Wayne Jackson (instrumentalist)
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Wayne Jackson ( Wayne Lamar Jackson , * 24. November 1941 in Memphis , Tennessee ; † 21st June 2016 ), nicknamed The Soul Man (.. English, German the Soul -man ) was an American trumpeter , arranger and songwriter . He is the one, light-skinned half of the core of the American backing band The Memphis Horns .
Life
The musician grew up in West Memphis , Arkansas . After his first musical attempts on a guitar, his mother gave him a trumpet on his 11th birthday:
"I opened up the case, and it smelled like oil and brass. I loved that, so I put it together, blew, and out came a pretty noise. My first taste of Sweet Medicine. (English, to German, for example: I opened the suitcase, it smelled of oil and brass. I liked that, so I put it together, blew, and: there was a nice noise - my first impression of a sweet medicine.) "
After a long stay in Nashville , he later lived on the banks of the Mississippi River with his wife in his native Memphis. He was happy to pass on his (musical) knowledge and experience to students all over the world.
music
Jackson learned the basics of trumpet playing at West Memphis High School from the band director Phil Vance .
His long-time partner as the core of the Memphis Horns was the dark-skinned tenor saxophonist Andrew Love .
With country music - Legend Marty Robbins he toured for three years in a bus around. During this time he became the only trumpet player to date on the Grand Ole Opry , the longest-lived radio show in US broadcast history.
"My life, so far, has been filled with Sweet Medicine and is a bridge spanning five generations of American music. (My life so far has been filled with sweet medicine and is a bridge between five generations of American music.)"
The Memphis Horns were among the first artists of the pioneering American record label and music publisher Stax Records and accompanied countless greats of the US and international music and show business with their brass instruments, including Elvis Presley , Bob Dylan , Duane Allman , Luther Allison and Joan Baez , the Doobie Brothers , Dr. John , Aretha Franklin , Isaac Hayes , BB King , King Curtis , Willie Nelson , Buffy Sainte-Marie , Rod Stewart , James Taylor , Aerosmith , Joan Armatrading , Cinderella , the Fabulous Thunderbirds , Al Green , Buddy Guy , the Hooters , Mark Knopfler , Gary Moore , Roy Orbison , Primal Scream , the Replacements , Keith Richards , U2 , Sting , Johnny Van Zant , Peter Gabriel , Steve Winwood , Neil Young and Zucchero .
Discography (selection)
As an accompanying musician
- A Part Of Me , Tom Principato , 2011
- I need a hat , Downchild (CAN), 2010
- Sledge Hammer , Peter Gabriel
Films (selection)
- Respect Yourself , The Stax Records Story, 2007
- Dreams To Remember , The Legacy of (von) Otis Redding , 2007
- Aretha Franklin , A&E Biography, 2007
- Singing The Blues , Smithsonian Institute , 2007
- Heart of Gold , Neil Young , 2006
- Farm Aid concert film, with Neil Young, 2005
Awards (selection)
Self-employed
- Member of the Arkansas' Hall of Fame Artists, 2008
With The Memphis Horns
- Members of the American Music Hall of Fame, 2008
- the first of 83 gold and platinum records in 1961, currently the last in 2005
- 52 No. 1 hits
- 116 records and CDs in the top ten of the music charts
- 15 Grammies received
- 7 times Song of the Century (Song of the Century)
Web links
- sweetmedicinemusic.com: own website (November 1, 2011)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wayne Jackson, Trumpeter With Memphis Horns, Dies at 74
- ↑ Knut Benzner in conversation with The Soul Man Wayne Jackson in: Deutschlandfunk, Rock et Cetera , October 24, 2011
- ↑ neil-young.info: Wayne Jackson (November 1, 2011)
- ↑ bluesnews.de: Michael Seiz: bluesnews 65 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (November 1, 2011)
- ↑ alive-ag.de: Canada's flagship blues celebrates its 40th anniversary - congratulations and a. Dan Aykroyd, Wayne Jackson and Colin Linden. ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (November 1, 2011)
- ^ Nashville: Musicians Hall of Fame announces new inductees in: foxnews.com, July 1, 2008 (November 2, 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jackson, Wayne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jackson, Wayne Lamar (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American trumpeter, arranger and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Memphis, Tennessee , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 21, 2016 |