NEW YORK — R&B legend Chuck Jackson, who inspired Dionne Warwick and a legion of jazz greats and counted New York’s Apollo Theater as a second home, has died. He was 85.
Jackson, who lived in Atlanta, died on Feb. 16, the website Best Classic Bands reported, citing his granddaughter, Krystina. His death was also confirmed by Ady Croasdell of Ace Records’ Kent Records division, a U.K. label that had been reissuing his recordings. No cause of death was given.
“There are confirmed reports that one of the very greatest soul singers of all time, Chuck Jackson, died on February 16th,” Croasdell wrote on Facebook. “His 60s and 70s recordings are hugely important works, revered as much now as on release.”
