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22. Jan. 2002 · January 21, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. EST. John Jackson, 77, one of the last masters of the so-called Piedmont-style blues singing and guitar picking, who was recognized in 1986 as a National Heritage ...
12. März 2011 · John Jackson (February 24, 1924 — January 20, 2002) was a talented blues musician in the Piedmont style; his music did not become primary until his accidenta...
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John Jackson: Indie rock with a conscience. Former frontman and songwriter for the 90's Oxford based acoustic rock outfit Settlement, John Jackson began his solo career in London in 2001 and has since become one of the UK's most intriguing songwriters—an iconoclast and left-field rocker with stingingly beautiful lyrics and instantly classic melodies.
Rappahannock Blues. Raised in a large, musical farm family in Rappahannock County, Virginia, John Jackson (1924-2002) was the most important black Appalachian musician to come to broad public attention during the mid-1960s. Having learned guitar and his wide-ranging stock of songs as a youth from family and 78-rpm recordings, he enthralled ...
John Jackson's skills in the music industry have been forged and honed over twenty-five years. He has worked with some of Canada's top musicians including Toronto rock pioneers Kensington Market with fellow rhythm guitarist Keith McKie, and Stratford folk music veterans Perth Country Conspiracy, plus internationally recognized Celtic folk songstress
John Jackson’s dedication to music led him to follow in his father’s footsteps, traveling to perform at house parties within walking distance (think 20 miles!!) of his home. But music was something reserved for evenings and weekends, John was a hard-working man who always had multiple jobs that paid the bills, which included working as a cook, butler, chauffeur, general caretaker, and even ...
John Jackson (February 24, 1924 – January 20, 2002) was an American Piedmont blues musician. Music was not his primary activity until his accidental "discovery" by the folklorist Chuck Perdue in the 1960s. Jackson had effectively given up playing in his community in 1949.
