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John H Jackson was born in Woodville, Virginia, United States into a musical family, and learned to play guitar at a young age.
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He had effectively given up playing for his community in 1949. He moved to Fairfax in his twenties, where he worked as a gravedigger, among other jobs. His first recordings were released the early 1960s on the Arhoolie Records label.
He visited Europe several times, played at folk festivals, and also recorded for Rounder and Alligator Records.
He also appeared around Washington, District of Columbia with "the Travelling Blues Workshop", which included Jackson, Archie Edwards, Flora Molton, Mother Scott, Philosophy Wiggins and John Cephas. Jackson died in 2002 of liver cancer in Fairfax Station, Virginia, at the age of 77.
In January, 2011, Jackson was nominated in the Blues Album and Live Performance Album categories for the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards.
