Hipgnosis buys Al Jackson Jr. catalogue – Following on from announcing it had bought a catalogue by Ari Levine two days ago (Hipgnosis buys catalogue from Ari Levine), Hipgnosis Songs Fund (SONG) has grown its stable further by buying the music catalogue of Al Jackson Jr., an American drummer, producer, and songwriter.
SONG describes Al Jackson Jr. as one of the most influential and revered songwriters, producers and musicians of the classic soul era of the 1960s and 1970s. As a founding member of Booker T & The M.G’s, Al Jackson Jr. shaped the sound of Stax Records and their iconic artists who were a who’s who of Southern soul, Memphis soul and Pop Radio.
Al Jackson Jr. co-wrote and played on some of Al Green’s most successful songs, including:
- ‘I’m Still In Love With You’
- ‘You Ought To Be With Me‘
- ‘Look What You Done For Me’, and ‘Call Me‘ as well as Al Green’s signature song ‘Let’s Stay Together’. ‘Let’s Stay Together’, is ranked 60th by Rolling Stone in their ‘500 Greatest Songs of All Time’ and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. It has featured in numerous movies and TV shows, including Quadrophenia, The Sandlot and The Sopranos.
SONG: Hipgnosis buys Al Jackson Jr. catalogue