The songs are great chosen, with unusual intelligence, from the repertoires of Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, and other soul giants.

NEWYORKER: The Commitments

Besides Seger, the Osmonds and Ike and Tina Turner, Jackson's songs were also recorded by James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Clarence Carter.

NPR: Rock And Soul Songwriter George Jackson Dies At 68

In 2009, I recorded Wilson Pickett's "634-5789" for Tower of Power's "Great American Soulbook" on a similar setup at a friend's home nearby.

WSJ: Huey Lewis at Home on the Ranch

He appeared on recordings by Clarence Carter, Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, Boz Scaggs, King Curtis, Lulu, Laura Nyro, Herbie Mann and many others.

WSJ: A Duane Allman Deep Dive

As he tells NPR's Tavis Smiley, he began working for a local recording company as a session player when he was just 16, for musicians such as Otis Redding, Eddie Floyd and Wilson Pickett.

NPR: Booker T. and the MG's