{"id":4963,"date":"2013-07-23T04:11:17","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T11:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=4963"},"modified":"2013-07-23T04:11:17","modified_gmt":"2013-07-23T11:11:17","slug":"j-j-jackson-louie-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=4963","title":{"rendered":"J.J. Jackson – LOUIE of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This week, the LOUIE of the Week spotlight is directed at J.J. Jackson<\/strong>, performing LOUIE LOUIE on July 7, 2013 at Festival de Inverno Granja Vianna – Jazz & Blues at The Square Open Mall in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil.<\/p>\n

This J.J. Jackson is not be confused with the MTV personality (aka John J. “J.J.” Jackson, Jr.) who passed away in 2004. <\/p>\n

This J.J. Jackson, whose full name is Jerome Louis Jackson, is an American soul\/R&B singer, songwriter, and arranger. He started out as a songwriter and arranger for “Brother” Jack McDuff, Jimmy Witherspoon<\/strong>, and the Shangri-Las<\/strong>, among others, for whom he wrote “It’s Easier to Cry.” He also composed the Pretty Things<\/strong>‘ 1966 hit single, “Come See Me,” but is best known for the 1966 soul hit “But It’s Alright” which became a very popular dance song that year, reaching No. 22 on the Billboard chart.<\/p>\n

Big thanks to Clay Stabler<\/strong> for spotting this one!<\/p>\n