Bob Jackson

Born:
6/1/49, Coventry, England

Instrument:
6/1/49, Coventry, England

Equipment:
Roland RD250 Digital Piano, Roland sound units, Fender Stratocaster guitar.

Biography:
Bob's first professional band was Indian Summer. Before he joined The Fortunes, he played and recorded with a variety of other bands, including Badfinger (Come and Get It, etc.) David Byron (Uriah Heep), and many more.

In 1977, Bob formed The Dodgers, a band that also included Fortunes drummer Paul Hooper.

Session 'guestings' have included work with The Searchers, Pete Brown and Moon.

Bob is a talented songwriter, and has had 17 of his songs published, most recently 'Won't Forget You', 1998. This song was released with the biography 'Without You - The Tragic Story of Badfinger' by Dan Matovina (published by Francis Glover Books).

 

Interests: Songwriting, teaching, reading, his wife (Christine), and his three kids.

 

Eddie Mooney | Michael Smitham | Paul Hooper