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Soul singer and songwriter Deon Jackson was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on January 26, 1946. He studied clarinet and drums as a child, and while in high school he formed his own vocal group, concurrently performing in area talent shows as a solo act, and composing his own original material. While performing one of those songs at a high school concert, Jackson was discovered by producer Ollie McLaughlin, who'd previously launched the career of soul diva Barbara Lewis; McLaughlin soon produced Jac
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Jackson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Ann Arbor
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- singer
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Atco Records
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- Deon Jackson.png
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- Deon Jackson
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1946-01-26
- date of death
- 2014-04-18
- name in native language
- Deon Jackson
- cause of death
- disease
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