Explores Bob Frank's life as a singer/songwriter, born and raised in East Memphis. After serving a tour in Vietnam, Fran | dG1fajYzRnYtTnpmdXc
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00:00 (acoustic guitar music)
00:03 - I'd say that I met Bob in probably 1970.
00:12 And I recognized that this was
00:16 what I considered exceptional talent.
00:18 - He just kind of stood out in a crowd
00:20 that would have included Townes Van Zandt,
00:23 Dave Olney, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell,
00:27 all those guys were in town,
00:28 but Bob had his own thing from the start.
00:31 - I would say no to 100 people,
00:35 and maybe say yes or a tentative yes to one.
00:38 And they played me this tape of Bob Frank,
00:42 and I thought it was wonderful.
00:43 It was exactly what Van Gogh did.
00:45 - I think this was something that was important,
00:48 and that Bob's action kept it from the contribution
00:51 that it might be to the world.
00:54 - You know, you can do anything with this story.
00:56 You can say, "Ah, see, that's the individual artist."
01:01 Or, "That's the guy who don't know
01:04 "what the fuck's going on."
01:06 (laughing)
01:08 - That was kind of one of the strange ways
01:10 of killing a career, right?
01:12 ♪ But if he ain't changed inside ♪
01:18 ♪ He's in for the same old ride ♪
01:22 ♪ And that's how the future will be ♪
01:26 ♪ Within a few degrees ♪
01:29 (upbeat music)
01:32 [Music]