Al Jackson Jr.
produttore discografico, autore di canzoni, batterista
Albert J. Jackson Jr.[1] (Memphis, 27 novembre 1935 – Memphis, 1º ottobre 1975) è stato un batterista e musicista statunitense.[2][3][4]
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| Nazionalità |  Stati Uniti
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| Genere | Rhythm and blues Funk Soul |
| Periodo di attività musicale | 1950 – 1975 |
| Strumento | batteria |
| Etichetta | Stax Records |
Fondatore dei Booker T. & the MG's, Jackson è stato inserito nella Memphis Music Hall of Fame nel 2015[5] e nella Rock and Roll Hall of Fame come membro dei Booker T. & the MG's nel 1992.[6]
Nella sua carriera ha militato e collaborato anche con altri artisti e in altri gruppi, tra cui Bar-Kays[7][8] e Al Green[9] (come Let's Stay Together e I'm Still in Love with You), ma anche con Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, Bill Withers, Albert King, Wilson Pickett, Leon Russell, Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin, Rod Stewart, Shirley Brown, Donny Hathaway.
Discografia
modifica- Green Onions (Stax Records, 1962)
- Soul Dressing (Stax Records, 1965)
- And Now! (Stax Records, 1966)
- In the Christmas Spirit (Stax Records, 1966)
- Hip Hug-Her (Stax Records, 1967)
- Doin' Our Thing (Stax Records, 1968)
- Soul Limbo (Stax Records, 1968)
- UpTight (Stax Records, 1969) - colonna sonora del film Tradimento
- The Booker T. Set (Stax Records, 1969)
- McLemore Avenue (Stax Records, 1970)
- Melting Pot (Stax Records, 1971)
- Pain in My Heart (Atco Records, 1964)
- The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads (Volt Records, 1965)
- Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (Volt Records, 1965)
- The Soul Album (Volt Records, 1966)
- Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (Volt Records, 1966)
- King & Queen (Volt Records, 1967)
- The Dock of the Bay (Volt Records, 1968)
- Donny Hathaway (Atco Records, 1971)
- Let's Stay Together (Hi Records, 1972)
- I'm Still in Love with You (Hi Records, 1972)
- Call Me (Hi Records, 1973)
- Livin' for You (Hi Records, 1973)
- Woman to Woman (Truth Records, 1974)
- Victim of the Joke? An Opera (Enterprise Records, 1971)
- Atlantic Crossing (Warner Bros. Records, 1975)
- A Night on the Town (Warner Bros. Records, 1976)
- Just as I Am (Sussex Records, 1971)
- Home (Stax Records, 1969)
- The Soul of a Bell (Stax Records, 1967)
- Bound to Happen (Stax Records, 1969)
- Relating (Stax Records, 1974)
- The Alan Gerber Album (Shelter Records, 1971)
- Mavis Staples (Volt Records, 1969)
- Only for the Lonely (Volt Records, 1970)
- Young, Gifted and Black (Atlantic Records, 1972)
- Born Under a Bad Sign (Stax Records, 1967)
- Years Gone By (Stax Records, 1969)
- The Blues Don't Change (Stax Records, 1974)
- 461 Ocean Boulevard (RSO Records, 1974)
- In the Midnight Hour (Atlantic Records, 1965)
- The Exciting Wilson Pickett (Atlantic Records, 1966)
- Knock on Wood (Stax Records, 1967)
- Raised on Rock/For Ol' Times Sake (RCA Records, 1973)
- Memphis Queen (Stax Records, 1969)
- Love Means... (Stax Records, 1971)
- Will O' the Wisp (Shelter Records, 1975)
Note
modifica- ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 247. ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/nov/25/al-jackson-jr-memphis-sunset-the-mysterious-death-of-stax-heartbeat
- ^ https://drummerworld.com/drummers/Al_Jackson.html
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110417030138/http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/al-jackson-jr.-the-sound-of-60s-soul
- ^ https://memphismusichalloffame.com/inductee/aljacksonjr/
- ^ https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/booker-t-and-mgs
- ^ https://books.google.it/books?id=wNfx07-AJwcC&pg=PA10&dq=al+jackson+drummer&hl=it&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYipaFzfn8AhXnRvEDHSblABo4HhDoAXoECAkQAw#v=onepage&q=al%20jackson%20drummer&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.it/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&pg=PA2397&dq=al+jackson+drummer&hl=it&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYipaFzfn8AhXnRvEDHSblABo4HhDoAXoECAEQAw#v=onepage&q=al%20jackson%20drummer&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.it/books?id=AVQbF9lTBwgC&pg=PA270&dq=al+jackson+drummer&hl=it&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjty6_0zPn8AhXNS_EDHR5jCJw4ChDoAXoECAgQAw#v=onepage&q=al%20jackson%20drummer&f=false
Bibliografia
modifica- Bowman, Rob (1997). Soulsville USA: The Story of Stax Records. New York: Schirmer Books. ISBN 0-02-860268-4.
Altri progetti
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Collegamenti esterni
modifica- (EN) Al Jackson, Jr., su Enciclopedia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
- (EN) Al Jackson Jr., su AllMusic, All Media Network.
- (EN) Al Jackson Jr., su Discogs, Zink Media.
- (EN) Al Jackson Jr., su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.
- (EN) Al Jackson Jr., su SecondHandSongs.
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