Jack Jackson (radio personality)
Jack Jackson | |
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Background information | |
Born | Barnsley, Yorkshire, England | 20 February 1906
Died | 15 January 1978 Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England | (aged 71)
Genres | British dance band |
Occupation(s) |
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Instrument(s) | Trumpet, cornet, vocals |
Years active | 1917-1973 |
Jack Jackson (20 February 1906 – 15 January 1978) was an English trumpeter and bandleader popular during the British dance band era, and who later became a highly influential radio disc jockey. The BBC's nickname "Auntie" is often credited to Jackson.[1]
Early life and career
Jackson was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire,[2] the son of a brass band player and conductor, and began playing cornet at the age of 11, before playing violin and cello in dance bands.[3] He learnt to play trumpet and worked in swing bands in circuses, revues, ballrooms and ocean liners.
In 1926, Bert Ralton brought his band to England, and Jackson joined them for a three-month tour of southern Africa, starting at Cape Town in October.[2] In January 1927, they were in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe); they played in Salisbury (Harare) then stayed on for a hunting picnic party. However, Bert Ralton was shot in the leg and died the next day.[4]
Fame
Jackson joined
Later life and career
After the war, he decided not to reform his band, and turned to compering on the
He had a chat show on
Jackson emigrated to Tenerife in 1962,[2] sending his taped programmes by air to the BBC each week. He was one of the disc jockeys that launched BBC Radio 1 on Saturday 30 September 1967, broadcasting at 1pm with the Jack Jackson Show. He then moved from Radio 1 to BBC Radio 2.
Suffering from a bronchial illness, he returned to live in Britain in 1973, and died in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, in 1978. He was 71.
Legacy
He is remembered today as a member of the UK Radio Academy's Hall of Fame.
Jackson's two sons, Malcolm and John, ran the Jackson Studios which their father started. They also launched the Ad-Rhythm record label.
References
- ^ "Jack Jackson: Rhythm And Radio Fun Remembered". BBC. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Rust, Brian. Jack Jackson & his Orchestra (Sleeve notes). EMI. SH 210.
- ^ a b c "Dance Band Encyclopaedia: Jack Jackson".
- ^ Mitchell & Dellow 2013, pp. 7–8.
- ISBN 0-906324-25-4.
- ^ "Radio Rewind - BBC Radio 2 - Light Programme Menu". www.radiorewind.co.uk.
- ^ "Malcolm Jackson". Discogs. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Jack Jackson: Rhythm and Radio Fun Remembered". BBC. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
Sources
- Mitchell, Jack; Dellow, Nick (2013). "BERT RALTON AND HIS HAVANA BAND" (PDF). Vintage Jazz Mart www.vjm.biz. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2018.
External links
- "Internet Archive Search: Jack Jackson - archive.org (multimedia content in the public domain)". Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- "British Pathé Search: Jack Jackson - britishpathe.com". Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- "Jack Jackson - Dance Band Encyclopaedia - mgthomas.co.uk". Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- "Jack Jackson - Radio Academy Hall of Fame - radioacademy.org". Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- "Radio Rewind - Radio 2 People - Jack Jackson - Splicing it Up (audio) - radiorewind.co.uk". Retrieved 29 April 2012.