Walter Jackson (singer)

Walter Jackson
Background information
Birth nameWalter Jackson
Born(1938-03-19)March 19, 1938
Pensacola, Florida, United States
DiedJune 20, 1983(1983-06-20) (aged 45)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
GenresSoul, R&B, Chicago soul
Occupationsinger
Years active1959–1983
LabelsColumbia, OKeh, Cotillion, Brunswick, Chi Sound, Kelli-Arts

Walter Jackson (March 19, 1938 – June 20, 1983)[1] was an American soul ballad singer who had a string of hits on the US R&B chart between the mid-1960s and early 1980s. His biggest successes included "It's All Over" in 1964, "It's An Uphill Climb to the Bottom" in 1966 and "Feelings", a cover of the Morris Albert pop hit, in 1976.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1253. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.