Draft:Earnest Jackson (singer)
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Earnest "The Voice" Jackson, Jr. (born May 10, 1948 - died December 06, 2023) was a singer, songwriter and musician from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He performed in the band Sugar Daddy and the Gumbo Roux and covered "Love and Happiness" on Stone Records in 1973. The cover peaked at #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July, 1973.[1]
Personal Life[edit]
Jackson graduated high school in 1966 and then joined the U.S. Air Force. He left the Air Force in 1970. Jackson then attended college at Southern University and A&M College.[2]
Jackson was married to Kaye S. Jackson and then Veronica L. Jackson. He had four children: daughter Tiffany Reed, son Bradford Nelson, son Earnest C. Jackson (Lillian), and daughter Erica K. Jackson (deceased). His parents were Idella Jackson and Earnest Jackson Sr.[3]
Jackson started singing when he was 5 years old. He joined a band at the age of 14: Little Earnest and the Tytans, which covered R&B songs. Jackson wrote and recorded his first song Give Me Your Love. In college, Jackson joined other bands including Black Blood and the Chocolate Pickles. According to Jackson, his gravelly voice made him sound like Louis Armstrong.[2]
Jackson never made a living from recording music. He worked at Pinetta's European Restaurant in Baton Rouge for 33 years and was known as the "Singing Waiter".[2]
Jackson died on December 6, 2023 at the age of 75[4]
Inflation[edit]
While lead singer with the R&B band Sugar Daddy and the Gumbo Roux, Jackson wrote the song Inflation, detailing the effects of the 1973–1975 recession. The song was recorded in the spring of 1975 at See-Saint Studios in New Orleans, but was never released or copyrighted at the time.
In November 2022 NPR podcast Planet Money released the song to demonstrate how the music industry works. Planet Money created a record label called Planet Money records and convinced the original band members of Sugar Daddy and the Gumbo Roux, including Randy Jackson and the widow of a deceased band member, to help get the song released. Planet Money Records became the first label to ever sign Jackson[2]. At the time of Jackson's death, Inflation had been streamed over two million times[5]
Discography[6][edit]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | ||||||||||||||
| 1973 | "Love and Happiness/Hogwash" | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 1973 | "Joy and Affection" | — | ||||||||||||
| 1974 | "Why Can't I Love Somebody/Funky Black Man" | — | ||||||||||||
| 1982 | "Reaching Out for Your Love / My Funny Valentine" | — | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | "Inflation" | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References[edit]
Category:1948 births Category:African-American songwriters Category:American soul singers
- ^ a b "Billboard Hot 100™". billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Planet Money Records Vol. 1: Earnest Jackson". NPR KQED Planet Money. 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Earnest Jackson Jr. Obituary". The Advocate. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Arts Council cancels jazz concert due to death of performer Ernest Jackson". The Advocate. 7 December 2023.
- ^ "The Rest of the Story, 2023". NPR KQED Planet Money. 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Earnest Jackson". Discogs. Retrieved 15 January 2024.