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Jackson C Frank
12+ albums
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At the age of 11, a furnace exploded below Frank's music classroom in the Cleveland Hill Elementary School in Cheektowaga, New York. The fire killed fifteen of his fellow students and hospitalised him for seven months. It was during his time in the hospital that he was first introduced to playing music, when a teacher, Charlie Casatelli, brought in an acoustic guitar to keep Frank occupied during his recovery. When he was 21, he was awarded an insurance cheque of $100,000 for his injuries, giving him enough to catch a boat to England. [edit] Music career His 1965 self-titled album (see Jackson C. Frank) was produced by Paul Simon whilst both men were playing folk clubs in England. Jackson was so shy during the recording that he requested upon being shielded by screens so that Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, and Al Stewart (who also attended the recording) could not see him, claiming 'I can't play. You're looking at me.' The most famous track, "Blues Run the Game", was covered by Simon and Garfunkel. Another song, "Milk and Honey", appeared in Vincent Gallo's film The Brown Bunny, and was also covered by Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, and Sandy Denny, whom he dated for a while. During their relationship, Jackson convinced Sandy to give up nursing (her current profession) and concentrate on music full time. Although Frank was well received in England, for a while, in 1966, things took a turn for the worse, with more dynamic Rock bands becoming popular. At the same time, Frank b
top songs
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Blues Run the Game
109,8912Blues Run the Game - 2001 Remaster
105,7363Milk and Honey
76,4904Milk and Honey - 2001 Remaster
63,9345My Name Is Carnival
54,8096I Want to Be Alone (Dialogue) - 2001 Remaster
51,8647Tumble in the Wind (Version 1) (Bonus Track)
51,3778My Name Is Carnival - 2001 Remaster
45,3469Just Like Anything
44,59110I Want To Be Alone (Dialogue)
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