Lee Jackson (bassist)
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Lee Jackson, during the Wolverhampton leg of the Keith Emerson & The Nice tour, October 2002
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Keith Anthony Joseph Jackson |
| Born |
8 January 1943 Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom |
| Origin | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Progressive rock, blues, boogie |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, vocals |
| Years active | Since 1960s |
| Associated acts | The Nice, Jackson Heights, Refugee |
| Notable instruments | |
| Vox V248 bass guitar | |
Lee Jackson (born 8 January 1943) is an English bass guitarist and singer-songwriter, known for his work in the Nice, an English progressive-rock band as well as his own band formed after the Nice, Jackson Heights, and finally Refugee with Nice drummer Brian Davison and Swiss keyboardist Patrick Moraz.
He was born Keith Anthony Joseph Jackson in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Jackson first played with unknown bands, the Vandykes and the Invaders. He then joined Gary Farr and the T-Bones, meeting their organist Keith Emerson. The two met again later, to form a backing band for American singer P. P. Arnold: she had been with the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, and was starting a solo career in England.
The Nice were formed by Emerson and Jackson, with guitarist David O'List and Ian Hague on drums, soon to be replaced by Brian Davison. Emerson left the band to form Emerson, Lake & Palmer in 1970; Jackson subsequently formed the band Jackson Heights with Charlie Harcourt on guitars, Mario Enrique Covarrubias Tapia on bass and Spanish guitars and Tommy Sloane on drums.
Jackson Heights disbanded after their first album King Progress in 1970. Jackson reformed the band, with keyboardist Brian Chatton (ex-Warriors and ex-Flaming Youth) and John McBurnie on acoustic guitar, keyboards and vocals. Michael Giles played drums on the next three albums, but the band toured as a trio without drums. On their last record, "Bump n' grind", Ian Wallace (ex-King Crimson as Giles was) and Deep Purple's Ian Paice shared drums with Michael Giles.
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