◇ image via WikipediaJ.J. Jackson
J.J. Jackson is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Mary Wells, Jimmy Witherspoon and The Shangri-Las. Those roots explain a lot about how J.J. Jackson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Friends of Distinction, James & Bobby Purify, Barbara Lewis, The Four Tops and Jr. Walker & The All Stars, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Robert Parker, Eddie Floyd, Chuck Berry, Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and The Coasters, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around J.J. Jackson, reaching back through Mary Wells and forward to Robert Parker. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Jerome Louis "J.J." Jackson is an American soul/R&B singer, songwriter, and arranger. His singing style is as a belter. Jackson is 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 liner notes to his 1967 album, J.J. Jackson, on Calla Records, stated that he weighed 285 pounds.
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J.J. Jackson connections
J.J. Jackson grew out of Mary Wells, Jimmy Witherspoon and The Shangri-Las, shares an orbit with The Friends of Distinction, James & Bobby Purify, Barbara Lewis and The Four Tops, went on to shape Robert Parker, Eddie Floyd, Chuck Berry and Bobby 'Boris' Pickett. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Bobby Hebbartist
- Jimmy Hughesartist
- Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrellartist
- Donnie Elbertartist
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