I Don't Want To Cry - Chuck Jackson (Jan. 1961) video free download

Denia Taiclet

-- I did damn near the same blame thing! But... I saw James Brown. I sure wish I could have seen Big Chuck though... them busy strings just slay me!

sauquoit13456

On this day in 1961 {March 17th} Chuck Jackson appeared* at the Regal Theater in Chicago, IL...At the time his record "I Don't Want to Cry" was at #40 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; three days later it peaked at #36 {for 1 week} and spent 7 weeks on the Top 100...It reached #5 on February 27th, 1961 on Billboard's R&B Sides chart...Between 1961 and 1968 he had eighteen Top 100 records; his biggest hit was "Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)", it peaked at #23 in 1962* Other acts appearing with Chuck Jackson were Chubby Checker, Maxine Brown, Joe Jones, the Drifters, Jimmy Charles, and the Blue Notes...

Symone Huff

XUNOLEXX ... MEMORY LANE ... "I DON'T WANT TO CRY" - 1961 CHUCK JACKSON ... Peace & Blessings Symone

richard O'neil

Carole King arranged this even though she did not write it.

elamite66

love this song since I first heard it on NY radio at age 12 and I would take the El and subway from the Bronx into Harlem and walk down 125th st. just to see the Apollo and all over Manhattan really little did my moms know how far a field I went Once I took the crosstown bus on 125th st and did not have enough change and me being the only white kid or adult for that matter a large black lady put the money in and told me to sit with her which I did she asked where I was going and I didn't know what to say so I said to the Apollo and that's where I got off A year later me and some black homies skipped school and saw Chuck at the Apollo I was about the only white kid there

Ross Plunkett

Such a great song! I love that 4th chord in the verse a C diminished 7th. 

Oneil Bynoe

I don't wanna cry is a great song, bring back memories. Love it. 

doc2skate

Another of those songs you remember as a kid but didn't know the name of the artist (was six around this time).

elamite66

"Any Day Now" was released in 1962 I remember it from when I was 13 in the Bronx and bought the 45 unluckily mine came with a plain brown sleeve

Bill Keener

15 minutes of dead air at the beginning is a killer tune out!

carlton riley

I was 8 years old when this was released, and remember older cousins playing this at house parties. wish this type of music would make a comeback!

Mr.Fishook007

I played this with Pops

Mary Wilder

sweet, thanx 4 sharing.

George Octon

Great story.

sheila maranville

The year I believe was 62, or 63 when Any Day Now, came out my mother brought home Chuck Jackson 45 record with his face on the cover she was just about to ditch it when I said mom can I have it. She gave it to me I took that record cover and tape it on the wall next to my bed. Before I go to sleep I would stare at Chuck Jackson face. I was 8 yrs old he was so handsome my first crush on a recording artist. What a Legend....what a great voice!!!!

lawrence howard

this is the most wonderful inspirational song to me.

MarcieLuvzMusic .

A Beautiful effort on your part... thanks for posting this song, a most unique video~ I love the song... Chuck Jackson, yes he tells the story that Jackie Wilson had a role in his early career in New York, and at the Apollo Theatre, a favorite song also a great voice from that era.. thanks once again!! M xox Nice Concept, glad you shared with all of us... M*

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