R&B Singer Chuck Jackson Jumbo Concert Poster, 1964
ABOUT
A large cardboard window card advertising a "Night Beach Party" at historic Carr's Beach in Annapolis, MD on Saturday night, July 25, 1964. The event featured R&B singer Chuck Jackson and his Orchestra, alongside "The Moderneers Band" and vocalist "My Man Dill."
Carr's Beach was a legendary mid-century cultural hub and a premier stop on the "Chitlin' Circuit," hosting iconic African American entertainers like Chuck Berry, Lloyd Price, and James Brown during the era of segregation. This poster captures a vibrant piece of American musical and social history, making it a stellar addition for collectors of music memorabilia, Black Americana, or mid-century advertising art.
Unusually, this poster features two full-body shots of Jackson, one a photograph of him posing and another one drawn of him performing.
- CREATOR Made by Globe Poster in Baltimore, with their trademark look.
- DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1964.
- MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Cardstock Paper, Metal, Acrylic.
- CONDITION Good condition with moisture stains on the left side, a 1" hole in the upper left corner area and a .5" hole in the upper right (both from nails which held it in place), wear to the edges, and creasing in the bottom center section. Professionally framed. Acrylic. Minor wear on the frame.
- DIMENSIONS Frame: H 31 in. W 25 in. D 1.25 in., Poster: H 29.5 in. W 21.75 in.
HISTORY
Jackson charted 23 records on Billboard magazine's R&B singles chart between 1961 and 1980. He never crossed over to mainstream (pop) success, but he made his mark in 1962 with "Any Day Now," his biggest hit and an early composition by new songwriter Burt Bacharach. By reaching #2 in Billboard, Jackson's version surely reached Elvis Presley's ears, and Elvis famously covered the song in 1969 on From Elvis in Memphis, also putting it on the flip side of his #3 hit "In the Ghetto."
Three other Jackson song titles appear on the poster, "Beg Me", "I Wake Up Crying," and "I Don't Want to Cry," his first hit, a Top 5 smash also from 1961.
