Remembering R&B singer Freddie Jackson
R&B singer Freddie Jackson has died.
A master of the romantic ballad, Jackson started as a gospel singer at a Baptist church in his native Harlem and became one of the great voices of the genre.
Songs like “You Are My Lady” and “Rock Me Tonight” helped Jackson dominate the R&B charts in the 1980s and early 1990s, with 10 No. 1 hits. He was also nominated for two Grammys.
His family said he died Monday.
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