Bull Moose Jackson | |
---|---|
Background information | |
Birth name | Benjamin Joseph Jackson |
Also known as | Benjamin Clarence Jackson, Jr. |
Born | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | April 22, 1919
Died | July 31, 1989 Cleveland, Ohio, United States | (aged 70)
Genres | Jump blues, dirty blues, R&B |
Occupation(s) | Singer, saxophonist |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, saxophone |
Years active | 1943–89 |
Benjamin Clarence "Bull Moose" Jackson (April 22, 1919 – July 31, 1989)[1] was an American blues and rhythm-and-blues singer and saxophonist, who was most successful in the late 1940s. He is considered a performer of dirty blues because of the suggestive nature of some of his songs, such as "I Want a Bowlegged Woman" and "Big Ten Inch Record".[2]