George Jackson

[robhallam]

Anybody know when this was recorded? It sounds very early and I can't see it in his Discography.

 

 

Thanks

Rob

 

 

 

[Chalky]

Different George Jackson to the Fame George Jackson.

[Chalky]

Oh and 66 I think for the Double R release.  Also on Cameo.

[Roburt]

This 'George Jackson" was from Baltimore .... though like other Balto Soul singers, he recorded elsewhere.

This guy usually cut his solo tracks in New York.

He had started out in Baltimore based group, the Plants.

Much info on them & George here ...........

https://www.uncamarvy.com/Plants/plants.html

[Roburt]

MORE on this George Jackson.

I don't know who initiated the Baltimore / New York connection around 66/67/68, but it was most probably a Balto soul radio stn DJ ......

.... WHATEVER ...... it's clear that someone introduced the likes of George Jackson & Jimmy Dotson (also from Baltimore) to Otis Pollard and Richie Adams up in New York.

Both singers travelled up to NY to work with those guys (Pollard / Adams) on cuts that were picked up for release by Mercury.

GJ had a couple of Mercury releases (in 67 & 68; after the Double R 45), whilst Jimmy Dotson's Mercury 45 also escaped in 68 and did quite well (making local charts in some areas of the US back then).

Edited March 10, 2013 by Roburt

[Guest]

Two presses on Double-R before it appeared on the Cameo label itself:

Tremendous record...if it was a £1000 rarity (which fortunately it isn't!) I'd pay the price!!

 

 

 

[Guest julesp1905]

I take it the the Double R without the Cameo Parkway Dist credit is the first press, great record......picked one up again recently for a £10, money well spent

[Only Dreaming]

"That lonely night" is one of my all time favourite tracks and (luckily) pretty easy to locate as it was a big seller back in the day. Here's his other big one , which is a bit harder to track down...

 

 

 

Best,

Dave

Edited March 10, 2013 by Only Dreaming