Editing Joe Jackson (musician) (section)

==Career==
Jackson's first band, formed in Gosport, was called Edward Bear,{{#tag:ref|Not to be confused with the [[Edward Bear|band of the same name]], which disbanded in 1974.|group="note"}} later renamed Arms and Legs.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The band broke up in 1976 after two unsuccessful singles. He was still known as David Jackson when he joined Arms and Legs, but picked up the nickname "Joe" based on his perceived resemblance to the British television puppet character [[Joe 90]], a genius child spy. Jackson legally changed his name to Joe at age 20.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last=McGuinn |first=Jim |title=Catching up with Joe Jackson |url=https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2019/02/15/interview-with-joe-jackson |magazine=[[KCMP|The Current]] |publisher=[[Minnesota Public Radio]] |date=15 February 2019 |access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref> Jackson then spent some time performing on the [[cabaret]] circuit to make money to record a demo.

===Joe Jackson Band===
[[File:Joe Jackson2.jpg|thumb|Jackson at [[El Mocambo]], Toronto, 21 May 1979]]
In 1978, a record producer heard Jackson's demo tape and signed him to [[A&M Records]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The next year, the newly formed Joe Jackson Band released their debut album, ''[[Look Sharp! (Joe Jackson album)|Look Sharp!]]''<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The band consisted of Jackson, Gary Sanford on guitar, [[Graham Maby]] on bass, and David Houghton on drums. A mix of rock, melodic jazz, and [[New wave music|new wave]], it mined a vein similar to contemporaries [[Elvis Costello]] and [[Graham Parker]]. The album enjoyed wide critical success: in 2013, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine named ''Look Sharp!'' number 98 in a list of the 100 best debut albums of all time. Some commercial success also followed, as the debut single "[[Is She Really Going Out with Him?]]" reached the top 40 in five countries, and {{abbr|No.|Number}}&nbsp;9 in Canada.

The Joe Jackson Band released ''[[I'm the Man (Joe Jackson album)|I'm the Man]]'' in 1979.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The album followed a similar musical pattern, and received good, though not as strong, reviews. It did produce the single "[[It's Different for Girls]]", which became Jackson's highest charting UK single, peaking at No.&nbsp;5.<ref name=occ/> ''[[Beat Crazy]]'' followed in 1980.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Jackson also collaborated with [[Lincoln Thompson]] in [[reggae]] crossover.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums" />

The Joe Jackson Band toured extensively until it broke up at the end of 1980, when Houghton, weary of touring and fame, left the band.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 May 2003 |title=The Joe Jackson Band: Jackson thrives |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-joe-jackson-band-jackson-thrives-105735.html |access-date=22 March 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> Though Maby would continue to work with Jackson in the following decades, the full band would not reunite until 2004's ''[[Volume 4 (Joe Jackson album)|Volume 4]].''

===Change in style===
In 1981, Jackson produced an album for the British [[power pop]] group [[The Keys (English band)|the Keys]]. ''The Keys Album'' was the group's only LP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwoutpost.com/mfv_detail.asp?mfv_id=185 |title=The Keys : The Keys Album |author=Mike Paulsen |year=2009 |work=New Wave Outpost |access-date=21 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222023240/http://nwoutpost.com/mfv_detail.asp?mfv_id=185 |archive-date=22 December 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

After the Joe Jackson Band disbanded, Jackson recorded ''[[Jumpin' Jive (Joe Jackson album)|Jumpin' Jive]]'', an album of old-style [[Swing music|swing]] and [[blues]] tunes. It included songs by [[Cab Calloway]], [[Lester Young]], [[Glenn Miller]], and [[Louis Jordan]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The album and associated single release were credited to "Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive".<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>

Jackson's 1982 album, ''[[Night and Day (Joe Jackson album)|Night and Day]]'',<ref name="LarkinGE"/> was his only studio album to chart in the UK and US Top 10, peaking at No.&nbsp;3 (UK)<ref name=occ>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17919/joe-jackson/|title=Official Charts > Joe Jackson|website=The Official UK Charts Company|access-date=4 December 2015}}</ref> and at No.&nbsp;4 (US).<ref name=USalbums>{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/DGnieTT.jpg|title=Chart runs for Joe Jackson: US albums|website=UKmix.org|access-date=4 December 2015}}</ref> Two singles released from the album, "[[Steppin' Out (Joe Jackson song)|Steppin' Out]]" and "[[Breaking Us in Two]]", were US top 20 hits. The tracks "[[Real Men (song)|Real Men]]" and "[[A Slow Song]]" referred obliquely to New York City's early 1980s gay culture, critiquing its exclusiveness and asking for a slow song in the disco respectively.<ref name="Gay Pop Music">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1306240 |title="NPR Weekend Edition Sunday: Gay Pop Music", 22 June 2003 |publisher=NPR |date=22 June 2003 |access-date=11 August 2010}}</ref> "Real Men" also became a top 10 hit in Australia.<ref name="AUS1">{{cite book |title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]] |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |publisher=Australian Chart Book |location=St Ives, N.S.W., Australia |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>

By 1984, New York had become Jackson's home base.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He recorded ''[[Body and Soul (Joe Jackson album)|Body and Soul]]'' there,<ref name="LarkinGE"/> an album he later said was "from the point of view of a relative newcomer".<ref name="Bessman">{{cite magazine |last=Bessman |first=Jim |title=Artists & Music: New York Inspires Joe Jackson Again on ''Night and Day II'' |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IBAEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22night+and+day%22+%22joe+jackson%22&pg=PA24 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=14 October 2000 |page=24 |access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref> Heavily influenced by [[Pop standard|pop]], jazz standards and [[Salsa music|salsa]], it had the US No. 15 hit single "[[You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)]]".<ref name="US charts">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/joe-jackson|title=Billboard > Artists / Joe Jackson > Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=4 December 2015}} N.B. Peaks for albums released prior to ''Big World'' are not listed.</ref>

In 1985, Jackson played piano on [[Joan Armatrading]]'s album ''[[Secret Secrets]]'', and in 1986 he collaborated with [[Suzanne Vega]] on the single "[[Left of Center (Suzanne Vega song)|Left of Center]]" from ''[[Pretty in Pink]]''{{'}}s [[Pretty in Pink (soundtrack)|soundtrack]]. Jackson's next album was ''[[Big World]]'', with all-new songs recorded live in front of an audience instructed to remain silent while music was playing. Released in 1986, it was a three-sided double record; the fourth side consisted of a single centering groove and a label stating "there is no music on this side".

The instrumental album ''[[Will Power (album)|Will Power]]'' (1987), with heavy classical and jazz influences, set the stage for things to come later, but before Jackson left pop behind, he released two more albums, ''[[Blaze of Glory (Joe Jackson album)|Blaze of Glory]]'' (which he performed in its entirety during the subsequent tour) and ''[[Laughter & Lust]]''.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> In 1995, Jackson contributed his version of "Statue of Liberty" on a tribute album for the English band [[XTC]] called ''[[A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC]]''.

===Post-pop===
In the late 1990s, Jackson expanded into classical music; he signed with [[Sony Classical]] in 1997 and released ''[[Symphony No.&nbsp;1 (album)|Symphony No.&nbsp;1]]'' in 1999, for which he received a Grammy for [[Best Pop Instrumental Album]] in [[43rd Grammy Awards|2001]].<ref name="Grammy">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic |class=artist |id=p4574/charts-awards/grammy-awards |pure_url=yes}} |title=Allmusic ((( Joe Jackson > Charts & Awards > Grammy Awards )))}}</ref> In 2000, he released a follow-up album, ''Night and Day II''.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20010722075133/http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2000/10/2401.cfm "CD REVIEWS: Lenny Kravitz, Megadeth, Ron Hawkins and more"]}}. ''Chart Attack'', 24 October 2000, By: Debbie Bento</ref>

In 2003, he reunited his original [[quartet]]<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> for the album ''[[Volume 4 (Joe Jackson album)|Volume 4]]'', and a lengthy tour. In 2004, he contributed vocals to a cover of [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]]'s "[[Common People]]" with [[William Shatner]] for Shatner's album ''[[Has Been]]'' (produced by [[Ben Folds]]). In 2005, he teamed up with [[Todd Rundgren]] and the string quartet [[Ethel (string quartet)|ETHEL]] for a tour of the US and Europe. A dedicated [[Smoking|smoker]], he gave up his New York apartment in 2006 partly in protest over the ascendancy of [[smoking ban]]s, and made the [[Berlin]] neighbourhood [[Kreuzberg]] his new home. It was there that he recorded, with longtime collaborators [[Graham Maby]] and Dave Houghton, his eighteenth studio album, ''[[Rain (Joe Jackson album)|Rain]]'' ([[Rykodisc]], January 2008); the album was followed by a five-month tour.<ref name="McNair">{{cite news |last=McNair |first=James |title=Joe Jackson: Catching up with the maverick singer-songwriter |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/joe-jackson-catching-up-with-the-maverick--singersongwriter-780626.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220609/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/joe-jackson-catching-up-with-the-maverick--singersongwriter-780626.html |archive-date=9 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=[[The Independent]] |date=11 February 2008 |access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref>

In 2015, Jackson announced the completion of his follow-up to 2012's ''The Duke'' via his official website. The album's title, ''[[Fast Forward (Joe Jackson album)|Fast Forward]]'', and track list were confirmed in addition to North American tour dates. The titular first single was released for streaming via his official SoundCloud page. The entire record was briefly posted before being taken down a day later.<ref name=officialfastforward>{{cite web |title=Fast Forward: A New Album + US Tour Dates |url=http://joejackson.com/?page=news_item&NewsID=3765647631557&last_page=home |website=Official Joe Jackson |access-date=14 August 2015}}</ref>

On 18 January 2019, Jackson released the album ''[[Fool (Joe Jackson album)|Fool]]''. Jackson said about the album on his website: "One of my inspirations for this album was the band I've been touring with on and off for the last 3 years. I've had many different line-ups but this one is special." Jackson and the band performed "Fabulously Absolute" on Jimmy Fallon's ''Tonight Show'' on 21 January 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|website=Nbc.com|title=Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Highlight: Joe Jackson: Fabulously Absolute |date=22 January 2019 |url=https://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/joe-jackson-fabulously-absolute/3867940 |access-date=22 March 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Fool'' debuted in the top 20 album charts in Holland, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland. In the US, it debuted at No.&nbsp;25 on ''Billboard'''s Top Album Sales Chart. In the UK, it entered the Indie Albums Chart at No.&nbsp;13.

'' [[What a Racket!]]'', also known as ''Mr. Joe Jackson Presents Max Champion in 'What a Racket!' '', his 21st studio album, was released by earMUSIC on 24 November 2023. <ref>Rettig, James (27 September 2023). "Joe Jackson - "Health & Safety"". Stereogum. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.</ref>