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Jerome Louis "J.J." Jackson (born November 8, 1942) [2] is an American soul/R&B singer, songwriter, and arranger. [3] His singing style is as a belter. Jackson best known for the song "But It's Alright", which he co-wrote with Pierre Tubbs. The song was released in 1966 and then re-released in 1969, to chart success on both occasions.
The music is regarded as being consistent across periods, with Jackson being described as "a man devoted to old-school soul", rather than following trends. [ 1 ] Critically described as "the definitive J. J. Jackson collection", [ 1 ] in 2009 The Great J. J. Jackson was re-released, on CD, by Collector's Choice .
Subsequent to acquiring the Calla Records catalogue, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts re-released the song in 1969, as a single and on the album The Great J.J. Jackson. The single was recorded in the United Kingdom, and was one of the first R & B hit singles to have been recorded in England. [2]
At midnight on Aug. 1, 1981, Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter, and J.J. Jackson stood inside the Loft restaurant in Fort Lee, N.J., to watch ...
The album was favorably reviewed, with Jackson being described as having a "live-wire voice" and the band as "kicking up a storm" on what is considered to be "a bit of a lost gem". [1] The album is notable as containing a rare cover version of an early Robbie Robertson song, "The Stones I Throw", originally recorded in 1965 by Levon and the Hawks.
The second posthumous Michael Jackson album was a substantial improvement over 2010’s Michael.The album featured eight unreleased songs Jackson had worked on in the ’80s and ’90s, polished ...
The Greatest Little Soul Band in the Land is J.J. Jackson's third album. The album was released in 1969 on the Congress label, which had been relaunched that year by MCA as a subsidiary of Uni Records. [2] The single released from the album was "Fat, Black and Together", which was co-written by Jackson and Al Stewart. [3]
Jackson confesses that he had — and still has — mixed feelings about the song’s massive success. “It was a tough performance for me,” Jackson says as he reflects on the 2001 CMAs.