WorldPingJackie Jackson obituary
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Toots and the Maytals bass player whose melodic lines drove some of the biggest reggae hits of the 1960s and 70s The bass player Jackie Jackson, who has died aged 79, was one of the cornerstones of Jamaican popular music.
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- Toots and the Maytals bass player whose melodic lines drove some of the biggest reggae hits of the 1960s and 70s The bass player Jackie Jackson, who has died aged 79, was one of the cornerstones of Jamaican popular music.
- Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:35:48 UTC.
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