RIP: J.J. Jackson. While all obits mention the man's pioneering role as an early MTV jock. We here at NBT salute J.J. for his classic 60s soul sides; 'But It's Alright', 'Boogaloo Baby', 'O Ma Liddy', 'Come And See Me' (as covered by the Pretty Things) and 'I Dig Girls'. He also wrote songs for Charles & Inez Fox, Mary Wells and the Shangri-Las a.o., and had a cameo in the disco movie 'Car Wash' from which one of his few lines "I Know You're Gonna Dig This" has been sampled hundreds of times over the years.
Update: There are heated discussions goin' on all over the web about there probably bein TWO guys called J.J. Jackson. Took my info from the liner notes of a mid 80s LP which claim the MTV jock and the soul singer are the same person....

Surviving New York Dolls rehearsing for UK festival...

20 Years of GIRL TROUBLE will be celebrated throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond this weekend! Drop by and give this fine combo your best.