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Jackie Jackson

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Clifton "Jackie" Jackson is a Jamaican bassist and prolific 1960s-70s session musician who later became a member of Toots and the Maytals, including on Paul Simon's 1971 "Mother and Child Reunion" recorded in Jamaica. He shared in the group's 2005 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.

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Interview: Jackie Jackson talks Treasure Isle

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United Reggae interview archive.

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Reggae is often called bass music; these are some of the hands that made the bassline the lead instrument.

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