JJ JACKSON - BUT IT'S ALRIGHT (RARE VIDEO FOOTAGE)

JJ JACKSON - BUT IT'S ALRIGHT. WHERE THE ACTION IS 30TH NOVEMBER 1966.

[@carrienixon6663]

Still listening to this in 2023. ❤

[@alexforest1]

2025. I had the forty-five and played it until kingdom comes.

[@johnsummers385]

I HAD THE GREAT PLEASURE OF WITNESSING JJ JACKSON SITTING AT THE PIANO IN THE LIVING ROOM OF HIS APARTMENT (in Reseda California) ALONG WITH MY FRIEND KEVIN (who took me there and introduced me to him) ; WHILE HE PLAYED AND PERFORMED " BUT IT'S ALRIGHT " FOR THE 2 OF US. FROM THAT MEETING, WE BECAME VERY GOOD FRIENDS . HE WAS GENUINE , SOFT SPOKEN AND VERY HUMBLE . RIP MY AWESOME BROTHER .

[@oprin10]

He's still alive I thought? Or did you mean your friend Kevin?

[@johnsummers385]

@@oprin10 Another friend whom was introduced to me by JJ informed me that He ( JJ ) had passed away about 2 years ago. I relocated from Calif several year ago. I guess I just took his word to be factual knowledge. I hope he is still with us . Going to check with some other people that knows him. He was always so full of love. Thanks for this contact. God Bless. First met JJ in his own Apartment.

[@coolsweetgroovy]

Wrong JJ you're thinking of the MTV VJ This JJ is still alive

[@johnsummers385]

@@coolsweetgroovy No. JJ Jackson ( the man in above Video ) was my very close friend and neighbor , hung out together , sometimes we played some music . I just moved far away ,lost touch, and someone mentioned that he had passed away . I am not wrong . The last time That I heard from him , He had just landed himself an AT&T tv commercial .

[@coolsweetgroovy]

@@johnsummers385 No he's still alive & well google him it's the other JJ Jackson that passed away

[@markwilliams8488]

Big Man got moves - and it's clear this guy was thoroughly underrated.

[@belvinsweat7742]

mark williams you are so right. Still listening. Some songs never get old.

[@QueenAnitaSoul]

True

[@deniswilson8152]

Completely agree

[@judyivie2215]

Love this man

[@tremekawilson9238]

Yes he has

[@paulweber3962]

I’ve been listening to this great track for over 50 years and had never seen any footage of him before. A true classic!

[@archangelvvv]

Same here! I was shocked to see this!

[@IrishD55]

I was there, one of the kids in the background. Filmed at Tropico Gold Mine in California.

[@bsmith9506]

Anyone remember the name of the dance the girls were doing?

[@boomerguy9935]

"Where the Action Is" was a TV show which aired daily right after school. I always watched it to see and hear the new songs and performers. Dick Clark produced it and he also had this giant bus tour of stars perform concerts at various places. I was 16 years old in 1966 and I had the opportunity to see one of these concerts which showed several different groups and individual artists at one low price. All of them were wonderful. Dick Clark was the original pioneer of advancing rock & roll to the new generation of baby boomers. These were wonderful times for me. Although I didn't get to see JJ Jackson, I do remember watching this episode and I've always loved him performing this song. I still have the record! I wouldn't trade the timing and location of my youth for anything. The young people of today don't know what they are missing, especially the love and positive atmosphere of all the music back then. Today's music is not from the heart like the music of the 50's, 60's and early 70's. Thank you for this video!

[@kennethschneiter8902]

Love me some J.J. Jackson

[@mrstep2me]

Nice to finally be able to put a face to this great song that I've heard a thousand times.

[@corneilmadison141]

mrstep2me I know right, I forgot the movie that plays this song

[@captainamericaxxx3874]

Me too. After about what fifty years.

[@stevesilk53]

Yep, this joint was the jam by October, 67. It was so popular that I connected with a beautiful girl named Monica Rivers. She was seated in a sort of corner of the basement at Barbara Atwell's bday party. I had just finished dancing to "It's Alright" and immediately afterward I spotted Monica Rivers and I was like "wow - who is that"? Monica Rivers I was told. She was 2 years older than me but I didn't care cause I was always looking at older girls. One year later her mom was my 5th grade teacher: Willie B. Rivers. Turned out I would be one of Mrs. Rivers' favorite students too and it's where I first heard the phrase "teacher's pet." Sweet Memories.

[@bhodges00]

I love this guy's moves. He's having so much fun.

[@MarkSmith-hf5nh]

This song holds up so well. You can jump up and dance to it decades later. JJ starts hard, never let's up and walks it home. Classic stuff.

[@MrAvitom]

I remember when he was the main lead singer of the Cordials, a South Bronx group "Keep an Eye" b/w "Dawn is almost Here" sung by Tito as lead. I sang with Larry and the Standards, "Where is She" We were like rival groups from the same neighborhood.

[@nancydominguez372]

I was a teenager when he appeared on Where The Action Is. It was filmed at my hometown of Rosamond CA. This was in 1966. I will be 70 this year but this seems like yesterday.

[@IrishD55]

I was there in the background that day. They did other songs too, but haven't been able to find the videos.

[@renesagahon4477]

1966 when miniskirts first came into fashion in the United States…. Love it

[@breeze312]

I listened to this song in memory of my big Brother who passed away 3days ago, he loved this song.....R.I.J. my precious Brother I love you Man. ❤

[@judygedmistergaines7578]

❤❤❤❤

[@DianaBeurman-lucero]

WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS FROM PARTIES I HAD ! EVERYBODY WANTED ME TO PLAY THIS!!! ABSOLUTELY A CL

[@57dogsbody]

JJ was also a great songwriter. If you look you'll see his name (often with Sidney Barnes) on lots of great soul/ R&B records. Top Man.

[@babayoga3672]

One of the most motivating songs ever written....hard not to rock it

[@philipsandberg8844]

WOW... way, way, way... KOOL As a 64 year old youngster in 2020, this brings back memories.. Excellent... Love it...

[@joycerandall1935]

Love his voice. He's great!

[@peteisaacson816]

I would give anything to be there

[@lindawilliams141]

When this song came out, the radio station in DC, WOL AM, was playing a game call "name it and claim it" and I won this record!!❤

[@MaryBonner-fg6ub]

I remember that show. I won some music there too. Best times ever🎉

[@jerrycave5331]

I loved listening to WOL. I used to say I’m a do man. I was white teenager in the suburbs.

[@Tiberius291]

My first time seeing the singer of this song, better late than never. 📻

[@martinleavitt6094]

J J JACKSON laying it down!!!.getting it done!!... 🤟😎👌

[@MrTfwsoll]

Fantastic clip - didn't know J J could move so well....and in a suit on a hot beach! Cool.

[@larryhinze2557]

He looks like he is a heart attack away from a heart attack.

[@tremekawilson9238]

I know right

[@blacklightning1771]

@@larryhinze2557 At least he could move . I seen people with my own eyes individuals his size embarrassed people who are defined as average or of a slender build on the dance floor . Singer Cheryl Lynn moved gracefully when she performed.

[@larryhinze2557]

@@blacklightning1771 He was a BELTER. Nobody will ever do that song better. Not even Huey did a better job.

[@QueenAnitaSoul]

Heavy People R Lite On Their Feet Hahaha

[@lloydwilliams7674]

I've heard this song a thousand times and had absolutely no idea what J.J. Jackson looked like. Thanks for posting...fun to see!

[@evelynrivera8799]

Sweet memories. Glad I've lived through the best music in our history🙏❤.

[@tubeblack35]

I've always loved this song. What great music back then.

[@cleorasile2502]

One of my favorite songs to dance to and 50+ years later it still makes me want to dance! 😉👍💖

[@gwendolynwilliams1117]

Cleo. I fill the same way everyone I hear this song makes me want to dance.

[@lavenderhearts101]

Same , gotta get up and dance to JJ’s It’s Allright! I was 14 and we were poor but somehow mom got me the GoGo boots.

[@thealleyclub6120]

Me too. I love to DJ with this in Cambridge and probably will be this evening!

[@REGROY1913]

I was about 14 when I played bass for him at a show at Howard University. JJ needed a band and my brother (a student at HU and a guitarist) recruited me to play bass, and a fellow student to play drums. He was a really nice guy.

[@jimbradley5926]

Some people have disputed that this is JJ. Can you confirm? He seems like a gentle man. Thanks

[@REGROY1913]

@@jimbradley5926 That looks like him. IIRC he was a bit heavier when I met him though.

[@Lightningslick]

This guy used to come to my house on Freeman Street, Bronx, New York. I lived in the Morrisania / Hunts Point section of The Bronx. Many jazz musicians came out of / lived there, including Thelonus Monk, T.S. Monk ( his son), Maxine Sullivan, Jimmy Owens...

[@robertdipaola3447]

Hi Breach!!-- I worked that area, remember the jazz guys house on ridder st opposite the school off prospect ave?-- let me know please

[@JayneIzard]

Love the music 🎶

[@marciacatron9496]

Awesome video. I love JJ Jackson & this song. Still dancing to it today & I'm 61...

[@jennellew.6036]

Awesome! The era of the 60's music, styles, and dances. I was a child then but I remembered the music, how excellent these artists were with producing and singing their songs.It was an exciting time to grow up in the 60's. There will never be another time period like the 60's . So many fabulous music hits of that time era. 🙂

[@charleslytle7529]

thank god and mr jackson for this song--who can grow old listening to this---i have heard iy for 48 years and i still feel happy when i hear. thanks

[@belvinsweat7742]

charles lytle you’ve said exactly what I feel.

[@57dogsbody]

Right On

[@sclm046]

Love those Go-Go Boots dancing in the dirt!

[@Gexxon]

FanTastic clip and song. I grew up on this song.. Damn this makes me feel old and good at the same time. lol Good stuff.

[@pammiller942]

I love the action kids and where the action program I wish I could put it back on Jerry Lynn Stapleton was my favorite dancer❤

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

JJ Jackson is one of those guys who looks *exactly* how you'd expect from hearing him sing.

[@Montery12]

J J's dance was called the SKATE back in 68.

[@chesterlayton3910]

Just a great song he was truely a talent

[@denniswilliams8354]

Saw him at the Regal theater in Chicago

[@Imani_AM]

I love this song! Grew up hearing it played and never knew the artist! 💃🏾 looks like he had such a good time here!

[@Tundigirl]

This man defines the phrase 'stage presence'

[@annhoover274]

Love this guy and the song he sure got the groove going on

[@DarrickPhipps]

Vibe, it's right on time. I used to roller skate 🛼 on this song. I wish it was still song being made like the good old days 😢😢.

[@Mahlercougar]

I wish they showed pictures of the band because my uncle Bobby Mayo was the bassist :(

[@waynejohanson1083]

Really. WOW!. Does he ever talk about this song.

[@t.d.barnwell7270]

Anyone knows anything about J.J, where he was from etc? Please respond.

[@57dogsbody]

@@t.d.barnwell7270 He was more of a songwriter than a singer, you often see his name (along with Sidney Barnes) on old soul 45s. This song came out on Calla (NY label) but strangely it was said to have been recorded in the UK.

[@t.d.barnwell7270]

@57dogsbody Thanks for your reply. There are just so many one-hit singers that have vanished and not much is known about them. But thanks for conscientious consumers like you and for KZbin ...a great resource.

[@unique74muzik]

Salute..Your Uncle was Fonky..🙏

[@TWKOZAK]

I had to subscribe. I'm sitting in my chair, next thing I know, my feet are tapping, then I'm groovin' in my chair. Thank you.

[@lynnscott4835]

He is fabulous. Love this. Timeless

[@Tundigirl]

One of my favorite songs ever....Thank you for posting.

[@robertonunesoliveira]

FANTASTIC !

[@sauquoit13456]

As noted above, on this day in 1966 {November 30th} J.J. Jackson performed "But It's Alright" on the Dick Clark produced ABC-TV weekday-afternoon program, 'Where The Action Is'... At the time the song was at #27 on Billboard's Top 100 chart, the following week it would peak at #22 {for 1 week} and it spent thirteen weeks on the Top 100... It reached #4 on Billboard's Top Selling R&B Singles chart... Three years later in 1969 "But It's Alright" re-entered the Top 100, that time around it would peak at #45 and stayed on the Top 100 for ten weeks... Besides "But It's Alright", he had one other Top 100 record, "I Dig Girls", it would reach #83 on the chart in 1967... J.J. Jackson, born Jerome Louis Jackson, will celebrate his 77th birthday come next April 8th {2018}...

[@alsmith7270]

I love this song and I love this video.

[@doloreslewis271]

Cool song sure brings back memories!!!!

[@PXWest]

This song always reminds me of going to car shows with my grandpa when i was a kid!

[@basilwhite]

I can't love this enough

[@Tonyconner74]

Big Man JJ had some moves….

That is absolutely ICONIC. Total Classic! Love this song.

[@mosogotam]

I just love these "Where The Action Is" clips!!!!!! Love your channel!

[@ILMJXXX]

mosogotam Thankyou so much for that kind comment...love yours also :-)

[@mosogotam]

ILMJXXX Well, thank you a lot!!! Actually, I'm always surprised by the unusual clips and songs you post...I look forward to your posting!

[@laminage]

I remember hearing this in The Movie Lackawanna Blues with Terence Howard and S. Epatha Merkeson. If you can watch it. It's a fantastic Movie.

[@andrewcrawford4635]

Yes I vaguely remember ‘Where The Action Is’. I believe I remember this was only on during summer months. Dick Clark hosted.

[@michaelgasiciel9317]

Mosogatam Do you remember the song Where the Action Is which was the theme song of the show and who made it?

[@dannyb982]

His “let it out” song is just as good. This guy has to be one of the most underrated artists the world has ever seen.

[@ZeuZLoD]

I could literally sing this song all day lol. Love it, awesome rare footage.

[@DJTMAC1OO]

WOW ZERO LIKES? THIS IS A STRAIGHT UP CLASSIC!!!

[@Barking914]

Man what a great song. If you ain't moving after this, you ain't movin! Thanks JJ great video, want to do this at Karaoke next time. They don't write them like they used to.

[@paulkeahtigh2]

67 years old,loved this song then and I still love it, thanks 😎🌷

[@carrienixon6663]

Love love love this clip of JJ Jackson performing this classic song. 🙏🏾🤎

[@bloodcell6282]

Sweet upload! Pretty amazing. So cool that this footage is still around. I was told this is Carolinas beach music.

[@edwardkim2511]

Great song from 1966.

[@patriciafootejohnson2817]

I loved and still love him, great voice, talent and song! Will remember him performing this song on Swinging time show in Detroit the best times of my life in the 60s ! I would give all my tomorrows for a single yesterday in the 50s and 60s. Love the handsome big dude who could really move. One of my favorite all time songs!

[@josephinemoten345]

Love this song. I remember I bought this record on my 18th birthday.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@handsomeman-pm9vy]

1966, the dance style is called "the skate."

[@chrisbowen9043]

Great, great tune. This video is quite unique, pretty hilarious, and brings back those times with the groovy times a blazin. . .

[@archangelvvv]

SENSATIONAL! The Original Soul Brother! Luv how he does the "Skate" I especially like the ending of his song when he says "You hurt me once, you hurt me twice, ooh little baby that don't cut no ice." Great lyrics! LOL!

[@123gogary]

Absolutely brilliant 10/10

[@belvinsweat7742]

Thanks for posting this. Remember it well.

[@Don_nell]

Great video and love these and all the 60s supporting dancers for R&B singers and groups in those days.

[@anglosaxongirl]

Fantastic recording artist!

[@charleslytle7529]

lise-he was great-a time when people had character y meaning

[@lauradaly8020]

I saw this show.

[@kingporter67]

J.J. Jackson is a very big man and has got the moves, awesome dancer as well, this is a super awesome 1966 bad ass song!!

[@valencialucas7942]

Myself, I remember all the dances and the songs, hearing the songs and seeing the dances on America Bandstand, HI-Lit, (Swinging Time, The Scene From Michigan) and Soul Train. The good ole days.💃🗣👠

[@michaelgasiciel9317]

Also from Detroit. Swingin’ Time w/Robin Seymour who is 93 and lives in Az. Was 9/10 when this song came out .One of my favorites of all time.

[@ter1413]

Brilliant!

[@trishawilliefestus]

Where the Action Is..watched it all the time. .also Shindig.

[@josephharris6062]

I think high school when I hear this, we use to dance like the people in the video at a place called Johnny's in Custer Michigan on Saturday nights where all our school would congregate and dance,I miss the good old days and the nieve innocense we had, but most of all the great music we had.

[@gabbydehayes9428]

Back in the day every time I smoked a good Super-Kool, or some good Cucuy Dust, this song played over and over in my head. When I wasn't high I couldn't remember the name of this song for the life of me. I been clean/sober for over 20 years. Today when I hear this song It brings back memories of those crazy days.

[@ZackyDog]

Great song! Thanks for uploading.

[@b4boomersblockboy722]

Love This Song !

[@choneyb54]

OMG!! ON MY B-DAY IN 1966.....STILL IN 2020👍👍👍🎶🎤🎶🎤🎶

[@anitavarela8850]

Used to use all my change for the jukebox and played and danced to this song over and over! What a wonderful memory back in the day!!

[@thomast8539]

How can I be first to like this after 150K views? Great rare footage of a classic soul/R&B hit. Plus, you have real girls dancing in real mini skirts backing up JJ.

[@shorty1109]

QUALITY TUNE AND VID. LOVE IT. INSTANT SUNSHINE !SHORTY.

[@ILMJXXX]

+Shorty 1 Thankyou for dropping by and commenting :-)

[@benhallums2654]

J.J. JACKSON in But It's Alright in The HOT 40 BILLBOARD CHART of 11/5/1966 at No. 22 for 7 Weeks on CALLA RECORDS.

[@valendanewell5901]

Shake it up.....Shake it up....JJ showing folks that he can JAM....Alrighty Now!!! 🕺🏾

[@CamelSmokes23]

So glad I finally got to see this vid, after so many years of hearing the song, this is pretty much what I expected, and I am not disappointing.

[@jimmieperryman1032]

Love to see these classics

[@gregorygroover3993]

great some, just love it.

[@rennyone1234]

Wonderful. One of the best! Thank you!

[@laminage]

The used another Clip of JJ Jackson Singing "Summertime" in a Documentary about Elton John. While he was still making his bones in Bluesology, a lot of American R & B Singers came to perform which included him but Patti Labelle & The Bluebelles after Cindy Birdsong left to join the Supremes in 1967. Elton loved his Voice. He go to work and meet a lot of them.

[@boykinboykin3053]

Was that not Billie Stewart, another round mound?

[@NinaNavaPhotographyHairDesign]

still makes my heart smile

[@vernonrutherford458]

LOVE IT 🎙🎼👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🔥🔥🔥

[@pammiller942]

Jerry Lynn Stapleton when the one with the ponytail and the ribbon on the top of her head she was my favorite dancer and I wish they'd put it back on television❤❤❤❤

[@markscott2026]

So good. Wow.

[@rafaeloliva6425]

Amazing how a great song is timeless!

[@carlbryant5355]

Made me a man all wrap in one song Love you JJ 1967 give him Love

[@MikeBlitzMag]

One of the most perfect records ever made.

[@kennye6090]

Love this tune