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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.
Mar 10, 2010 · John Jackson is featured on Classic Appalachian Blues from Smithsonian Folkways, a new album drawn from the archives of Smithsonian Folkways and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
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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."
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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.
Explore John Jackson's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about John Jackson on AllMusic.
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.
He was one of the great practitioners of the Piedmont blues (formerly East Coast blues) guitar style, which relies on finger picking and melody as opposed to the more percussive nature of Delta blues. He heard a great deal of music on 78 rpm discs by artists such as Jimmie Rodgers, Blind Blake, and Mississippi John Hurt, and he learned to play ...
