Jackson C. Frank

Jackson C. Frank

Known for

Music and sound

Born

March 2, 1943

Birthplace

Buffalo, New York, USA

Died

March 3, 1999 (aged 56)

Biography

Jackson Carey Frank (March 2, 1943 – March 3, 1999) was an American folk musician. He released his first and only eponymous album in 1965, produced by Paul Simon. After the release of the record, Frank was plagued by a series of personal issues, and was diagnosed with schizophrenia and protracted depression that prevented him from maintaining his career.

Frank spent his later life homeless and destitute, and died in 1999 of pneumonia. Though he only released one record, he has been cited as an influence by many singer-songwriters, including Paul Simon, Sandy Denny, Bert Jansch and Nick Drake. Rolling Stone journalist David Fricke called Frank "one of the best forgotten songwriters of the 19...

Best known work

Calvary
Calvary
2014
The Brown Bunny
The Brown Bunny
2003
Electroma
Electroma
2006
Catch Me Daddy
Catch Me Daddy
2015
Acoustic Routes
Acoustic Routes
1992
Blues Run the Game: The Strange Tale of Jackson C. Frank
Blues Run the Game: The Strange Tale of Jackson C. Frank
2023
Folk Britannia
Folk Britannia
2006

Filmography

  1. 2023

    Blues Run the Game: The Strange Tale of Jackson C. Frank

    as Himself (archive footage)

  2. 2015

  3. 2014

    Calvary

    Songs

  4. 2006

  5. 2006

    Folk BritanniaTV

    as Self (archival footage) (1 episode)

  6. 2003

  7. 1992

    Acoustic Routes

    as Self (archive footage)

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