Charles Jackson

American soul/R&B singer

Born: 22nd July 1937, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA

His career began in 1957 as a member of the vocal group “The Del Vikings”. He had his first solo 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.

Chuck Jackson singer of Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard’s “Any Day Now,” has died at 85. The R&B singer, who made several notable hits throughout the 1950s and ‘60s, passed away on Feb. 16 in Atlanta.