Real name: Charles Jackson

Effective period / Period of releases: 1957 - 2019

American soul/R&B singer
Born: 22nd July 1937 Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
Died: 16th February 2023 Atlanta, Georgia, USA
His career began in the late 1950s and he had his first hit with I Don't Want To Cry! in 1961. In 1967, he moved from Scepter Records to Motown to record a few singles there. During the 1970s, he recorded a few albums and singles on various labels including ABC Records and All Platinum, but never gained as much success as in the 1960s. In the 1980s, he went to EMI America and sung vocals on two Gary U.S. Bonds's hit albums and later recorded two singles for the Motor City label. He was Ann Sexton's cousin.
DON'T confuse him with producer/songwriter Chuck Jackson (2)(born 1945)