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English musician

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Bob Jackson
Jackson in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Robert Jackson
Born	(1949-01-06) 6 January 1949 (age 75) Coventry, England
Genres	Rock
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Instruments	Piano guitar vocals
Labels	Neon RSO Epic Sire Creole Snapper

Website	http://www.badfingeruk.com/

Musical artist

Robert Jackson (born 6 January 1949) is an English rock musician most famous for being a member of Badfinger from 1974–75 and 1981–83, and of The Fortunes from 1995–2019. He currently tours under the name Badfinger in the United Kingdom.

Career

Jackson's first band, Indian Summer, was formed in the 1969. They released one album in 1971. In 1972, Bob was the keyboardist for the band "Rigor Mortis", led by John Entwistle of The Who. Jackson joined Badfinger, after Pete Ham had a three-week hiatus from the band due to problems surrounding and manager Kathie Molland, wife of Badfinger guitarist Joey Molland. Ham returned after the three weeks off in time for a tour, and Jackson remained in the band as a full-time keyboardist.

Jackson was in Badfinger from 1974 to April 1975, when the band ended following the suicide of Pete Ham aged 27. Jackson did return in a new version of the band led by Tom Evans in 1982. Evans and Jackson became part of a group called the Dodgers. They released three British singles on Island Records in 1976. "Don't Let Me Be Wrong" was the act's only US release, but failed to chart.

In 1995, Jackson joined The Fortunes. In 2015, former member Bob Jackson formed his own version of Badfinger with current members Andy Nixon, Michael Healey, and Ted Duggan to honour the memory of Pete Ham, Tom Evans, and Mike Gibbins and undertook a 23 date UK theatre tour, playing to over 20,000 people.

In September 2019, Jackson was severely ill in the hospital for six months, and was replaced by rotating musicians during his time off. He ultimately decided to step down from the group; he had been the keyboardist for the Fortunes for nearly 25 years.

Discography

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Indian Summer by Indian Summer, 1971
Moon by Moon 1973
Ross by Ross, 1973
The Pit and the Pendulum by Ross, 1974
Head First by Badfinger, recorded 1974 (released 2000)
Love on the Rebound by The Dodgers, 1978
The Searchers by The Searchers, 1979
Play for Today by The Searchers, 1980
On the Rocks by The Byron Band, 1981
Spend My Nights in Armour by Pete Brown (with Jeff Beck & Jack Bruce), 1987
7 Park Avenue by Pete Ham (released 1997)
Golders Green by Pete Ham (released 1999)
Some Bridges by The Fortunes, 1999
The Fortunes...Live by The Fortunes, 2001
Heroes Never Die by The Fortunes, 2004
Play On by The Fortunes, 2008

References

^ "Bob Jackson story". 1 October 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
Simmonds 2008, p. 181.
Matovina 2000, p. 311.
"MUSIC MATTERS- Happy birthday Bob Jackson". Coventry Observer. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ "History". The Fortunes. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
"Bob Jackson - Badfinger". The Strange Brew. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
"THE GUIDE INTERVIEW: Badfinger star Bob Jackson talks Breaking Bad, the All Star 60s show and The Beatles". Dorset Echo. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
Rodger, James (9 August 2016). "Badfinger announce string of UK dates". coventrytelegraph. Retrieved 25 November 2016.

Sources

Matovina, Dan (2000). Without You: The Tragic Story of "Badfinger". Frances Glover Books. ISBN 978-0-9657122-2-4.
Simmonds, Jeremy (2008). The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-55652-754-8.

External links

v t e Badfinger
Pete Ham Tom Evans Joey Molland Mike Gibbins Bob Jackson Tony Kaye
Studio albums	Maybe Tomorrow (as The Iveys) Magic Christian Music No Dice Straight Up Ass Badfinger Wish You Were Here Airwaves Say No More Head First
Live albums	The Concert for Bangladesh (backing band) Day After Day: Live BBC in Concert 1972–1973
Singles	"Maybe Tomorrow" (as The Iveys) "Dear Angie" (as The Iveys) "Come and Get It" "No Matter What" "Day After Day" "Baby Blue" "Apple of My Eye" "Love Is Easy" "I Miss You" "Lost Inside Your Love" "Love Is Gonna Come at Last" "Hold On" "I Got You" "Because I Love You"
Other songs	"Rock of All Ages" "Carry on Till Tomorrow" "Without You" "We're for the Dark" "Name of the Game" "Meanwhile Back at the Ranch"/"Should I Smoke"

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