Calvin Jackson (January 22, 1961,

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– February 10, 2015,

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) was an American drummer from north

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. He is considered an innovator in the

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style of drumming, having incorporated elements of the regional Fife and drum bands style in the blues band setting. Robert Palmer. Liner notes to ''Too Bad Jim'', 1994. (Fat Possum 80307
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As a young teen he sang in the choir, and then joined the Jubilee Hummingbirds. At age 16, Jackson was drumming with bluesman R. L. Burnside. Burnside's daughter Linda had Jackson's son 1978,

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, and they would later marry. Jackson appeared in recordings of Burnside's band, sometimes called The Sound Machine, starting in 1979. Beside the traditional influence, David Evans credited him with bringing in the modern funk,

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and

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influences of the band.David Evans, notes to High Water 410 EP, 1980
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, and to ''Sound Machine Groove'', 1981/1997
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. Later Jackson appeared on record with

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(including in the cult documentary, ''

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''),

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, R.L. Boyce and Markus James He performed live with Lightnin' Malcolm, Sean "Bad" Apple, and Little Joe Ayers. In the mid 1990s he moved to the

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to continue his musical careerBirgitta Larsson. Kenny Brown and Cedric Burnside, '' Jefferson'' interview. Issue 141, March 2004
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via Google Translate His son Cedric would take his place at Burnside's drums. In 1999 he released the only album under his own name, Calvin Jackson & Mississippi Bound's ''Goin' Down South''. Participating were Cass Ian (vocals, guitar), Caret De Neeve (double bass) and Ludo "lazy lew" Beckers (harmonica). The album was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the category of "Best New Artist Debut".

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Interview. Matthew Joseph with Joseph Burnside and Calvin Jackson
University of Mississippi Digital Collections * (Bibliography) {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Calvin Blues drummers 1961 births 2015 deaths Blues musicians from Mississippi People from Holly Springs, Mississippi