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unusual facts about Chuck Jackson


Florence Greenberg

After a few years, Greenberg had established herself as a record producer and music executive for several popular singers in the 60s, such as: Dionne Warwick, The Shirelles, Tammi Terrell, Chuck Jackson, B.J. Thomas and many others.


Al Cleveland

He had a long and distinguished writing career, initially for New York artists on the Wand/Sceptre labels such as Dionne Warwick(e) and Tommy Hunt, as well as Gene Pitney before moving to Motown, where he provided songs for Smokey & The Miracles, the Marvelettes, David Ruffin, the Four Tops and Chuck Jackson before hitting the big time with a co-authorship of Marvin Gaye's "What's Goin' On?" and "Save the Children."

Spyder Turner

In 1966, record producer Clay McMurray had Turner's group do a recording session, and soon after Turner signed to MGM Records and released a single, a cover of the soul number "Stand by Me," imitating not only Ben E. King, but Smokey Robinson, Chuck Jackson and Billy Stewart, among others.


see also

I Don't Want to Cry

I Don't Want to Cry!, debut album by Chuck Jackson's debut studio album