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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]
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.
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 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.
Mark Goodman (born October 11, 1952) is an American radio host, TV personality and actor. He is best known as one of the original five video jockeys (VJs), along with Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter, J. J. Jackson and Martha Quinn, on the music network MTV, from 1981 to 1987.
The song featured prominent fuzz guitar, charting at number 43 in the UK and number 36 in the Netherlands. The B-side was a concert favorite titled "£.s.d", [ 2 ] featuring the chorus lyrics "yes I need L.S.D." [ 3 ] The title was a play on abbreviations for pounds, shillings and pence , intended to disguise its true subject matter; Phil May ...
On Nov. 7, 2001, when Alan Jackson debuted “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)” live at the Country Music Association Awards, he knew the performance would be an important and ...
"Scream" is a song primarily directed at the tabloid press.As far back as the late 1980s, Jackson and the press had a difficult relationship. In 1986, the tabloids ran a story claiming that Jackson slept in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber to slow the aging process; he was pictured lying down in a glass box.