Tony Jackson's Voice

RJHC · Post by **RJHC** » Fri Nov 10, 2000 3:04 pm

_TONY JACKSON HAD AN EXCELLENT HIGH NAISAL VOICE

LIKE AN IMPROVED VERSION OF BUDDY HOLLY . HE ALSO

HAD (LET'S FACE IT) A BIG NOSE . THAT WITH HIS

ROUND FACE GAVE HIM AN ITALIAN LOOK .

_BARBARA STREISAND ALSO HAS A BIG NOSE BUT SHE

WON'T GET PLASTIC SURGERY BECAUSE IT WOULD CHANGE

THE TIMBRE OF HER VOICE .

_WHEN DID TONY HAVE HIS PLASTIC SURGERY ? DID IT

CHANGE HIS VOICE . DID HE HAVE IT BEFORE HE DID

THE VIBRATIONS RECORDINGS ? HIS VOICE IN "WATCH

YOUR STEP" SOUNDS LIKE "MASHED POTATOES" . HIS

VOICE IN "STAGE DOOR" SOUNDS LIKE "OH MY LOVER" .

_I OFTEN WONDER ABOUT THE VOICES OF MICHAEL

JACKSON AND TOM JONES WHO HAD PLASTIC SURGERY .

admin · Post by **admin** » Sat Nov 11, 2000 8:59 pm

Chris Curtis claims that the first thing Tony Jackson did when he left The Searchers was to have a nose job. Curtis has also suggested that the surgery affected Tony's voice for the worse. It would seem that the operation took place in 1964 or perhaps early in 1965.

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Feb 07, 2001 7:49 pm

I have just listened to Tony Jacksons's album with the Vibrations and notwithstanding what Chris Curtis has said about Tony's nose job, this is a really great album and there are a number of songs that should have been hits. Maybe Tito Burns did know what he was doing signing Tony.

mdenger · Post by **mdenger** » Thu Feb 15, 2001 5:48 am

Hisrecordings in the 90s show a weaker voice, but probabely due to his age.

Michael

admin · Post by **admin** » Tue Mar 06, 2001 2:52 pm

Yes the high notes don't come any easier with age, that's for sure. I do notice that his singing is strained on a number of the tracks on Tony's CD, especially on "Just Like Me."

admin · Post by **admin** » Sat Mar 17, 2001 9:31 am

While Tony's voice was chosen by Pye to be the lead on the Searchers' first two successful singles, it is of interest to note that he was not favoured by the others, or Pye for that matter I guess, when it came to their blockbuster hit "Needles and Pins."

mdenger · Post by **mdenger** » Mon Mar 19, 2001 7:29 am

There are two sources I know to hear how Needles & Pins sounds with Tony singing lead with Mike: The Stockholm Concert and The Sullivan Year cd. Tony can be heard much better than Mike. So everyone can make his own decision which version he likes better. I aggree with Chris Curtis who thought that Tony sings it rather emotionless.

Raw_Energy · Post by **Raw_Energy** » Thu Apr 19, 2001 5:14 am

In my opinion, Tony Jackson has a terrific and energetic voice and his contribution to the Searchers sound is immense. If anyone out there doubts this, just spend some time; put some head phones on and listen to the way Tony sings "Saints & Searchers". The way he builds this song up, is uplifting and he does so, totally on his own, with no back-up vocals. Tony's voice on "Money' is also brilliant and far superior in my opinion to the Beatles version and I am a true Beatles fan. His raw energy on other songs such as "Farmer John"; "Alright"; & "Twist & Shout" are also outstanding. Congratulations Tony. I enjoy listening to you. Just why they gave you nothing much to sing on "It's the Searchers" is beyond me.

admin · Post by **admin** » Thu Apr 19, 2001 7:36 am

Raw: "Alright" is certainly one of my favourites. The Tony Jackson CD is certainly worth getting to hear how he was after he left The Searchers. He did provide a raw edge to the music that I missed after he left the group.

RJHC · Post by **RJHC** » Fri Apr 20, 2001 12:10 pm

_HOW ABOUT "OH MY LOVER" AND "STAGE DOOR" . THE

VOCAL EXCELLENCE CAN BLOW YOU OVER .