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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.
John Jackson is a musician and record label executive, known for being the guitarist for the Jayhawks. He plays guitar, mandolin and violin. Before joining the Jayhawks, Jackson had been the senior vice president of A&R at Legacy Recordings where he had co-produced The Jayhawks' “Best Of” album.
Blues legend John Jackson performs "Steamboat Whistle" at a tribute concert to the Anthology of American Folk Music. The content and comments posted here are subject to the Smithsonian...
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by Barry Lee Pearson. Blues artist, songster, and storyteller, John Jackson (February 25, 1924 – January 20, 2002) was the most important black Appalachian musician to come to broad public attention during the mid-1960s. The so-called Folk Revival of that decade witnessed the rediscovery of artists such as Mississippi John Hurt and Son House ...
Virginia songster John Jackson, whose gentle, acoustic guitar picking and warm, rich baritone voice won him a National Heritage Fellowship, was one of the last remaining first-generation country bluesmen. His music--East Coast Piedmont blues, ragtime, folk, old-time hillbilly songs and ballads--transcended race, class and intellectual ...
Of all of the great 20th-century bluesmen, John Jackson made far too few recordings than befitted his talent. He toured the world, playing festival after festival. He performed at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival more than anyone else in its history, appearing fourteen times.
12. März 2011 · Red River Blues - John Jackson - YouTube. Good Time Music. 5.32K subscribers. 140. 16K views 12 years ago. John Jackson (February 24, 1924 — January 20, 2002) was a talented blues...
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