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John Jackson (February 24, 1924 – January 20, 2002) [1] 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. Life and career.
25 de feb. de 2024 · El cantante y guitarrista John Jackson es, tal vez, uno de los descubrimientos más importantes de la época del folk y el blues revival en la década de 1960.
John Jackson performs "Steamboat Whistle". Smithsonian. 39.7K subscribers. Subscribed. 299. 34K views 13 years ago. For more information for the album, please visit: http://www.folkways.si.edu...
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT. Rappahannock Blues: John Jackson. 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.
"John Jackson is a highly talented musician who has enriched an already rich musical heritage with his taste and inventiveness," raved Sing Out. Front Porch Blues found Jackson picking and singing old songs and new, many of which he first heard and played as a child.
Artist Spotlight. John Jackson. Piedmont bluesman. Bluesman and songster John Jackson was born in the rural Blue Ridge Mountain foothill town of Woodville, Virginia, in 1924. Playing both banjo and guitar, he entertained at gatherings and house parties in his native Rappahannock County as a youth.
20 de ene. de 2002 · Active. 1930s - 2000s. Born. February 24, 1924 in Woodville, VA. Died. January 20, 2002 in Fairfax Station, VA. Genre. Blues, Pop/Rock. Styles. Country Blues, Piedmont Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Regional Blues, Folk-Blues. Also Known As. John H. Jackson. Submit Corrections.
