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Also known as Joseph Jackson, Joseph Nathaniel Jackson, Joseph N. Jackson

American basketball player

Person · Open Library

Born
1955
Works
9

Top works

  • Leavenworth Train
  • A Furnace Afloat
  • Black Elk: The Life of an American Visionary
  • Dead Run
  • The Thief at the End of the World

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Listeners
673,633
Total plays
9,080,641

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Joe Jackson (born 11 August 1954 in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK, as David Ian Jackson) is a British musician who grew up in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.. Jackson is known for the hit singles Is She Really Going Out With Him? (1979) and Steppin' Out (1982). He started off learning to play the violin but soon switched to piano. From the age of 16 he played in bars, and won a scholarship to study musical composition at London's Royal Academy of Music. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/

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Sports profile

Sport
Baseball
Position
Outfielder
Nationality
United States

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Jackson
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Memphis
Native language
English language
Position played
point guard
Country for sport
United States
Mass
78
Image
Joe Jackson basketball.jpg
Height
185
Residence
Memphis
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start of work period
2010-00-00
date of birth
1992-02-08
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