JED NEWELL - drum kit;
THOMAS JACKSON - guitar,vocals;
HARRY CRUMPLER -bass
Cary Hudson-plays the fancy guitar parts on "How I Won The War"
I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)
Influences
JED NEWELL likes:Bo Diddley, New York Dolls, Mitch Mitchell, P.U.S.A,Ramones, Chuck Berry, the Byrds,and the Attractions
THOMAS JACKSON likes:Robert Johnson,Marc Bolan,Elvis Presley,Son House,
Merle Haggard,Brother Dave Gardner,Muddy Waters,Nick Drake,Bing Crosby,Tampa Red,and Louis Armstrong
we both love the Beatles,Led Zep,and a bunch of other stuff.
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Thomas Jackson has been a presence on the Hattiesburg music scene for years.
With a band, he has lived out his boyhood T.Rex fantasies. By himself, he
has continued to hone his songcraft somehow making a new creation within
the same frames that everyone uses, much like the comic strips he once drew.
Like any good songwriter, Jackson experiments with the economy of language.
The fact that he has any number of songs that contain the word "blues" in the
title is not a gimmick, or even a series; it is that common destination where we
all arrive to deal with life's impasses.
(Mik Davis
Hattiesburg American)
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"Raw, powerful, experimental and should be taught in schools, are just a few words and phrases that might be used to describe the experience of Thomas Jackson’s new song “Poundcake Blues”.
As one who has followed Mr. Jackson’s career with a certain fanfare, I can say that this might be a turning point in his artistic evolution. Mr. Jackson’s vocals carry an emotional edge tinged with guttural anger which synchronizes perfectly with the dark sounds of a blues guitar that seems to have seen too many late nights.
With a beating rhythm that is sexual and aggressive Poundcake Blues isn’t listening for lonely hearts, its listening for hearts on the edge. Like some dark magician, Thomas Jackson calls up demons for a drink of bitter biting whisky at midnight. With this song Thomas Jackson conjures the specter of desire turned rancid like a heart in a glass of sour milk.
(Pat Huff
anthropologist)
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The Hattiesburg-based Thomas Jackson Orchestra stomps out a mean hard-drinking, raunched-out vibe that’s hard to beat. A MySpace taste will turn your head if you are uninitiated.
(Jackson Free Press)
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If you’ve ever run against the law, been burned by crazy women, or have generally fucked up, you’ve got a friend in Thomas Jackson. He sings desperation and hums madness like lullabies for self-destructive Southerners who can’t sleep till dawn breaks. In his happier moments, his white boy blues flirt with Buddy Holly pop rock influences, and on his darker days he writes songs with a lusty devil on his shoulder. His recently released Pound Cake Blues is an example of the latter. Having been called “a turning point in his artistic evolution,” this single is a haunting noir anthem, a dark justification for the bad decisions we’ve made and a harsh whispered promise for more to come. Whether it’s for a fine addition to your record collection or for fear of Mississippi’s darkest musical demons, Jackson is sure to leave you looking over your shoulder.
(by Joseph Williams | Chief Copy Editor)
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Hi!! Thank you so much for taking the time to request me!! I love your music!!! Your blues style is Kickin :) Maybe i'll get to catch a show!! Have a Great Day! Much love El
Hey cuz' it was so good to see you this weekend! We can't wait another 20 years to see each other. Best Birthday present I could have had. you sounded great!
