1. Fruteland Jackson was born on June 9,1953 and is an American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.
11 Facts About Fruteland Jackson
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Fruteland Jackson's father was employed by North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company, and his mother worked as a nurse at Chicago's Cook County Hospital.
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Fruteland Jackson received his first guitar from his uncle when aged 12, and played in high school band before receiving further education at Roosevelt University.
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Fruteland Jackson got married and worked as a private investigator then for the Illinois Department of Human Rights.
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Fruteland Jackson learned the music of Johnny Shines, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and the earlier Robert Johnson songs, with the view of working as an educator, activist and musician.
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Fruteland Jackson appeared at the Chicago Blues Festival and Boundary Waters Blues Festival, as well as working in schools across the United States.
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Fruteland Jackson perfected two presentation styles to educate children about blues music, and he was known as Mr Fruteland by those who he taught.
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Fruteland Jackson worked with the Blues Foundation to create a teaching program called "All About the Blues".
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Fruteland Jackson has penned a one-act play entitled, The Life and Times of Robert Johnson.
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Also in 1999, Fruteland Jackson was signed to a recording contract by Electro-Fi Records.
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The latest recording from Fruteland Jackson was Good As Your Last Dollar.