Millie Jackson
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Millie Jackson was born in the small town of Thompson, Georgia, on 15 July 1944; she was the daughter of a sharecropper. Her mother died while Jackson was still a child, and subsequently she and her father moved to Newark, New Jersey. By the time she was in her mid-teens, she moved to Brooklyn, New York, and lived with an aunt. She occasionally worked as a model for magazines like Jive and Sepia.
Her career is said to have begun on a dare to enter a 1964 Harlem nightclub talent contest, which she soundly won.
Though she first recorded for MGM records, she soon left and began her long association with Spring records. Among her early hits was Hurts So Good which was featured in the blaxploitation film Cleopatra Jones. During the 1970’s, she travelled the Southern club circuit along with other bands like The Mighty Majors. She is a former Grammy Award nominee for If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don’t Want to Be Right) from the album Caught Up. On that album, the follow-up Still Caught Up, and others, she was backed by the renowned Muscle Shoals rhythm section. Her voice is frequently compared to Gladys Knight’s.
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discotequedude It is interesting to know that Millie has never liked this song either of her early hit songs "My Man, A Sweet Man" and "Ask Me What You Want." She did not like it because the songs does not really say anything. I get it because this song does not tell a story. As Millie put it "Who goes around saying (taps on your shouldler) "My man is a sweet man. My man is a man is a kind man. My man is a fine man. And he is mine, mine, all mine?" Nobody!." I believe this song was recorded and issued as a single because of what is it is. Both songs are catchy Motown influenced Soul confection meant for radio airplay to bring Millie more exposure and for it to become a hit! In both respects, "My Man, A Sweet Man" and "Ask Me What You Want" succeeded spectaularly!
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mrsean20 she's amazing
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meadow_boy I saw her episode of Unsung last night and I fell for her instantly!
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liquiddatura A lot of people know of her because of some of her album covers showing up "bad" or "shocking" best-of lists. i.e. ESP and Back to the Shit.
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gendervariant Her episode of "Unsung" is so awesome. I didn't know she was in Dallas, I wonder what her radio show is called.
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naynay1129 love i cry
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CookieKentuki just for my soul
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discotequedude
She may not be terribly well-known, but she is a living legend!!! [2]
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16 Sep 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/gagalee
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- B.Pekic 9 Apr 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/gagalee
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