Wayne Jackson (musician)
Wayne Jackson ( Wayne Lamar Jackson, * November 24, 1941 Memphis (Tennessee), USA), nicknamed The Soul Man (English, German Soul of man) is an American trumpeter, arranger and songwriter. He is a fair-skinned half of the core of the American backing band, The Memphis Horns.
- 5.1 independently
- 5.2 with The Memphis Horns
Life
The musician grew up in West Memphis, Arkansas. After his first musical experiments on a guitar he got on his 11th birthday present from his mother a trumpet:
" I opened up the case, and it smelled like oil and brass. I loved that, so I put it together, blew, and out came a pretty noise. My first taste of Sweet Medicine. (English to German as:. I opened the trunk, it smelled of oil and brass I liked that, so I put it together, blew, and: it was a pretty sound out - my first impression of a sweet medicine. ) "
After a long stay in Nashville, he now lives on the banks of the Mississippi River with his wife in his hometown of Memphis. He gladly gives his ( musical ) knowledge and financial experience to students and students around the world on.
Music
The basics of trumpet playing got to Jackson at West Memphis High School in the band director Phil Vance.
His longtime partner as the core of the Memphis Horns was the dark-skinned tenor saxophonist Andrew Love.
The country music legend Marty Robbins, he toured three years wandering around in a bus. During this time, the only trumpet player until today at the Grand Ole Opry, the longest-lived radio show in U.S. broadcast history was.
" My life, so far, HAS BEEN filled with Sweet Medicine and is a bridge spanning five generations of American music. ( My previous life was filled with sweet medicine and is a bridge between five generations of American music. ) "
The Memphis Horns were among the first artists of the seminal American record labels and music publishers Stax Records and accompanied with their brass instruments countless sizes of the U.S. and international music and show business, including Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Duane Allman, Joan Baez, the Doobie Brothers, Dr. John, Aretha Franklin, Isaac Hayes, BB King, King Curtis, Willie Nelson, Buffy Sainte -Marie, Rod Stewart, James Taylor, Aerosmith, Joan Armatrading, Cinderella, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Al Green, Buddy Guy, Hooters, Mark Knopfler, Gary Moore, Roy Orbison, Primal Scream, the replacements, Keith Richards, U2, Sting, Johnny Van Zant, Peter Gabriel, Steve Winwood, Neil Young and Zucchero.
Discography (selection)
As a sideman
- A Part Of Me, Tom Principato, 2011
- I need a hat, Downchild (CAN ), 2010
- Sledgehammer, Peter Gabriel
Films (selection )
- Respect Yourself, The Stax Records Story, 2007
- Dreams To Remember, The Legacy (German heritage ) of (of ) Otis Redding, 2007
- Aretha Franklin, A & E Biography, 2007
- Singing The Blues, Smithsonian Institution, 2007
- Heart of Gold, Neil Young, 2006
- Farm Aid concert film, Neil Young, 2005
Awards (selection)
Independently
- Member of the Hall of Fame, the artist Arkansas ', 2008
With The Memphis Horns
- Members of the Hall of Fame of American music, 2008
- The first of 83 gold and platinum records in 1961, currently last in 2005
- 52 No. 1 hits
- 116 records and CDs in the top ten of the music charts
- 7 times Song of the Century (Song of the Century )