Wayne Lamar Jackson (November 24, 1941 – June 21, 2016) was an American soul and R&B musician, playing the trumpet in the Mar-Keys, in the house band at

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and later as one of The Memphis Horns, described as "arguably the greatest soul horn section ever". Jackson was born in

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just a few days apart from his musical partner Andrew Love with whom he created the signature horn sound at Stax on hit records by

Otis Redding Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. ...

, Sam & Dave, and others. Jackson was also the voice on the Mar-Keys singular hit "Last Night", due in part, to his proximity to the microphone. After the years recording at Stax, they incorporated themselves into The Memphis Horns and began freelancing, recording on sessions for such artists as

Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has had ten No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 and Adul ...

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, and Dusty Springfield. The duo also toured with

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, Robert Cray, and numerous other performers. In 2012, the Memphis Horns received a

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for outstanding artistic significance in music.Lifetime Achievement Award: The Memphis Horns Booker T. Jones pays tribute to founding members Wayne Jackson and Andrew Love
February 7, 2012 Jackson died on June 21, 2016 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis of congestive heart failure. His death came after several years of failing health during which he still maintained an active schedule earning an income by giving personalized guided tours at the

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. He was 74.

Discography

With Luther Allison * '' Live in Chicago'' (Alligator, 1995 999 With

* '' Pain in My Heart'' (Atco Records, 1964) * '' The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads'' (Atco Records, 1965) * '' Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul'' (Stax Records, 1965) * '' The Soul Album'' (Stax Records, 1966) * '' Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul'' (Stax Records, 1966) * '' King & Queen'' (Stax Records, 1967) * '' The Dock of the Bay'' (Stax Records, 1968) With

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in '' Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Wit ...

* '' Aretha Now'' (Atlantic Records, 1968) * ''

Young, Gifted and Black ''Young, Gifted and Black'' is the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Aretha Franklin, released in early 1972, by Atlantic Records. The album climbed to #2 on ''Billboards R&B albums survey and peaked at #11 on the main al ...

'' (Atlantic Records, 1972) * '' Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)'' (Atlantic Records, 1973) * ''

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'' (Atlantic Records, 1974) With Rob Thomas * ''Someday'' (Atlantic Records, 2010) With Mark Knopfler * '' Sailing to Philadelphia'' (Mercury Records, 2000) With

Wilson Pickett Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter. A major figure in the development of soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, many of which crossed over to the ''Bil ...

* ''In the Midnight Hour'' (Atlantic Records, 1965) * '' The Exciting Wilson Pickett'' (Atlantic Records, 1966) * '' The Sound of Wilson Pickett'' (Atlantic Records, 1967) * ''Don't Knock My Love'' (Atlantic Records, 1971) With

Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer and guitarist. In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed roots-influenced albums that incorporated ...

* '' Longing in Their Hearts'' (Capitol Records, 1994) With Dan Penn * ''Do Right Man'' (Sire Records, 1994) * ''Blue Nite Lounge'' (Dandy Records, 2000) With Frank Black * '' Fast Man Rider Man'' (Cooking Vinyl, 2006) With B.B. King * '' To Know You Is to Love You'' (ABC Records, 1973) * ''Friends'' (ABC Records, 1974) With Mark Knopfler and

Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, includin ...

* '' All the Roadrunning'' (Mercury Records, 2006) With

Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Fu ...

* '' Prairie Wind'' (Reprise Records, 2005) With Rita Coolidge * ''Letting You Go With Love'' (Victor, 1997) * ''Thinkin' About You'' (404 Music Group, 1998) With

Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling ...

* '' Soulbook'' (J Records, 2009) With

Stephen Stills Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945) is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. As both a solo act and member of two successful bands, Stills has co ...

* ''

Stephen Stills 2 ''Stephen Stills 2'' is the second solo album by Stephen Stills, released on Atlantic Records in 1971. It peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 and was certified as a gold record by the RIAA. Two singles were released from the album, both ju ...

'' (Atlantic Records, 1971) With

Rufus Thomas Rufus C. Thomas, Jr. (March 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was an American rhythm-and-blues, funk, soul and blues singer, songwriter, dancer, DJ and comic entertainer from Memphis, Tennessee. He recorded for several labels, including Chess R ...

* ''Do the Funky Chicken'' (Stax Records, 1970) With

Eddie Floyd Edward Lee Floyd (born June 25, 1937) is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s and 1970s, including the No. 1 R&B hit song " Knock on Wood". Biography Floyd was born in ...

* '' Knock on Wood'' (Stax Records, 1967) With

Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell (born August 7, 1950) is an American musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. Crowell has had five number one singles on Hot Country Songs, all from his 1988 album '' Diamonds & Dirt''. ...

* ''

Street Language ''Street Language'' is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Rodney Crowell. It was released in 1986 (see 1986 in country music) by Columbia Records, his first release on that label. It peaked at #38 on the Top Country Albums ...

'' (Columbia Records, 1986) With

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* '' Mercury Falling'' (A&M Records, 1996) With

Billy Joel William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist and songwriter. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man" after his album and signature song of the same name, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo artist since th ...

* '' Storm Front'' (Columbia Records, 1989) With José Feliciano * ''Memphis Menu'' (RCA Victor, 1972) With Tony Joe White * '' Tony Joe White'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1971) * ''Uncovered'' (Swamp Records, 2006) With Paul Young * '' The Crossing'' (Columbia Records, 1993) With

Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, he launched ...

* '' So'' (Geffen, 1986) * '' Us'' (Real World Records, 1992) With

Joe Cocker John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements. Most of his best known singles were recordings of son ...

* '' Luxury You Can Afford'' (Asylum Records, 1978) With

Yvonne Elliman Yvonne Marianne Elliman (born December 29, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who performed for four years in the first cast of the stage musical ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. She scored a number of hits in the 1970s and achieved ...

* ''Rising Sun'' (RSO Records, 1975) With Lulu * '' Melody Fair'' (Atco, 1970) With

James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-sell ...

* ''

Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon ''Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, released in April 1971 by Warner Bros. Records. The album was recorded between early January and late February of the same year. Relea ...

'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1971) With William Bell * ''The Soul of a Bell'' (Stax Records, 1967) * ''Bound to Happen'' (Stax Records, 1969) * ''Relating'' (Stax Records, 1974) With David Porter * ''Victim of the Joke? An Opera'' (Enterprise Records, 1971) With

Nicolette Larson Nicolette Larson (July 17, 1952 – December 16, 1997) was an American singer. She is perhaps best known for her work in the late 1970s with Neil Young and her 1978 hit single of Young's " Lotta Love", which hit No. 1 on the Hot Adult Cont ...

* '' In the Nick of Time'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1979) With Tom Rush * '' Ladies Love Outlaws'' (Columbia Records, 1974) With

Albert King Albert Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known by his stage name Albert King, was an American guitarist and singer who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists of all time. He is perhaps b ...

* ''

Born Under a Bad Sign ''Born Under a Bad Sign'' is the second compilation album by American blues musician Albert King, released in August 1967 by Stax Records. It features eleven electric blues songs that were recorded from March 1966 to June 1967, throughout fiv ...

'' (Stax Records, 1967) With

* '' Floridays'' (MCA Records, 1986) * '' Hot Water'' (MCA Records, 1988) With

Carla Thomas Carla Venita Thomas (born December 21, 1942) is an American singer, who is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis Soul. Thomas is best known for her 1960s recordings for Atlantic and Stax including the hits "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" (1 ...

* ''Love Means...'' (Stax Records, 1971) With John Prine * ''

Common Sense ''Common Sense'' is a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine collected various moral and political arg ...

'' (Atlantic Records, 1975)

References

External links

Wayne Jackson Interview - NAMM Oral History Library (2010)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Wayne 1941 births 2016 deaths American trumpeters American male trumpeters Musicians from Memphis, Tennessee People from West Memphis, Arkansas Musicians from Arkansas