Rocky Jackson - Guitar/Lap Steel Guitar/Lead Vocals;
Eliot "Lee" Witherspoon - Drums/Vocals;
Michael Fell - Harmonica;
Mike Hightower - Bass.
Long Distance Call - LIVE
Rocky's main influences are: Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, Little Walter, Magic Sam, Otis Rush, Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, early Clapton, Freddie King, Robert Johnson, and many other great Blues artists.
Rocky Jackson in Concert - Back to the Crossroads
Rocky’s sound is a mix of traditional Blues roots and contemporary Blues sounds. Rocky’s heavy influences include Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Little Walter, Magic Sam, Willie Dixon, Howlin Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Robert Johnson, Otis Rush, and early Clapton, among many other great Blues artists.
An album review of Rocky’s CD, Squeeze Here, which appeared in Blues Matters! magazine published in England, made comparisons of Rocky’s guitar work with "Clapton vintage 1965" and recommended fans of early Robert Cray to add Squeeze Here to their collection.
Rocky also has been profoundly influenced by Delta and early Chicago Blues. For a taste of how Rocky delivers classic Blues, check out the video of Long Distance Call or his version of Back Door Man, featuring some screaming lap steel guitar.
Evil Personified - Live
Rocky Jackson is a native Texan who has lived in the Los Angeles area for many years. In June 2006, High Life Records released Rocky's latest Blues album, Squeeze Here; a collection of contemporary and traditional Blues, which includes ten of Rocky's songs and covers of songs by Willie Dixon and John "Juke" Logan.
During the recording of the album, Rocky put together a band with some of the musicians from the sessions. The current band is Rocky Jackson and The Ignitors which is based in the Los Angeles area. The Ignitors are: Eliot "Lee" Witherspoon, drums & vocals; rotating bass players including Hank Van Sickle (John Mayall), Mike Hightower, Tom Leavey (Mannish Boys), and Joel Johnson; and Michael Fell, harmonica.
Squeeze Here features The Ignitors (including original harmonica player A.C. Blue) and other special guests including: keyboards (Steve Bach - now musical director of Cirque de Soliel in Macau), bass (Michael Mennell - now with Tom Jones), and sax (Mel Steinberg). The album has gotten continuous airplay since the release in June 2006. Songs from Squeeze Here have been played on stations in four continents. There has been a lot of interest in the album in Europe, especially France and the U.K. The album has gotten regular airplay, on a daily basis, on several stations on the Blues channel of live365.com, including Bluebird Blues, Blues Groove, Electric Blues 56 and 16, Bandit Blues Radio, Ultimate Blues, Electric Blues Review, Lightin' Rod Blues, and Helsinki Blues Cafe, as well as weekly airplay on many other stations in the U.S. and abroad. To date all 13 songs from the album have been aired on radio. Several songs have been featured on Blues programs; including "Blues Deluxe" broadcast from Texas; "Blues Highway" broadcast on KLBC.org from Long Beach, CA; Mark Kerr's "Blues Nation," Les Lewellyn's "Road Rash Blues," "Texas Blues Cafe," and several programs in Europe and Canada. For a full list of documented stations that have played songs from Rocky's Squeeze Here and/or Blue Streak albums, visit Rocky's website at: www.rockyjackson.com.
A recording of a live radio interview on KLBC.org, with host Pat Graham, may be heard at this URL:
www.klbc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=131&Itemid=45
Some killer reviews of Rocky's album, Squeeze Here, can also be viewed on Rocky's website in the music section.
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Rocky Jackson in Concert - Back Door Man
All new web site: www.mikedollins.biz Guido Ciardetti – bass, born in Chicago, moved to Dallas playing with Buddy Miles and Brian Atlas all over Texas. Brad Messer – drums grew up in Texas with SRV, and went to the same high school. Mike Fraz – Keys, born in New Orleans playing all the same Dr. John, Bourbon Street venues. Mike Dollins – Born in California and moved to the Arkansas Delta from the group TC Webb & The Fabulous Jades. Played on the West Coast with King Biscuit Blues Band, Mighty Wings of Faith, Brothers of Praise and Blues Legends Len Rainey, and Big Daddy Rucker.
Hey Rocky, it would be a pleasure!! send some MP3's in (2 per mail) to road_rash_blues_show@myspace.com and i'll be sure to get you on, love your work. Thank you for having The Road Rash Blues Show as a friend.
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Ciao,Rocky Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot, Band, and stupendous voice. compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis, I feel great admiration for you, I hope to listen soon to you, in italy .. talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy..and good life.. every day neal
Ciao,Rocky , thanks for your friendship, indeed for me a great joy;-) you are really good, you make some stupendous music, and you have a marvelous voice. I have a great admiration for you, compliments really.. and you are among mine preferred in mine many musical tastes. I hope to listen soon to you, in italy.. or in the States (I travel a lot) talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy.. and good weekend Ciao.. neal
(the friends.. they don't have frontiers and distances, it doesn't have age', and not even the color of the skin, and everything this.. thanks to the music;-)
Good to know your back home safe and working on the new CD!! I can't wait to hear it!! Yes want to do the interview too! I don't think you have my new email breeze@kconlineradio.com Keep in touch!
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Ciao Rocky ,thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot,and stupendous voice. compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis I feel great admiration for you, talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy..and good week end neal
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