Al Jackson Jr.
Albert J. Jackson Jr., detto Al (Memphis, 27 novembre 1935 – Memphis, 1º ottobre 1975), è stato un batterista e musicista statunitense.
Fondatore dei Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Jackson è stato inserito nella Memphis Music Hall of Fame nel 2015 e nella Rock and Roll Hall of Fame come membro dei Booker T. & the MG's nel 1992.
Nella sua carriera ha militato e collaborato anche con altri artisti e in altri gruppi, tra cui Bar-Kays e Al Green (come Let's Stay Together e I'm Still in Love with You), ma anche con Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, Bill Withers, Albert King, Wilson Pickett, Leon Russell, Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin, Rod Stewart, Shirley Brown, Donny Hathaway.
Discografia
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
- Green Onions (Stax Records, 1962)
- Soul Dressing (Stax Records, 1965)
- And Now! (Stax Records, 1966)
- In the Christmas Spirit (Stax Records, 1966)
- Hip Hug-Her (Stax Records, 1967)
- Doin' Our Thing (Stax Records, 1968)
- Soul Limbo (Stax Records, 1968)
- UpTight (Stax Records, 1969) - colonna sonora del film Tradimento
- The Booker T. Set (Stax Records, 1969)
- McLemore Avenue (Stax Records, 1970)
- Melting Pot (Stax Records, 1971)
Otis Redding
Donny Hathaway
Al Green
Shirley Brown
- Woman to Woman (Truth Records, 1974)
David Porter
- Victim of the Joke? An Opera (Enterprise Records, 1971)
Rod Stewart
Bill Withers
Delaney & Bonnie
- Home (Stax Records, 1969)
William Bell
- The Soul of a Bell (Stax Records, 1967)
- Bound to Happen (Stax Records, 1969)
- Relating (Stax Records, 1974)
Alan Gerber
- The Alan Gerber Album (Shelter Records, 1971)
Mavis Staples
Aretha Franklin
Albert King
Eric Clapton
Wilson Pickett
Eddie Floyd
Elvis Presley
Carla Thomas
- Memphis Queen (Stax Records, 1969)
- Love Means... (Stax Records, 1971)
Leon Russell
Note
- ↑ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 247. ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ↑ theguardian.com, https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/nov/25/al-jackson-jr-memphis-sunset-the-mysterious-death-of-stax-heartbeat.
- ↑ drummerworld.com, https://drummerworld.com/drummers/Al_Jackson.html.
- ↑ drummagazine.com, https://web.archive.org/web/20110417030138/http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/al-jackson-jr.-the-sound-of-60s-soul. URL consultato il 3 febbraio 2023 (archiviato dall'url originale il 17 aprile 2011).
- ↑ memphismusichalloffame.com, https://memphismusichalloffame.com/inductee/aljacksonjr/.
- ↑ rockhall.com, https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/booker-t-and-mgs.
- ↑ books.google.it, https://books.google.it/books?id=wNfx07-AJwcC&pg=PA10&dq=al+jackson+drummer&hl=it&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYipaFzfn8AhXnRvEDHSblABo4HhDoAXoECAkQAw#v=onepage&q=al%20jackson%20drummer&f=false.
- ↑ books.google.it, https://books.google.it/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&pg=PA2397&dq=al+jackson+drummer&hl=it&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYipaFzfn8AhXnRvEDHSblABo4HhDoAXoECAEQAw#v=onepage&q=al%20jackson%20drummer&f=false.
- ↑ books.google.it, https://books.google.it/books?id=AVQbF9lTBwgC&pg=PA270&dq=al+jackson+drummer&hl=it&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjty6_0zPn8AhXNS_EDHR5jCJw4ChDoAXoECAgQAw#v=onepage&q=al%20jackson%20drummer&f=false.
Bibliografia
- Bowman, Rob (1997). Soulsville USA: The Story of Stax Records. New York: Schirmer Books. ISBN 0-02-860268-4.
Collegamenti esterni
- (EN) Al Jackson, Jr., su Enciclopedia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

- (EN) Al Jackson Jr., su AllMusic, All Media Network.

- (EN) Al Jackson Jr., su Discogs, Zink Media.

- (EN) Al Jackson Jr., su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.

- (EN) Al Jackson Jr., su SecondHandSongs.
