Jackie Washington
Born in 1919, Jackie Washington
has been a staple of the Canadian musical scene since the age of 5 when he sang with The Four Washington Brothers.
With a repertoire that extends from the days of slavery to the present, Jackie knows well over 1,200 songs! His
incredible life has been the subject of a biography and the number of artists he has known and worked with is staggering.
The list includes jazz giants such as Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton and Clark Terry, songwriters such as Joni
Mitchell and Gord Lightfoot and blues men like Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee and Lonnie Johnson. He is a recipient
of the highly prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the Ontario Arts Council, and was recently inducted into
the Hamilton Gallery of Distinction. Several Jackie Washington awards have been created to honour not only his
outstanding musicianship but his ability to “get the joint jumpin” and “light up the world.”
Jackie currently has two albums on Borealis: "Keeping Out Of Mischief" in the Three By Three boxed set,
and his latest, "Midnight Choo Choo" released in the Spring of 1998. He is also featured along with Mose
Scarlett and Ken Whiteley on "Where Old Friends Meet".