J.J. Jackson, One Of MTV's First VJs, Dies At Age 62

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Fri Mar-19-04 04:59 AM
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J.J. Jackson, One Of MTV's First VJs, Dies At Age 62

Another sad event to make one acutely aware of the passage of time...

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485838/20040318/index.jhtml?headlines=true

J.J. Jackson, remembered as one of the first faces of MTV, died Wednesday night in Los Angeles of an apparent heart attack, according to friends and former business associates. He was 62.
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jus_the_facts

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Fri Mar-19-04 05:29 AM
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1. awwww....RIP JJ....

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Maccagirl

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Fri Mar-19-04 06:09 AM
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2. Does anyone remember his 60's hit "It's Alright"

Edited on Fri Mar-19-04 06:11 AM by Maccagirl

Excellent song. Rest in peace, J.J., you were one of the good ones.

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Norbert

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Fri Mar-19-04 07:22 AM
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3. A Great Song

Hard to believe that was his only big hit.

Rest in peace, JJ.

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Fri Mar-19-04 10:31 AM
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6. Not the same guy.

The '60s-era J.J. Jackson was *not* the same guy who helped to found MTV in the early '80s. They just happened to share the same name.

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Enraged_Ape

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Fri Mar-19-04 08:29 AM
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4. Part of the first, and best, MTV crew ever

along with Martha Quinn, Alan Hunter, Mark Goodman, and Nina Blackwood. Back when MTV still played (gasp) videos, the videos were all original and creative, and none of the VJs really knew what to make of the whole thing.

This is sad. Another little piece of my youth is dead.

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Fri Mar-19-04 09:58 AM
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5. He was the first thing I ever saw

when I turned on MTV for the first time. I hadn't thought about him for years, but I'll still miss him.

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