Frank Nappi
Frank Nappi (born February 27, 1967) is an American author, lyricist and high school English teacher. Works. Nappi's novels include: Nappi collaborated with MP Music House in Nashville in the fall of 2017 to produce the song "Buckle Up and Dig In" as part of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Mickey Tussler series release. He has since written several songs for MP Music House, including singles "Hey Jay," "The Words Were Right There," and the track "Daddy Wrote The Music" which appeared on the album Heroes Welcome in 2018. Nappi is also credited with  the writing of several songs for breakthrough country music artist Atticus Jones, including "Still Above The Ground," "I Wish I Was a Jerk," "Broken Pieces," "I Wonder," "One," "Saltwater Walking", "Walk with Me" and "P-A-I-N", all singles released by MP Music House in 2019. Nappi is also credited with the writing of several songs for upstart jazz artist Tom Petrone, including 2020 releases "Fly Again," "Let's Get Lost," and "One Terrific Christmas Day" and 2021 releases "If I Said I Love You," "That Kind of Summer," "Seaside Serenade" and "Magic." Personal life. Nappi resides in Port  Jefferson, New York. He attended Farmingdale High School in Farmingdale, New York, and graduated from Hofstra University and SUNY Stony Brook. Nappi has taught English and creative writing for 34 years at Oceanside High School in Oceanside, New York. Nappi is engaged to Victoria Heydenreich and has two sons, Nicholas and Anthony, from a previous marriage.