Eddie Jackson (singer)

Eddie Jackson (singer)

Eddie Jackson (1926 - January 14, 2002) was an American country and rockabilly musician.

Jackson was born in Cooksville, Tennessee in 1926 and moved with his family to Detroit, Michigan as a youngster. He began playing country and Western swing in bars and local venues as a teenager, and served in World War II in the Navy. He fronted a band called The Swingsters for nearly 50 years, sometimes acting as its lead singer and sometimes having Jimmy Franklin sing lead.

He released two singles of interest to early rock & roll historians, 1956's, "Rock and Roll baby" b/w "You Are the One" (for Fortune Records) and 1957's "Baby Doll" b/w "Please Don't Cry" (for Shelby Records). A third record, "Blues I Can't Hide" b/w "I'm Learning", appeared on Caravan Records in 1963.

In the 1980s, Jackson began playing with guitarist Marv Weyer, and the pair continued to collaborate until Jackson died of respiratory failure in 2002 at age 75.

References

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0jfrxqyaldhe~T1 Eddie Jackson] at Allmusic


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