabled him to get his foot in the door of the funeral business. He purchased
the funeral home which is Skipper Lee & Sons Eternal Rest Funeral Home.
His son and other technicians do the preparation of the body, and he sells pre-need burial
insurance and does the publicity work that is needed to enhance their opportunity for success.
Their funeral home, without a doubt, is one of the best in the area.
Frazier, after seeing how hard it was for his son to get in a funeral home to do his intern,
opened his doors for students from the Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Services. Michael
Davis, who is now Frazier’s adopted son, tried many funeral homes to do his internship, but
was unable to find one until he turned to Frazier. After he finished his internship and received
his license from the Funeral Service Commission, Davis became a member of the staff.
During Davis’s intern process, Frazier adopted him as his son, after which the funeral home’s
name changed from Skipper Lee & Son to Skipper Lee & Sons Eternal Rest Funeral Home.
Though the funeral business is said to be a tough business, Skipper Lee & Sons have served
many families that have been completely satisfied and have returned when the need arose,” a
testimony given by Frazier himself.
Frazier was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame on October 30, 2004 in San
Antonio, Texas. This is one of his greatest honors. Frazier donated all of his radio
memorabilia, music and music contracts to the University of Texas Music Department.