Photo: Stax Records / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Al Jackson Jr. is one of those musicians I admire precisely because he never demanded the spotlight. As the rhythmic backbone of Booker T. & the M.G.'s and the Stax sound, his drumming earned him the nickname 'The Human Timekeeper,' and you only grasp how much weight he carried once you try to imagine those records without him. To me, his genius lived in restraint: the pocket, the patience, the refusal to overplay. Losing him in 1975, before forty, robbed soul music of a quiet master. I keep coming back to him as the ultimate case for the underrated craftsman.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Al Jackson Jr.
- Name (Japanese)
- アル・ジャクソンJr.
- Reading
- ある・じゃくそんJr.
- Born
- November 27, 1935 – October 1, 1975
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Boar
- Origin
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- songwriter / drummer / record producer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%20Jackson%20Jr.
Frequently asked questions
When was Al Jackson Jr. born?
November 27, 1935 – October 1, 1975.
Where is Al Jackson Jr. from?
Al Jackson Jr. is from Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
What does Al Jackson Jr. do?
Al Jackson Jr. works as songwriter, drummer, record producer, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.