Vasti Jackson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Vasti Jackson
Occupation	Singer-Songwriter
Date Of Birth	Oct 20, 1959(1959-10-20)
Age	65
Birthplace	McComb
Country	United States
Horoscope	Libra

Vasti Jackson Biography

Vasti Jackson is one of the most popular and richest Singer- Songwriter who was born on October 20, 1959 in McComb, United States. At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, Jackson’s album the Soul of Jimmie Rodgers won the Best Traditional Blues Album category.

Jackson began to work in recording in 2000. He was credited as co-producer for Hoochie Man, the Bobby Rush album, Hoochie Man that was nominated for an Grammy Award the following year. The year 2002 saw Jackson was the vocalist backing “Only a Dream in Rio” on Cassandra Wilson’s album Belly of the Sun. The next time, Jackson was one of the singers for Warming by the Devil’s Fire which was one of the documentary films from the series The Blues, produced by Martin Scorsese. No Borders to the Blues (2003) was the next album by Jackson. Woman Thou Art Loosed is the name of a 2004 American drama film written and directed by Michael Schultz and written by Stan Foster. Jackson as the composer and producer of the soundtrack for the film.

His next album, New Orleans, Rhythm Soul Blues, was released in 2013, before he was appointed in July the following year as a cultural ambassador for Mississippi. In February 2015, Jackson was on the cover of that month’s issue of Living Blues magazine. Two months later he was one of the star performers at the Byron Bay Bluesfest in Australia, in the year he was also named as the Albert King Lifetime Guitar Award recipient. In April 2016, Jackson was a featured performer at the opening of the National Blues Museum, and played in July at the Porretta Soul Festival in Italy

His own, The Soul of Jimmie Rodgers, album was issued by CD Baby, which celebrated Jackson’s appreciation of the influence of Jimmie Rodgers on the history of American music. Jackson had earlier stated in March 2015 that, “I like to talk about the triumph of the blues. Looking at struggle and rising above it. It’s an art form derived from the necessities of life, having to navigate oppression.”

In 1993, the self-written track by Jackson, “”Let the Juke Joint Jump” was featured in Koko Taylor’s album Force of Nature. The next the same year Jackson was featured on B.B. King’s Grammy Award winning album, Blues Summit. It was in the year 1996 that Jackson made his own album debut, called Vas-tie Jackson.

Vasti Jackson Net Worth

Vasti Jackson is one of the richest Singer-Songwriter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Vasti Jackson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Vasti Jackson (pronounced Vast-eye) (born on October 20, 1959) is an American electric blues musician, singer who also writes and produces records. He was also the musical director, as well as guitar player for Z. Z. Hill, Johnnie Taylor, Denise LaSalle, Little Milton, Bobby Bland along with Katie Webster, plus Jackson has been a part of groups involved in gospel music, including The Williams Brothers, the Jackson Southernaires along with Daryl Coley.

Jackson was born in McComb, Mississippi, United States He was a student at McComb High School. As a young boy , he lived a block from the railroad tracks, which attracted Jackson as he grew older. When he was older, he rode onto trains to cover only a few miles. At the age of 12 the railroad officers caught him in his hobo-like act as a juvenile however he maintained an unending love for the railroad. Through his family, he began to listen to blues music which ignited his second passion. Jackson was a student during his time at Jackson State University. He performed in the music clubs around McComb and his learning curve in music was accelerating until in the latter half of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s Vasti became employed as session musicians by Malaco Records and Alligator Records. In 1993 Jackson served as musical director of the show Blues Goin’ On.

He returned to production work in 2004, with his work on Henry Butler’s Homeland album on Basin Street Records. Jackson also played guitar and undertook backing vocals on the collection. In 2005, Jackson co-wrote and produced the track “Hello”, on Morris Mills’s album, Love & Coffee. Whilst Jackson’s own composition, “Casino in the Cotton Field”, appeared in the Lifetime Television Network film, Infidelity (2006). Jackson spent time touring his own work, which saw him appear in locations across the globe. In 2010, Jackson released his next studio album, Stimulus Man. The following year, Jackson performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and played the title role in the play, Robert Johnson The Man, The Myth, The Music! In June 2012, Jackson performed at the Chicago Blues Festival. The same year he was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame and, in 2013, Jackson performed at Super Bowl XLVII.

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Facts & Trivia

Vasti Ranked on the list of most popular Singer-Songwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Vasti Jackson celebrates birthday on October 20 of every year.