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Armand "Jump" Jackson

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182:, and by 1941, he was playing the drums and leading his band, having acquired a residency at the 308 Club. The following year, his ensemble was performing at the Sky Club, and Jackson moved on to led the house band at Martin's Corner from late 1943 through to 1945. Jackson also played at the Circle Inn in July 1944. Concurrently he had started to play on recordings, for example 249:
Jackson continued to develop his unique "fat, greasy sock rhythm", that appeared on many of the blues records produced in Chicago in the late 1940s and early 1950s. By the late 1940s, Jackson had appeared as bandleader and drummer on many sessions for Columbia, Specialty, and Aristocrat. During this
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Jackson branched out in 1949, when he started to arrange bookings for other musicians, and expanded this area in time to maintain a thriving side-line business as a booking agent. During the 1950s, Jackson maintained a touring schedule as bandleader, and undertook additional work in several Chicago
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clubs, although his recording work almost dried up. In 1958, wishing to maintain a recording presence and control another part of the music business, Jackson created his own record label, La Salle Records. The label's name came from Jackson's business address and "garage" recording studio in South
140:(March 25, 1917 – January 31, 1985) was an American blues and rhythm and blues drummer, bandleader, songwriter, record label owner, and booking agent. He is best known for creating the forceful "sock" rhythm found on the backbeat on many blues recordings made in 302:
were all guests at Jackson's "Blues Party", an opening event organized in Jackson's garage studio, on 5727 South La Salle Street. Eddie Clearwater was given his nickname by Jackson as a correlation to
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Jackson's self-penned instrumental, "Midnight Shuffle", was recorded by the Jump Jackson Band, and released as a single on La Salle Records in 1961. Jackson's song, "Angry Lover", was recorded by
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providing the vocals on three of them. Jackson's band also began a six month long tenure at the Blue Heaven Lounge. On September 26 and October 4, 1946, Jackson recorded ten tracks for
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tour of Europe, although his style of blues drumming was being usurped by a type of harder-edged backbeat, as exemplified by
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Although his prolific days were over, Jackson continued to perform until his death, in Chicago, on January 31, 1985.
737: 306:. To add to this portfolio, Jackson started songwriting in earnest. Jackson's song "Hey Big Momma", was recorded by 242:, Sax Mallard, and as leader of the ensemble, Jackson playing the drums. In June 1947, Jackson's band recorded for 151:
In 1958, Jackson created La Salle Records. Four years later, he was the drummer for the first European tour of the
682: 338: 291: 222:, and on the back of that Jackson recorded four sides in his own right on September 13, 1946, for Columbia, with 1036: 436: 844: 502: 348: 183: 984: 468: 353: 764: 1091: 1086: 568:"Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 (1941-1945) - Sonny Boy Williamson I | Credits | AllMusic" 223: 202:(alto sax) and later addition Bill Owens (piano). They started to be regular session musicians that 478: 374: 985:"Sings the Backporch Blues - Otis Smokey Smothers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" 845:"La Salle Chicago Blues, Vol. 2 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" 328: 299: 279: 243: 126: 605: 595: 871: 609: 482: 403: 227: 122: 1066: 925: 333: 287: 267: 235: 211: 187: 118: 81: 898: 347:. Jackson's songs "Suicide Blues", "Good Woman Blues", and "Fool Blues", were recorded by 321: 307: 263: 251: 194:
contained drum work from Jackson. In January 1946, Jackson put together a more permanent
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In 1962, Jackson was selected to provide the percussion on the first
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Drummer, bandleader, songwriter, record label owner, booking agent
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and his brothers put together, for recording sessions at both
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timespan he backed singers such as St. Louis Jimmy Oden,
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The same year, he recorded with 214:. The Melrose sound had dominated 14: 1172:20th-century American songwriters 1127:Blues musicians from New Orleans 474:The Guinness Who's Who of Blues 282:, who was an early explorer of 1117:Blues musicians from Louisiana 1112:20th-century American drummers 174:At some point he relocated to 1: 313:The Return of Roosevelt Sykes 1152:African-American songwriters 382:American Folk Blues Festival 286:. In mid-1960, Lee Jackson, 153:American Folk Blues Festival 163:Armand Jackson was born in 1188: 1122:Songwriters from Louisiana 634:Campber.people.clemson.edu 547:Campber.people.clemson.edu 363:Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers 320:, issued on CD in 2004 by 298:, Corky Roberts(on), and 1167:American male songwriters 1107:African-American drummers 630:"Sax Mallard Discography" 400:Blues from Up the Country 367:Sings the Backporch Blues 339:Little Brother Montgomery 292:Little Brother Montgomery 687:Lasallestreetcouncil.com 357:. Jackson co-wrote with 234:in a line-up comprising 186:'s compilation album on 1097:American blues drummers 1147:American talent agents 1102:American male drummers 543:"The Aristocrat Label" 377:, and Sunnyland Slim. 184:Sonny Boy Williamson I 594:Giles Oakley (1997). 240:Ernest "Big" Crawford 138:Armand "Jump" Jackson 109:Early 1940s–mid 1960s 23:Armand "Jump" Jackson 1142:American bandleaders 1137:Jump blues musicians 351:for his 1961 album, 224:St. Louis Jimmy Oden 693:on January 26, 2013 479:Guinness Publishing 477:(Second ed.). 375:Little Mack Simmons 373:, Eddy Clearwater, 341:on his 1961 album, 331:on his 1961 album, 310:on his 1960 album, 329:Shakey Jake Harris 300:Shakey Jake Harris 280:Robert de La Salle 117:Various including 1067:Discogs.com entry 615:978-0-306-80743-5 597:The Devil's Music 404:compilation album 171:, United States. 132: 131: 1179: 1054: 1053: 1051: 1049: 1033: 1027: 1026: 1024: 1022: 1008: 1002: 1001: 999: 997: 981: 975: 974: 972: 970: 961: 949: 943: 942: 940: 938: 922: 916: 915: 913: 911: 895: 889: 888: 886: 884: 868: 862: 861: 859: 857: 841: 835: 834: 832: 830: 821: 813: 807: 806: 804: 802: 788: 782: 781: 779: 777: 761: 755: 754: 752: 750: 734: 728: 727: 725: 723: 709: 703: 702: 700: 698: 689:. 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Index

New Orleans
Louisiana
Chicago
Illinois
Blues
rhythm and blues
Columbia
Specialty
Aristocrat
Chicago
Illinois
American Folk Blues Festival
New Orleans
Louisiana
Chicago
Illinois
Sonny Boy Williamson I
Document Records
jump blues
Sax Mallard
Lester Melrose
RCA Victor
Columbia
Chicago blues
World War II
St. Louis Jimmy Oden
Specialty
Tampa Red
Blind John Davis
Ernest "Big" Crawford

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