Carl Jackson (October 2006)

Gene Watson's peers within the country music industry believe in the sheer talent of this unassuming man from east Texas, so much so that Gene is regarded by many of them as 'the singer's singer' - and rightly so!

All of Gene's Peers who were contacted in 2006 were most gracious with their time & words.  It is here, within this special part of gene-watson.com, that you have an opportunity to read Carl Jackson's quote, which he submitted to this site on Saturday 21 October 2006.

I (Sean Brady) would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to Carl Jackson who has made a special contribution to a unique part of this online 'celebration of a Lone Star Hero'.

Carl Jackson
This quote was submitted on Saturday 21 October 2006




 

About Carl Jackson...

Carl Jackson, an accomplished bluegrass instrumentalist & songwriter, is a native of Louisville, Mississippi where, at the age of five, he was taught how to play the banjo.

While playing in his father's bluegrass band at the age of 14, Carl was approached by Jim & Jesse to join their backing group, the Virginia Boys. He accepted & spent most of his teenage years playing banjo for Jim & Jesse & other groups at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.

After he left school, Carl recorded his first solo album, 'Bluegrass Festival', in 1970 for the independent Prize label.  In 1971, Carl joined the Sullivan Family, but after less than a year, he moved to Ohio to form the Country Store with Keith Whitley (RIP) & Jimmy Gaudreau.

In 1972, Carl met Larry McNeely, Glen Campbell's banjo player, who was about to leave Glen's group.  Carl was immediately recruited as Larry's replacement & remained part of Glen's entourage until 1984.  In 1973, Carl was signed to Capitol Records & saw the release of his debut album ('Banjo Player') for the label the same year.

In 1981, Carl signed with Sugar Hill & released 'Banjo Man', his tribute album to Earl Scruggs.  In 1982, he released 'Songs of the South' & in 1983 he joined forces with old friends Jim & Jesse for the 'Banjo Hits' album.

After signing with Columbia Records in 1984, Carl left Glen Campbell & began to hit the charts, his Lefty Frizzell cover 'She's gone, gone, gone' reaching No.44 in 1984.  Carl was also the writer of '(Love always) Letter to home', which peaked in the Top 15 for Glen Campbell in May 1984.

During the course of the late 1980s, Carl's rich harmony vocals brightened recordings by Emmylou Harris, Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill, Garth Brooks, Roger Miller (RIP) & many other acts.

In the 1990s, Carl began to be rewarded for his years of work; he earned the International Bluegrass Association's Song of the Year Award in 1990 for 'Little Mountain Church House', which was recorded by Ricky Skaggs & the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on the acclaimed 'Will the Circle be Unbroken, Vol. 2' set, while in 1991, he won a Best Bluegrass Album Grammy Award (with John Starling & the Nash Ramblers) for the equally acclaimed 'Spring Training' album.

In 2004, Carl received an International Bluegrass Music Association  Award for his work producing 'Livin', Lovin', Losin - Songs of the Louvin Brothers' tribute album.



Carl Jackson played acoustic guitar on 'You cant take it with you when you go', which was included on Gene Watson's 'At Last' album for Warner Bros. Records in 1991.

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