Wayne Jackson

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Wayne Jackson is the co-founder of The Memphis Horns®, one of the most recognizable and respected horn sections in music. His legendary arrangements make up a large part of the tapestry of American music. Wayne has backed countless legends from Elvis to Otis Redding to Aretha Franklin, and most recently Neil Young. He has played on a steady stream of hit records that are a major part of music history, including..."Respect"..."Let's Stay Together"..."Dock Of The Bay"..."Slegehammer"... "Roll With It"... "Mustang Sally"... "Angel of Harlem." Memphis born and Arkansas raised, Wayne was in 12th grade when he landed a spot in The Mar-Keys. Their first record was the number one hit, "Last Night." He went on to become an original member of the house band at Stax Records, along with studiomates Booker T. & the MGs, and then left to form The Memphis Horns in 1969. For more information about Wayne and to find out about his two books chronicling his amazing adventures in the businss, go to www.sweetmedicinemusic.com
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2006 Wayne received his 83rd gold record for his horn arranging and trumpet performance on Neil Young's "Prairie Wind."
1999-2000 Formed new publishing company, Sweet Medicine Music, with wife, Amy. and scored a holiday hit in December with Amy Grant's version of "Christmas Can't Be Very Far Away."
1996-1999 Toured with The Robert Cray Band. Recorded with a variety of artists including Lenny Kravitz, You Am I, and Primal Scream.
1990-1996 Recorded and toured with The Robert Cray Band and Luther Allison. Recorded with a wide range of artists from veteran performers such as Sting and Bonnie Raitt to Generation Xers such as Primal Scream and Collective Soul.
1986-1989 Recorded and toured with Jimmy Buffett and Joe Cocker.
1978-1981 Recorded and toured with Marty Robbins.
1975-1977 Recorded and toured with The Doobie Brothers.
1973-1975 Recorded and toured with Rod Stewart.
1971 Recorded and toured with Stephen Stills.
1969 Wayne and Andrew Love incorporated as The Memphis Horns®.
1967 Toured with Otis Redding on the Stax/Volt Review in Europe and at The Monterey Pop Festival.
1961-1967 Joined The Mar-Keys and began career as a teenager at Stax Records with the number one hit, "Last Night." The Mar-Keys along with Booker T. & the MG's comprised the Stax house band. Both groups continued to record their own albums while working with such artists as Otis Redding, Eddie Floyd, Sam & Dave, Rufus Thomas.