Jim Abbott's quest to find Jackson C. Frank unveiled a profound friendship and a discouraging current life for the once-promising folk singer, who had a legendary album produced by Paul Simon. Despite early obscurity, Frank's haunting ballads gained renewed recognition through YouTube, leading to covers by contemporary artists and features in popular media. Abbott documented Frank's tumultuous life in his 2014 book and is now excited for a new documentary by Damien Aime Dupont, named after Frank's cherished song, which aims to introduce Frank's enduring legacy to a new audience.
"The place Frank was living in was populated by drug addicts and hookers... It's very hard to weird me out, Abbott said. This did."
"His songs were disinterred during the YouTube era leading to covers by artists such as Laura Marling, John Mayer and Counting Crows..."
"In 2014, Abbott wrote a book about the artist's life and music titled Jackson C Frank: The Clear Hard Light of Genius."
"Now, Frank's legacy has a chance to be discovered by a whole new audience through the first documentary about his life,... titled Blues Run the Game."
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