1. Millie Jackson's mother died when she was a child and subsequently, she and her father moved to the New York City area and settled in Newark, New Jersey.
14 Facts About Millie Jackson
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Millie Jackson found an occasional modeling gig for magazines like JIVE and Sepia.
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In 1964, Millie Jackson performed at a club in New York City.
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Millie Jackson subsequently appeared in a "string of one nighters" after this.
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Millie Jackson's performance was mostly talk and spoken words, but her onstage banter would become a focal point in her stage act.
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Millie Jackson's recording career reportedly began on a dare to enter a 1964 talent contest at Harlem nightclub Smalls Paradise, which she won.
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Millie Jackson recorded an album in 1979 with Isaac Hayes called Royal Rappin's and the same year saw her release a double album, Live and Uncensored, recorded in concert at Los Angeles venue, The Roxy and Live and Outrageous at Atlanta's Mr V's Figure8.
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Millie Jackson appeared on an Elton John track in 1985, "Act of War", which was a top 40 hit in the UK, but failed to chart in the US.
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On November 24,1994, Millie Jackson appeared in the Thanksgiving episode "Feast or Famine" of Martin as Florine.
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Millie Jackson has frequently appeared on "worst ever" lists for her album covers.
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Millie Jackson had her own radio show in Dallas, Texas for 13 years.
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Millie Jackson performed at Washington, DC's historic Howard Theatre on August 3,2012, and at in New York on August 4,2012.
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Millie Jackson has two children: singer Keisha Millie Jackson, and a son.
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Millie Jackson was married for a period of eight months to Victor Davis.