Jackson C. Frank

Jackson C. Frank

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Author of a single album released in 1965, Jackson C. Frank has become a cult figure in folk music, on a par with Nick Drake. Born in Buffalo, New York, in 1943, he escaped a school fire at the age of eleven, then used his convalescence to learn to play guitar. After a brief stint in New York clubs, Jackson C. Frank received an insurance premium and left for England, where he recorded an album under his own name, produced by Paul Simon, before returning to live in Woodstock. He died destitute in 1999, shortly after his songs were reissued on the album Blues Run The Game (1996).

Top tracks

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Blues Run The Game
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Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
03:32
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank
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My Name Is Carnival
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Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
03:44
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank
08
I Want To Be Alone (Dialogue)
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Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
03:18
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank
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Milk And Honey
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Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
03:37
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank
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Here Come The Blues
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Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
04:01
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank
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Yellow Walls
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Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
02:59
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank
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Just Like Anything
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Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
02:21
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank
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Mystery
Jackson C Frank
American Troubadour
02:37
Writer: Jackson C Frank / Composers: Jackson C Frank
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Marlene
Jackson C. Frank
Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
04:45
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank
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Relations
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Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
03:47
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank
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The Spectre
Jackson C Frank
Fixin' to Die
01:59
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Night of the Blues (Version 2)
Jackson C Frank
Fixin' to Die
03:48
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On My Way to the Canaan Land
Jackson C Frank
Fixin' to Die
02:50
10
You Never Wanted Me
Jackson C. Frank
Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
03:08
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank
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Bull Men
Jackson C Frank
Fixin' to Die
02:12
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Marcy's Song
Jackson C. Frank
Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
04:20
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank
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Don't Look Back
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Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
02:57
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank
03
Kimbie
Jackson C. Frank
Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
03:14
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
04
Halloween Is Black as Night
Jackson C Frank
Fixin' to Die
02:43
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In the Pines
Jackson C. Frank
Mystery
03:31
Writer: Huddie William Ledbetter / Composers: Huddie William Ledbetter
12
Tumble in the Wind (Version 2)
Jackson C Frank
Fixin' to Die
03:07
13
Washington Jail
Jackson C. Frank
Mystery
02:37
Writer: Jackson C Frank / Composers: Jackson C Frank
13
The Visit
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Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
04:46
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank
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Prima Donna Of Swans
Jackson C. Frank
Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
05:02
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank

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  • Discography
Albums
Mystery
2024 Mooncrest
26-03-2024
Mystery
01
Mystery
Jackson C. Frank
Mystery
02:37
Writer: Jackson C Frank / Composers: Jackson C Frank
02
I Don't Want to Love You No More
Jackson C. Frank
Mystery
02:39
Writer: Jackson C Frank / Composers: Jackson C Frank
03
Goodbye to My Loving You
Jackson C. Frank
Mystery
03:59
Writer: Jackson C Frank / Composers: Jackson C Frank
04
Halloween Is Black as Night
Jackson C. Frank
Mystery
02:46
Writer: Jackson C Frank / Composers: Jackson C Frank
05
October
Jackson C. Frank
Mystery
04:06
Writer: Jackson C Frank / Composers: Jackson C Frank
06
Child Fixin' to Die
Jackson C. Frank
Mystery
02:59
Writer: Jackson C Frank / Composers: Jackson C Frank
07
Bull Men
Jackson C. Frank
Mystery
02:15
Writer: Jackson C Frank / Composers: Jackson C Frank
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Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
â„— 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
01-01-1965
Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
01
Blues Run The Game
Jackson C. Frank
Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
03:32
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank
02
Don't Look Back
Jackson C. Frank
Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
02:57
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank
03
Kimbie
Jackson C. Frank
Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
03:14
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
04
Yellow Walls
Jackson C. Frank
Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
02:59
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank
05
Here Come The Blues
Jackson C. Frank
Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
04:01
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank
06
Milk And Honey
Jackson C. Frank
Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
03:37
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank
07
My Name Is Carnival
Jackson C. Frank
Jackson C. Frank (Remastered 2001)
03:44
Writer: Jackson C. Frank / Composers: Jackson C. Frank
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Featured in
This Is Us (Music From The Series)
This Compilation â„— 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, under exclusive license to UMG Recordings, Inc.
15-09-2017
This Is Us (Music From The Series)
01
Death With Dignity
Sufjan Stevens
This Is Us (Music From The Series)
03:58
Writer: Sufjan Stevens / Composers: Sufjan Stevens
02
You Can Call Me Al
Paul Simon
This Is Us (Music From The Series)
04:41
Writer: Paul Simon / Composers: Paul Simon
03
Willin’
Mandy Moore
This Is Us (Music From The Series)
03:40
Writer: Lowell George / Composers: Lowell George
04
Can't Find My Way Home
Blind Faith
This Is Us (Music From The Series)
03:13
Writer: Steve Winwood / Composers: Steve Winwood
05
Uptight (Everything's Alright) (Single Version)
Stevie Wonder
This Is Us (Music From The Series)
02:53
Writer: Henry Cosby - Stevie Wonder - Sylvia Moy / Composers: Henry Cosby - Stevie Wonder - Sylvia Moy
06
The Calvary Cross
Richard & Linda Thompson
This Is Us (Music From The Series)
03:50
Writer: Richard Thompson / Composers: Richard Thompson
07
Watch Me
Labi Siffre
This Is Us (Music From The Series)
03:30
Writer: Labi Siffre / Composers: Labi Siffre
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The Old Man and the Gun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(P) 2018 First Score Music Limited under exclusive license to Cutting Edge Music Services, LLC d/b/a Music.Film Recordings. Distributed by Lakeshore Records
28-09-2018
The Old Man and the Gun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01
Theme
Daniel Hart
The Old Man and the Gun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:47
Composers: Daniel Hart
02
The Diner, Pt. 1
Daniel Hart
The Old Man and the Gun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
03:11
Composers: Daniel Hart
03
The Diner, Pt. 2
Daniel Hart
The Old Man and the Gun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:31
Composers: Daniel Hart
04
30 Century Man
Scott Walker
The Old Man and the Gun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:27
Composers: Scott Engel
05
Three Day Bank
Daniel Hart
The Old Man and the Gun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
06:42
Composers: Daniel Hart
06
John And Maureen
Daniel Hart
The Old Man and the Gun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:02
Composers: Daniel Hart
07
More Happy
Daniel Hart
The Old Man and the Gun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:59
Composers: Daniel Hart
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