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Paul Jackson was born and bred in Millfield a small town in Sunderland, in the UK, within spitting distance of the banks of the River Wear and The Shipyards. This local singer / songwriter began his musical career playing local Workingmen’s Clubs, but he had already set his sights a lot higher, Paul’s ambition was to be a signed touring artist.
Paul’s big break came when he was
asked to join Roadhouse, a British rock
band that once included former Def
Leppard members Pete Willis and Frank
Noon. The band recorded a four song demo
with Noon as their drummer. Roadhouse
released their self-titled album in August
1991. The album is often referred to
as On a Desert Road, a reference to a line
in the song “TIME”. Several singles were
released from the album, with B-sides that
are not on the album. The band toured in support of Ian Gillan/No Sweat/Saxon/Two Tribes and recorded four videos for MTV. The single “HELL CAN WAIT” reached number 9 in the UK Rock Chart and the single “TOWER OF LOVE” features in the movie and the soundtrack to Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man starring Don Johnson and Mickey Rourke.
After Roadhouse, Paul Jackson was initially offered the position as the replacement for Noddy Holder in Slade, but after rehearsing with them for a few months, he had to leave the band due to bereavements in his family. Paul formed Smith &
Jackson with Jimmy Smith in 1997 and, while based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, employed the former KISS producer/associate Sean Delaney as their manager. The band toured the US with Lynyrd Skynyrd/Blackhawk/Toby Keith/Keith Urban and Lonestar on The Country Thunder USA Tours also opening up for LeAnn Rimes.
Following Sean Delaney’s death in 2003, Smith & Jackson released their debut album, Rivertown, on RGF Records (RGF/SJCD 057) in 2004
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