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Jackson, Milt

Sex:  Male

Born:  Detroit, Michigan, United States
01 January 1923

Died:  New York, New York, United States
9 October 1999

Activity/Profession:  Vibraphonist, Jazz Musician

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  • Jackson, Milt

    Source: American National Biography Online

    Word Count: 1215      Includes:  Bibliography

    musician, was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Manley Jackson and Lillie Beaty Jackson. (His parents' occupations are unknown). Jackson was surrounded by music from an early age, and his strongest influence came from the music he heard during weekly religious meetings: “Everyone wants to know where I got that funky style. Well, it came from church. The music I heard was open, relaxed, impromptu soul music” (quoted in Nat Hentoff's liner notes to Plenty, Plenty Soul). Inspired by the music he heard in church, Jackson began playing the guitar when he was seven years old. Four years later he began studying the piano and, while attending Miller ...
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