Al Jackson Jr.

Albert J. Jackson Jr.^[1], detto Al (Memphis, 27 novembre 1935 – Memphis, 1º ottobre 1975), è stato un batterista e musicista statunitense.^[2][3][4]

Al Jackson Jr.
Sulla destra.Al Jackson Jr. con gli.Booker T. & the M.G's nel 1967
Nazionalità	Stati Uniti
Genere	Rhythm and blues Funk Soul
Periodo di attività musicale	1950 – 1975
Strumento	batteria
Etichetta	Stax Records

Fondatore dei Booker T. & the MG's, Jackson è stato inserito nella Memphis Music Hall of Fame nel 2015^[5] e nella Rock and Roll Hall of Fame come membro dei Booker T. & the MG's nel 1992.^[6]

Nella sua carriera ha militato e collaborato anche con altri artisti e in altri gruppi, tra cui Bar-Kays^[7][8] e Al Green^[9] (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)