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Interview: Chubby Jackson
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Bassist Chubby Jackson is largely forgotten now, but in his prime he was one of the most dynamic band leaders in the late 1940s and '50s. For example, in 1949, his band featured Norman Faye, Al Porcino and Charlie Walp (tp); Mario Daone and Rob Swope (tb); Frank Socolow (as); Ray Turner and Al Epstein (ts); Marty Flax (bar); Teddy Charles (vib); Gene Di Novi (p); Red Kelly (b); Tiny Kahn (d,arr,vcl); Joe Harris (bgo,cga) and Chubby Jackson (cond,vcl). [Photo ...
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Chubby Jackson: Entitled to You
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
One of the hippest big-band albums of 1957 was Chubby Jackson's I'm Entitled to You. And that's saying something, since virtually everything Jackson recorded was with-it and explosive. Jackson not only was a pistol, he also was a brilliant bassist and band leader who attracted the most fiery arrangers and best players. From my conversations with the late Hal McKusick, much of Jackson's appeal had to do with his jolly sense of humor. He managed to combine brilliant artistic judgment ...
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Chubby Checker Settles Hewlett Packard Penis Size App Lawsuit
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HypeBot
Music icon Chubby Checker has settled his lawsuit with Hewlett Packard. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. But neither side has accepted liability and HP has agreed not to use the singer’s stage name, trademarks or likeness. Early in 2013, Checker, best known for his #1 hit “The Twist" had filed a multi-million lawsuit against Hewlett Packard and its subsidiary Palm for selling a WebOS app called called the “Chubby Checker" that uses a man's shoe size to estimate ...
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Chubby Jackson: New York, 1949
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In 1944, bebop was virtually ignored by the country's jazz fans—except those in New York, where the new style had first been recorded earlier that year. Viewed initially as unintelligible gibberish and way too fast for dancing, the new style was too complicated. Few musicians could play it authentically, since too few bebop recordings were on the market. And there was a hot-dog component to the music, with artists appearing to showboat for themselves rather than engage and entertain audiences. ...
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Popa Chubby - Back to New York City (2011)
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Something Else!
This is a script-flipped blues rock, with a plugged-in emphasis on the rock part. Back to New York City, in many ways, is as loud as it is brash—a thundering restatement of Popa Chubby's outsized persona and even outer-sized personality. But peel away the scalding licks, and the stomping rhythms, and the braying vocals, and you find—like a beautiful wildflower pushing up through the cracks in a city sidewalk—these moments of touching, real-world lyricism. Chubby embraces the contraditions: “People look ...
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Popa Chubby - Stealing the Devil's Guitar (2006)
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Something Else!
By Derrick Lord It has long been the first trap any musician must jump once they hit it big. A successful record means a lot of people hear your music and from that point on you have a decision to make: Do you stick with the tried and true formula and give the less discerning fans out there what they want (more of the same old thing) or do you scratch the itch most artists have and experiment, expand and ...
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Popa Chubby at the Pavilion at the Lycian Center, Kings Highway, Sugar Loaf, NY Saturday, April 14, 20078:00 PM
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
POPA CHUBBY Saturday, April 14, 2007 8:00 pm At The Pavilion at the Lycian Center, Kings Highway, Sugar Loaf, NY Popa Chubby's music, forged in the toughness that is New York City, takes blues to the cutting edge, where it high fives its contemporary cousins rock, rap, and hip hop. With his razor sharp, biting guitar, vocals from the gut, and songwriting prowess, Popa Chubby artfully combines the elemental force of the blues with ...
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Kne-O'chaw Hampton will be Interviewed by Jaijai Jackson, the Daughter of Bassist Chubby Jackson
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All About Jazz
August 27, 2005 -- Kne-O'chaw Hampton will be interviewed by Jaijai Jackson of Five String Productions. Jaijai Jackson is the daughter of jazz legend-bassist Chubby Jackson. JaiJai recently launched her own jazz radio show through xradio.biz/lasvegas as the “Woman of Jazz." Jackson brings her experience and background to the benefit of launching new independent jazz artists on worldwide radio. Xradio.biz is the official independent music supporter of all genres of music. Her format encompasses traditional swing jazz from her father's ...
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Daughter of Chubby Jackson Launches Jazz Radio Show
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All About Jazz
Jaijai Jackson, daughter of jazz legend-bassist Chubby Jackson launches her own internet jazz radio show through Xradio.biz in Las Vegas. (PRWEB) August 7, 2005 -- Jaijai Jackson of Five String Productions recently launched her own jazz radio show through xradio.biz/lasvegas as the “Woman of Jazz". Jackson brings her experience and background to the benefit of launching new independent jazz artists on worldwide radio. Xradio.biz is the official independent music supporter of all genres of music. Her format encompasses traditional swing ...
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Jazz Bassist and Scat Singer Chubby Jackson Dies in Rancho Bernardo
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All About Jazz
Jazz bassist and scat singer Chubby Jackson died in Rancho Bernardo, California on Oct 1, 2003 just shy of his 85th birthday.
Chubby was often called the cheer leader of Jazz for his enthusiasm and humor that was so much a part of his musical career. He was respected for his incredible energy on and off the bandstand. His death came after a long battle with kidney failure and cancer.
In a statement from his Florida home, Chubby's son, drummer ...
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