Stevie Jackson

For other people with similar names, seeSteve Jackson (disambiguation).

Stevie Jackson
Stevie Jackson playing guitar
Background information
Also known as	Stevie Reverb Action Jackson Jacko
Born	(1969-01-16)16 January 1969
Origin	Erskine,Renfrewshire,Scotland
Genres	Indie pop
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar Vocals Harmonica

Stephen Thomas Jackson(born 16 January 1969) is a Scottish musician and songwriter. He plays leadguitarand sings in theGlasgow-basedindiebandBelle and Sebastian.

Career

Jackson's early musical influences includeMadness,ABBA,Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark(OMD),Depeche ModeandABC,with his first album purchase beingThe Police'sReggatta de Blanc(1979).Prior to joining Belle & Sebastian, he was a member of the Moondials, a band that released a single onElectric Honey,a label that would later issue Belle & Sebastian's first album,Tigermilk.The Moondials experience was a pleasant one for Jackson, and it took a great deal of work for nominal Belle & Sebastian frontmanStuart Murdochto convince him to join his group. At the time, Murdoch was playing the open mic circuit in Glasgow as a solo act, and it was at one of these performances, at The Halt Bar, that Jackson first saw Murdoch play.

In the beginning, Belle & Sebastian existed mostly as an outlet for Murdoch's songwriting. Since the band's third album,The Boy With The Arab Strap,other members have begun to contribute, Jackson chief amongst them. All of the band's subsequent full-lengths have featured compositions by Jackson, and he wrote the band's 2001 single "Jonathan David"as well as" To Be Myself Completely "for 2006'sThe Life Pursuit.

In 2012 Jackson, accompanied by members of the Glasgow band The Wellgreen, recorded a version ofGeorge McCrae's "Rock Your Baby"for a fundraising cd titled" Super Hits Of The Seventies "for US radio stationWFMU.Jackson has undertaken several collaborative works withRoy Moller.

Works

Belle & Sebastiansongs written by Jackson

• "Seymour Stein" (fromThe Boy with the Arab Strap)
• "Chickfactor" (fromThe Boy with the Arab Strap)
• "Legal Man" (from "Legal Man"single)
• "The Wrong Girl" (fromFold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant)
• "Jonathan David" (from "Jonathan David"single)
• "Wandering Alone" (fromStorytelling)
• "Step Into My Office, Baby" (fromDear Catastrophe Waitress) (co-writer withStuart Murdoch)
• "Roy Walker" (fromDear Catastrophe Waitress)
• "I Believe in Travellin' Light" (from "I'm a Cuckoo"single)
• "Song for Sunshine" (fromThe Life Pursuit) (co-writer withChris Geddes)
• "To Be Myself Completely" (fromThe Life Pursuit)
• "I Took a Long Hard Look" (from "Funny Little Frog"single)
• "Mr Richard" (from "The Blues are Still Blue"single)
• "Long Black Scarf" (from "White Collar Boy"single)
• "I'm Not Living in the Real World" (fromWrite About Love)
• "Last Trip" (Write About Lovebonus track)
• "Perfect Couples" (fromGirls in Peacetime Want to Dance) (co-writer with Geddes)
• "Sweet Dew Lee" (fromHow to Solve Our Human Problems - Part 1)
• "Cornflakes" (fromHow to Solve Our Human Problems - Part 2)
• "Deathbed of My Dreams" (fromA Bit of Previous)
• "So in the Moment" (fromLate Developers)

Solo discography

• (I can't get no) Stevie Jackson(October 2011)

Other projects

• contributed the song "Good Time" to the compilationCaroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys
• played harmonica on "Song for the Troubadour" by the German bandthe Happy Couple
• played harmonica on "Thank You Baby" byV-Twin
• played lead guitar forthe Vaselinesfor some tours
• co-wrote the song "Stoop Sale" on theI Blame Youalbum byMichael Shelley
• plays guitar and sings on a few songs on theToo Many Moviesalbum by Michael Shelley

External links

• Official site
• Stevie Jacksondiscography atDiscogs