JOHN JACKSON
Protagonista principal del Post BLUES HOUSEPARTY ( 5/1/13 )que repetim per tot aquell que no l´hagi vist , avui volem recordar aquest fí guitarrista representatiu del AMERICAN PIEDMONT BLUES .
John Jackson (February 24, 1924 – January 20, 2002) was an American Piedmont blues musician; his music did not become primary until his accidental "discovery" by folklorist Chuck Perdue in the 1960s. He had effectively given up playing for his community in 1949.
He was born in John H Jackson in Woodville, Virginia, United States into a musical family, and learned to play guitar at a young age. He moved to Fairfax in his twenties, where he worked as a gravedigger, among other jobs
His first recordings were released the early 1960s on the Arhoolie Records label.He visited Europe several times, played at folk festivals, and also recorded for Rounder and Alligator Records.[2] He also appeared around Washington, D.C. with 'the Travelling Blues Workshop', which included Jackson, Archie Edwards, Flora Molton, Mother Scott, Phil Wiggins and John Cephas.
Jackson died in 2002 of liver cancer in Fairfax Station, Virginia, at the age of 77
Jackson had six boys and one girl with his wife Cora Lee Carter Jackson. He was preceded in death by his wife Cora Lee (1990), and his sons John Jackson Jr (1978), Ned Jackson (1978), and MacArthur Jackson (1996). Two of his remaining sons died after him; Lee Floyd Jackson (2006) and Timothy Jackson (2008). His daughter Cora Elizabeth (Beth) Johnson and James Edward Jackson still live in the Fairfax, Virginia area.
In January, 2011, Jackson was nominated in the Blues Album and Live Performance Album categories for the 10th Annual Independent Music Awar
Recorded in Fairfax,Virginia in mid 60s
In rare footage from 1970, all-round folk blues entertainer John Jackson performs "That Will Never Happen No More." From the DVD "John Jackson: The Video Collection 1970-1999." More info at http://www.guitarvideos.com/products/...
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