Joe Jackson

출생 : 1954-08-11, Burton upon Trent

약력

Born in Staffordshire, David Jackson (as he was then known) grew up in Portsmouth in the Paulsgrove area and he attended the City of Portsmouth Boys School. His parents later moved to Gosport when he was a teenager. He initially learned to play the violin but soon switched to piano and prevailed on his dad to install one in the hall of their Paulsgrove council house. From the age of 16, he played in bars, and won a scholarship to study musical composition at London's Royal Academy of Music. Jackson's first band, in Gosport, was Edward Bear (not to be confused with the 1970s Canadian band fronted by Larry Evoy). The band was later renamed Edwin Bear and later Arms and Legs, but dissolved in 1976 after two unsuccessful singles.  Although he was still known as David Jackson while in Arms & Legs, it was around this time that Jackson picked up the nickname "Joe", based on his perceived resemblance to the puppet character Joe 90.  He then spent some time in the cabaret circuit to make money to record his own demos.  However, whilst at school he had been known as 'Joe' to his schoolmates and teachers from 1972 onwards. In 1978, a record producer heard his tape, and got him signed to A&M Records.  The album Look Sharp! was recorded straight away, and was released in 1979, quickly followed by I'm the Man (also 1979) and Beat Crazy in 1980. He also collaborated with Lincoln Thompson in reggae crossover. In 1981, Jackson produced an album for the British power pop group The Keys. The Keys Album was the group's only LP. The Joe Jackson Band toured extensively. After the break-up of the band, Jackson took a break and recorded an album of old-style swing and blues tunes, Jumpin' Jive, featuring songs of Cab Calloway, Lester Young, Glenn Miller, and most prominently, Louis Jordan. The album, and associated single release, was credited to Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive. Jackson's 1982 album Night and Day paid tribute to the wit and style of Cole Porter (and indirectly to New York City).  Night and Day was Jackson's only studio album to reach either the United States or UK Top 10, peaking at #4 (US) and at #3 (UK), and the cuts "Steppin' Out" and "Breaking Us In Two" were chart hits. The tracks "Real Men" and "A Slow Song" have pointed obliquely to the city's early 1980s gay culture. Jackson lived in New York for the next 20 years, incorporating the sound of the city into his music throughout the 1980s and beyond. Almost two years later, Jackson recorded the UK #14 album Body and Soul, also heavily influenced by pop and jazz standards and salsa, showcasing the US #15 hit single "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)". In 1986, he collaborated with Suzanne Vega on the single "Left of Center" from Pretty in Pink's soundtrack (with Vega singing and Jackson playing piano). Jackson followed with the live album Big World, a three-sided double record – the fourth side consisted of a single centring groove and a label stating "there is no music on this side". The instrumental "Will Power" set the stage for things to come later, but before he left pop behind, he put out two more albums, Blaze of Glory and Laughter & Lust. For some years he drifted away from the pop style, going on to be signed by Sony Classical in 1997.  They released his Symphony No. 1 in 1999, for which he received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album in 2001. In 1995, Joe Jackson contributed his version of "Statue of Liberty" on a tribute album to the English band XTC called "Testimonial Dinner" (released 1998). In 2003, he reunited his original quartet[2] for the album Volume 4, and a lengthy tour. As before, the quartet consisted of Jackson, Graham Maby, Dave Houghton and Gary Sanford. In 2004, Jackson performed a cover of Pulp's "Common People", with William Shatner for Shatner's album Has Been. Jackson toured 45 US and European cities in 2005 with Todd Rundgren and the string quartet Ethel,  appearing on Late Night with Conan O'Brien performing their collaborative cover version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". Thereafter, he embarked on a short tour in a piano-bass-drums trio format. He toured Europe in Spring 2007, again in a trio format.  Jackson's album, Rain was released by Rykodisc on 28 January 2008 in the UK and one day later in the US.[6] The album included a CD and a bonus DVD containing over 40 minutes of material, including concert and behind-the-scenes footage and interviews. Jackson performed two UK shows in spring 2008, followed by a full UK tour

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The Ghost of Richard Harris
Self
The Ghost of Richard Harris is about the once famous Hollywood star and notorious hellraiser. It is the story of a legendary Irishman, perhaps the greatest actor Ireland has produced and of a father whose three sons, led by Jared Harris, still think about him every day, since his unexpected death twenty years ago.
Joe Jackson: Sing, You Sinners! - Live at The Beacon Theatre
Joe Jackson celebrates a 40+-year career full of unlikely hits — “Is She Really Going Out with Him?” “Stepping Out,” and “Breaking Us in Two” among them — and marked by forays into new wave, jazz, pop, and swing, among other detours. This musical chameleon always makes a statement on his albums by combining influences such as punk, jazz, swing, pop, rock and New Wave with his wry, surreal and wickedly humorous lyrics. Jackson’s eclectic live concert will feature band members Graham Maby (Bass, Vocals), Teddy Kumpel (Guitar, Vocals) and Doug Yowell (Drums, Vocals, Electronics).
내 생애 최고의 경기
Piano Player
1913년 US 오픈 당시 영국 챔피언 해리 바든을 꺾고 우승한 20세 프랜시스 위멧의 감동 실화를 그린 영화.
Joe Jackson: 25th Anniversary Special
Expertly blending the grooves of pop, easy listening, and jazz, Joe Jackson has crafted countless unforgettable tunes over the past two and a half decades. Join him for a special, celebratory evening filled with song as Joe sings and jams out on his piano, making this one anniversary you'll never forget. Songs: Hell of a Town, You Can't Get What You Want ('Til You Know What You Want), Happyland, Stranger Than You, Another World, Is She Really Going Out with Him?, Real Men, Stranger Than Fiction, Glamour & Pain, Target.
Joe Jackson: Live in Tokyo
Piano, Vocals
After charging through "One More Time," "Wild West," and "You Can't Get What You Want (Until You Know What You Want)" at a punishing clip, one might expect the soft-spoken Joe Jackson to shift to a lower gear. Instead, the one-time musical prodigy, pub band pioneer, and now eclectic composer revisits one of his even faster, earlier hits, "On Your Radio." If most performers risk monotony with such a move, Jackson's quiet charisma in this 1986 performance encourages pleasurable surrender and, in his more mature material, careful attention to his uniquely marbled tones, rhythms, and colors. Steeped in the influences of swing, Latin music, classical composition, and melodic balladry, Jackson is full of mix-and-match surprises, such as a delicate re-imagining of "Steppin' Out" and a growling, funky "Soul Kiss." This is a pure delight, from start to finish. Special features could be more special, however: a Jackson discography would have made sense with such a far-reaching playlist
Ironbound
Music
A boy finds an old sailor and an ironbound submarine in a junkyard.
Three of Hearts
Original Music Composer
A lesbian hires a male escort to break the heart of the bisexual woman who has just dumped her.
I'm Your Man
Original Music Composer
Leslie must deliver evidence of Richard's illegal money siphening scam to the FBI. At her rendezvous, a trendy party, she'll meet a loser named Jack.
퀸가의 친구들
Music
When childhood friends Al, Dennis and Eliot get together for Ray's wedding, which may or may not happen, they end up on a roller-coaster ride through reality. During one tumultuous, crazy weekend, they face adulthood and each other with new found maturity and discover what Queens Logic is all about. This comedy takes a look at friendship, loyalty, and love.
터커
Original Music Composer
소년시절 자동차를 본 이후 혁신적인 자동차를 만들겠다는 꿈을 가지게된 터커는 더 빨리, 더 안전하게 달릴 수 있는 미래형 자동차 개발에 착수한다. 가족을 비롯 유능한 세일즈맨 에이브, 많은 기술자들의 든든한 후원으로 시작학 작업은 그러나 3대 자동차 메이커 포드, GM, 크라이슬라와 결탁한 관료주의의 벽에 부딪고 만다.터커가 새 차의 광고 홍보차 자리를 비운 사이, 메이저사의 압력으로 차의 설계가 바뀌고, 의회의 조사위원회는 터커를 사기혐의로 고소하기에 이른다. 무서운 음모에 대항하는 방법은 한가지. 최종판결이 나기 전 그가 차를 만들어낼 의도가 있다는 증거로 새 차 50대를 생산해야 하는 것이다.
Mike's Murder
Original Music Composer
Betty has a crush on her tennis instructor Mike. He promises to call her for a date, but never does – she doesn’t know he sells drugs on the side. After botching a deal on someone else’s turf, Mike has to disappear for a while. He contacts Betty – then he’s killed before they can meet. Betty tries to find out what happened, leading her straight into a hornet's nest of vice.
Joe Jackson:  Rock Goes to College
Performer
Joe Jackson Live at Hatfield Polytehchnic, UK. 29 November 1979. Introduction 1) SUNDAY PAPERS (00:26) 2) ONE MORE TIME (05:22) 3) FRIDAY (08:12) 4) IT’S DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS (12:25) 5) DON’T WANNA BE LIKE THAT (16:06) 6) HAPPY LOVING COUPLES (19:45) 7) I’M THE MAN (24:11) 8) GOT THE TIME (29:20) 9) IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM? (33:30) 10) COME ON (outro) (38:37)