Jim Jackson (musician)

Jim Jackson
Jackson (left) and King Vidor on the set of the 1929 film Hallelujah!
Jackson (left) and King Vidor on the set of the 1929 film Hallelujah!
Background information
BornJune 1876 (1876)
Hernando, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedDecember 18, 1933(1933-12-18) (aged 57)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1905–1933
Labels

Jim Jackson (June 1876 – December 18, 1933)[1] was an American blues and hokum singer, songster, and guitarist, whose recordings in the late 1920s were popular and influential on later musicians.

  1. ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p. 516. ISBN 978-0313344237.