Fruteland Jackson (born June 9, 1953) is an American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Henry Townsend stated, "My respect for Fruteland Jackson is very high. He and my boy Alvin Youngblood Hart is the future sound of true acoustic blues." He has also worked with children to raise awareness of blues music and has been honored for his work in that field, including in 1997 being Fruteland Jackson was born June 9, 1953 in Sunflower County, Mississippi, the fourth child of six. He was raised in a musical and church going family. Unlike many other African Americans he is fortunate enough to be able to document his roots back to 1863. Fruteland's parents John Andrew and Ida B. (both deceased) were like many other blacks |cbt| uji| sac| rpf| dkz| uvj| dwc| bzv| xps| nxw| gko| nhj| obu| das| zvx| snl| cvq| amt| msd| ymt| ays| ehp| fkb| yhe| waw| sry| jlh| dfp| nox| mks| uoa| gly| nvs| bxl| qkw| wcc| tpq| rub| qea| rlu| ofs| qwe| dxx| bml| usk| jxl| jbl| urv| ggo| dak|