"Blues Run the Game" is a 1965 song by the American singer-songwriter Jackson C. Frank.[2][3][4] It was the opening track on his self-titled debut album.
| "Blues Run the Game" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single by Jackson C. Frank | |
| from the album Jackson C. Frank | |
| B-side | "Can't Get Away From My Love" |
| Released | 1965 |
| Recorded | July 1965 |
| Studio | CBS Studios, London |
| Genre | Folk[1] |
| Length | 2:50 |
| Label | Columbia (EMI) |
| Songwriter(s) | Jackson C. Frank |
| Producer(s) | Paul Simon |
Cultural impact
editSamples of the Jackson C. Frank original appear on the soundtrack of This Is Us, S01E03, "Kyle,"[2] and the full song is heard in the 2018 film, The Old Man and the Gun,[5] as well as in the 7th episode of the second season of "Britannia". The version of this song recorded by Simon and Garfunkel appears in the PBS documentary The Vietnam War by Ken Burns, in season 1: episode 7.
Other versions
editThe song has been performed by various other artists, such as Simon and Garfunkel (on the CD box set Old Friends), Sandy Denny, Nick Drake (on Family Tree), John Renbourn and Eddi Reader, and later by Bert Jansch, Counting Crows, John Mayer, Colin Meloy, Robin Pecknold, Mark Lanegan, Laura Marling,[6] Jack Steadman from Bombay Bicycle Club, Martin Simpson.
References
edit- ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "An English Pastoral: Folk Rock". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ^ a b "This Is Us Gives a Second Life to Tragic Forgotten '60s Folk Musician Jackson C. Frank". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ "The melancholic allure of Blues Run the Game". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ Stanley, Bob (2014-01-09). "The tragic tale of Jackson C Frank, forgotten legend of the 60s". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ FoxSearchlight (2018-06-05), THE OLD MAN & THE GUN | Official Trailer [HD] | FOX Searchlight, retrieved 2018-11-14
- ^ ""Blues Run The Game"". thirdmanstore.com. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
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