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PLEDGE WEEK: “Blues Run the Game” by Jackson C Frank

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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The Story of Jackson C Frank

In the early 90s a fan tracked him down and helped sort out some of the accommodation for him in Woodstock where he'd lived in his 20s. His rediscovery got a bit of publicity and led to his album being reissued on CD. He also started writing again and recorded some demos on a cheap cassette recorder in 1997 many of which have since been released on various compilations. But 1997 was also the year that Frank moved into a care home and he wouldn't record anymore after that. In 1998 Paul Simon finally returned his publishing to him presumably having given up on ever getting his $3000 back. On March the 3rd 1999 one day after his 56th birthday Jackson C

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