⬇️ LIL' SON JACKSON ⬇️
(Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson)
(9CD)
(9CD)
BIOGRAPHY
Jackson's mother played gospel guitar, and he played early on in a
gospel group, the Blue Eagle Four. He became a mechanic and served in
the Army during World War II, after which he pursued a career as a blues
musician. He recorded a demo and sent it to Bill Quinn, the owner of
Gold Star Records, in 1946.
Quinn signed him to a recording contract and released "Freedom Train
Blues" in 1948, which became a nationwide hit in the United States.
Jackson recorded for Imperial Records between 1950 and 1954, both as a
solo artist and with a backing band. His 1950 song "Rockin' and Rollin"
was recast by later musicians as "Rock Me Baby".
Jackson was injured in a car crash in the mid-1950s and gave up his
music career, returning to work as a mechanic. He recorded an LP
released by Arhoolie Records in 1960 but did not resume his career as a
musician during the blues revival in the 1960s. He died of cancer in
1976 in Dallas, at the age of 60. (Wikipedia)