Chuck Jackson RIP

Yet another soul star has died, this time Chuck Jackson who can lay claim to be among the very first genuine soul singers. He was 85. Born in North Carolina, Chuck was a member of the Del-Vikings and sang lead on their 1957 release 'Willette'. He was signed by Luther Dixon to his Wand label and had success with his first solo single, 'I Don't Want To Cry'. Other bigger hits followed, including 'Any Day Now', composed by Burt Bacharach, and 'I Keep Forgettin'', written by Leiber and Stoller. Other successes included 'The Breaking Point' (another Bacharach song), 'Tell Him I'm Not Home' and 'Something You Got', one of several duets with Maxine Brown which led to a joint album. Chuck signed for Motown - a move he later regretted - and had some success with 'Girls Girls Girls' and 'Honey Come Back' and went on to record for ABC and All Platinum. Sadly I never got to see Chuck perform live - another great who got away. RIP Chuck.