Al Jackson Jr.
# Al Jackson Jr.

Albert J. Jackson Jr. (Memphis, 27 novembre 1935 – Memphis, 1º ottobre 1975) è stato un batterista e musicista statunitense.

Fondatore dei Booker T. & the MG's, Jackson è stato inserito nella Memphis Music Hall of Fame nel 2015 e nella Rock and Roll Hall of Fame come membro dei Booker T. & the MG's nel 1992.

Nella sua carriera ha militato e collaborato anche con altri artisti e in altri gruppi, tra cui Bar-Kays e Al Green (come Let's Stay Together e I'm Still in Love with You), ma anche con Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, Bill Withers, Albert King, Wilson Pickett, Leon Russell, Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin, Rod Stewart, Shirley Brown, Donny Hathaway.

## Discografia

Booker T. & the M.G.'s

* Green Onions (Stax Records, 1962)
* Soul Dressing (Stax Records, 1965)
* And Now! (Stax Records, 1966)
* In the Christmas Spirit (Stax Records, 1966)
* Hip Hug-Her (Stax Records, 1967)
* Doin' Our Thing (Stax Records, 1968)
* Soul Limbo (Stax Records, 1968)
* UpTight (Stax Records, 1969) - colonna sonora del film Tradimento
* The Booker T. Set (Stax Records, 1969)
* McLemore Avenue (Stax Records, 1970)
* Melting Pot (Stax Records, 1971)

Otis Redding

* Pain in My Heart (Atco Records, 1964)
* The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads (Volt Records, 1965)
* Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (Volt Records, 1965)
* The Soul Album (Volt Records, 1966)
* Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (Volt Records, 1966)
* King & Queen (Volt Records, 1967)
* The Dock of the Bay (Volt Records, 1968)

Donny Hathaway

* Donny Hathaway (Atco Records, 1971)

Al Green

* Let's Stay Together (Hi Records, 1972)
* I'm Still in Love with You (Hi Records, 1972)
* Call Me (Hi Records, 1973)
* Livin' for You (Hi Records, 1973)

Shirley Brown

* Woman to Woman (Truth Records, 1974)

David Porter

* Victim of the Joke? An Opera (Enterprise Records, 1971)

Rod Stewart

* Atlantic Crossing (Warner Bros. Records, 1975)
* A Night on the Town (Warner Bros. Records, 1976)

Bill Withers

* Just as I Am (Sussex Records, 1971)

Delaney & Bonnie

* Home (Stax Records, 1969)

William Bell

* The Soul of a Bell (Stax Records, 1967)
* Bound to Happen (Stax Records, 1969)
* Relating (Stax Records, 1974)

Alan Gerber

* The Alan Gerber Album (Shelter Records, 1971)

Mavis Staples

* Mavis Staples (Volt Records, 1969)
* Only for the Lonely (Volt Records, 1970)

Aretha Franklin

* Young, Gifted and Black (Atlantic Records, 1972)

Albert King

* Born Under a Bad Sign (Stax Records, 1967)
* Years Gone By (Stax Records, 1969)
* The Blues Don't Change (Stax Records, 1974)

Eric Clapton

* 461 Ocean Boulevard (RSO Records, 1974)

Wilson Pickett

* In the Midnight Hour (Atlantic Records, 1965)
* The Exciting Wilson Pickett (Atlantic Records, 1966)

Eddie Floyd

* Knock on Wood (Stax Records, 1967)

Elvis Presley

* Raised on Rock/For Ol' Times Sake (RCA Records, 1973)

Carla Thomas

* Memphis Queen (Stax Records, 1969)
* Love Means... (Stax Records, 1971)

Leon Russell

* Will O' the Wisp (Shelter Records, 1975)
