Bull Moose Jackson

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Benjamin Clarence "Bull Moose" Jackson (born April 22, 1919 in Cleveland , Ohio ; † July 31, 1989 ibid) was an American tenor saxophonist , singer and bandleader of swing , blues and rhythm and blues .

Life

Childhood and youth

Jackson was born in Cleveland in 1919 and learned to play the violin as a child because his parents wanted him to. His nickname "Bull Moose" ( Bull Moose ) he received as many friends said it look like a moose. As a teenager, Jackson learned the saxophone.

Beginnings

Jackson began his music career in a group called The Harlem Hotshots when he was in high school. In 1943 he was hired by the band leader Lucky Millinder as a saxophonist, whose musicians gave him the nickname "Bull Moose" because of his appearance. As a substitute for Wynonie Harris , he began singing on a show in Texas . Finally, Millinder convinced him to sign a recording contract as a soloist with the King Records subsidiary Queen Records in July 1945 to record rhythm and blues tracks.

successes

Bull Moose Jackson - I Love You Yes I Do
Bull Moose Jackson - Big Ten Inch Record

Jackson had his first hit parade in July 1948 with I Know Who Threw the Whiskey , based on Millinder's song Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well? and was the first ever single in the Queen Records catalog . When Queen Records was discontinued after only 75 singles, he switched to the mother label King Records , which was able to present its first R&B chart success there All My Love Belongs To You in March 1948 . In August 1947, he recorded his greatest hit, the Henry Glover composition I Love You, Yes I Do , which peaked at number one on the R&B charts and sold a million copies. Here you can also hear the band he just founded, The Buffalo Bearcats , with whom he recorded numerous records in various musical styles over the next five years; so did romantic crooner songs and jump blues titles. Though hidden as a B-side, I Want A Bowlegged Woman ranked fifth in 1948 , as well as his biggest R&B chart hit, I Can't Go On Without You , which was number one in R&B eight weeks after its release in May 1948 -Charts held. In the same year he also appeared in the film Boarding House Blues with Millinder . In the late 1940s and early 1950s Jackson went on numerous tours in the United States. From 1951 onwards, some jazz musicians played in his band, such as the bebop composer and arranger Tadd Dameron as pianist, the tenor saxophonist Benny Golson , the later Jazz Messengers bassist Jymie Merritt as well as Johnny Coles , Frank Wess and Philly Joe Jones .

Later years

Jackson continued to record records until 1955; When his taste in music changed, he withdrew from the music business for a while and worked in a catering company in Washington, DC In 1961 he successfully recorded his hit I Love You, Yes I Do again on the small label Seven Arts .

In the early 1980s Jackson appeared with the Pittsburgh R&B revival band The Flashcats , who played his tracks and played the album Moosemania with the band in 1985 . After that, Jackson went on tours; he died of lung cancer in 1989 in his hometown of Cleveland.

Discography (singles with release date)

  • The Honeydripper / Hold Me Joe (Queen 4100), August 1945
  • Bull Moose Jackson Blues / We Ain't Got Nothing but the Blues (Queen 4102), August 1945
  • I Know Who Threw the Whiskey (In the Well) / Bad Man Jackson That's Me (Queen 4116), February 1946
  • I Love You, Yes I Do / Sneaky Pete, (King 4181), October 1947
  • All My Love Belongs to You / I Want a Bowlegged Woman (King 4198), January 1948
  • I Can't Go On Without You / Fare Thee Well, Deacon Jones (King 4230), May 1948
  • Cleveland, Ohio Blues / I Know Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well (King 4244), July 1948
  • Love Me Tonight / We Can Talk Some Trash (King 4250), August 1948
  • Don't Ask Me Why / Oh John (King 4280), March 1949
  • Little Girl Don't Cry / Moosey (King 4288), May 1949
  • Houston Texas Gal / Come Back to Me (King 4305), June 1949
  • Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me / Is That All I Mean to You (King 4322), October 1949
  • Must You Go / Not Until You Came My Way (King 4335), January 1950
  • A Fool in Love / Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide (King 4352), March 1950
  • Sometimes I Wonder / Time Alone Will Tell (King 4373), April 1950
  • Without Your Love / Have You No Mercy? (King 4422) January 1951
  • Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home / Trust In Me (King 4451), April 1951
  • I'm Lucky I Have You / Cherokee Boogie (King 4472), May 1951
  • Nosey Joe / Sad (King 4524), March 1952
  • (Let Me Love You) All Night Long / Bootsie (King 4535), May 1952
  • There Is No Greater Love / Bearcat Blues (February 6, 1952) (King 4551), July 1952
  • Big Ten Inch Record / I Needed You (King 4580), November 1952
  • Meet Me With Your Black Dress On / Try to Forget Him Baby (King 4634), June 1953
  • I Wanna Hug Ya, Kiss Ya, Squeeze Ya / If You Ain't Lovin 'You Ain't Livin' (King 4775), January 1955
  • More of the Same / I Found My Love (Warwick M 575), 1960

literature

  • John Jörgensen & Erik Wiedemann : Jazz Lexicon . Munich, mosaic, 1967

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Tony Russell: The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray . Dubai, Carlton Books Limited, 1997, ISBN 1-85868-255-X
  2. ↑ Steven C. Tracy: Going to Cincinnati (1998), p. 119; University of Illinois Press
personal data
SURNAME Jackson, Bull Moose
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jackson, Benjamin Clarence
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American saxophonist and singer
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Cleveland , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH July 31, 1989
Place of death Cleveland , Ohio