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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: RGMike on April 17, 2013, 03:43:15 PM

Title: RIP George Jackson, songwriter, 68
Post by: RGMike on April 17, 2013, 03:43:15 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/arts/music/george-jackson-co-writer-of-old-time-rock-and-roll-dies-at-68.html

In addition to Seger's "Old Time Rock'n'Roll", he wrote "One Bad Apple" and "Double Lovin" -- hits for the Osmonds that he composed with the Jackson 5 in mind (but Motown didn't solicit outside writers). He also wrote ZZ Hill's "Down Home Blues" and -- this one surprised me -- "The Only Way is Up", a huge UK pop and dance hit in 1988 for Yazz and the Plastic Population, which apparently he had originally written for Otis Clay (!).

Title: Re: RIP George Jackson, songwriter, 68
Post by: CapnJack on April 17, 2013, 04:10:01 PM

He was also a solo artist in his own right, but he was much more successful as a songwriter.

Here is a single of his from 1972 on Hi Records, "Aretha, Sing One For Me", which will be included in my 1972 10@10 compilation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjhmwzf_mh0