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John J. "J. J." Jackson Jr. (April 8, 1941 – March 17, 2004) was an American radio and television personality. He was one of MTV's five original VJs (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn). In his appearances on MTV, Jackson often went by and introduced himself as "Triple J." Career Jackson first gained prominence while working at WBCN in Boston in the late 1960s, then at KLOS in Los Angeles for ten years. Jackson was one of the first DJs to introduce Americans to The Who and Led Zeppelin. In 1976, he was featured in a voice-only performance as a DJ of the fictional KGYS radio in the movie Car Wash. He was a music reporter for KABC-TV when he was tapped as one of MTV's original "fab five." As a VJ, Jackson hosted the long-awaited and much anticipated "unmasking" of KISS. He was one of the few African Americans to DJ an "album rock" radio station. After five years at MTV, Jackson returned to Los Angeles radio, JJ's first gig after MTV was 106 KWST then at KROQ-FM in 1987, then as program director of modern rock/alternative station KEDG ("The Edge") until May 1989. He later returned to KLOS, and hosted the afternoon shift at smooth jazz station KTWV ("The Wave") for one year. He also hosted Westwood One Radio Network's nationally syndicated radio show The Beatle Years from 1995 until his death. Death On March 17, 2004, Jackson, 62, suffered a heart attack and died while driving home after dining with a friend in Los Angeles. Jackson had a daughter and three grandchildren. References. Discover the J J Jackson popular books. Find the top 100 most popular J J Jackson books.
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The Cold Room
J.T. EllisonHe can only truly love her once her heart stops… Dive in to the next stunning thriller in the Taylor Jackson series by New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison.Homicide detec...
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Island of Fire
Lisa McMannThe fate of Artimé is at stakeand an unlikely alliance could redeem itin book three in the New York Times bestselling Unwanteds series.The magical world of Artimé is gone. The Unwa...
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They Called Him Stonewall
Burke DavisThe New York Times–bestselling biography of the South’s most brilliant and audacious military commander: “Completely fascinating” (Kirkus Reviews). With the exception of Rober...
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The Viper
J.R. WardA heartwrenching tale of love and betrayal in the Black Dagger Brotherhood world from #1 New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward.Framed for the grisly murder of his shellan, K...
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The Battles of Tolkien
David DayThe perfect Father's Day giftTolkien's works are punctuated by dramatic and explosive battles. Men versus Orcs, Elves versus Sauron, Goblins versus Dwarves the history of Middleea...
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Trust But Verify
Karna Small Bodman"Bodman's hardwon information and sheer storytelling talent make this a book to remember.” LEE CHILD, #1 worldwide bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series "Karna B...
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Cavalryman of the Lost Cause
Jeffry D. WertCavalryman of the Lost Cause is the first major biography in decades of the famous Confederate general J. E. B. Stuart. Based on research in manuscript collections, personal memoir...
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The Grand Hotel
J. A. JacksonThe Grand Isle Ball is the setting. Set at the surreal, imaginary San Jose Hotel in 1987. Where no family is a stranger to the intrigue, seduction, and scandal.The Grand Hotel star...
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Second Sight
Philip R. Craig & William G. TapplyPhilip R. Craig and William G. Tapply veteran mystery novelists and longtime fishing buddies are back with a second joint novel starring their respective series heroes, J. W. Jac...
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The Proposition
J. A. JacksonWith his imposing stature handsome, geeky, genius Walker Perrault had given up on ever finding the object of his puppy love crush as a child. Then after seeing beautiful and ambiti...
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First Light
Philip R. CraigDiscover the first Brady Coyne and J.W. Jackson mystery with this compelling novel following two old friends who suspect that there’s a dangerous killer on the loose on the picture...
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The Westmorelands Collection Volume 1
Brenda JacksonMeet the Atlanta Westmorelands in four sensual stories of love, family loyalty and passion from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson!The Westmorelands always get what t...
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Live by the Sun, Love by the Moon
J.T JacksonAt first glance, Luna Stone seems to have a normal nineteen year old girl’s life. She goes to college, studying for psychology. Works at a coffeehouse. But Luna’s life is far from ...
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When a Taker Dreams
J. A. JacksonCierra Cantrell has had little experience with men after a painful experience in her life left her too insecure to discover and free the passionate woman within.Her mother, Ada, th...
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Seduced by the CEO
Pamela YayeThe man to give her every pleasure All the exquisite things that money can buy are at worldfamous restaurateur Nicco Morretti's fingertips. But he knows he's met his match whe...
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When A Taker Dreams
J. A. JacksonCierra Cantrell has had little experience with men after a painful experience in her life left her too insecure to discover and free the passionate woman within.After following the...
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A Likely Story
Leigh McMullan AbramsonCBS New York Book Club with Mary Calvi and Belletrist Book Club Pick“Raw, complex, and utterly unforgettable.” Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling authorThe only child of a fam...
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The 9th Fortress
JP JACKSONDetective Daniel Fox has just met with a grizzly end. The dawn of his afterlife is where our story begins.To redeem his soul and earn a place in Heaven, Daniel must first venture t...
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The Grand Hotel
J. A. JacksonBrilliant Geeky handsome workaholic Louis La Cour has all the privileges of a successful life. But sometimes looks can be deceiving.His beautiful wife Pearl La Cour feels ignored a...
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Lover Arisen
J.R. WardTrue love brings a deadly threat to the Black Dagger Brotherhood in this sizzling new novel in J.R. Ward’s #1 New York Times bestselling series.Possessed by the demon Devina, Balth...
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Forbidden Realm
Diana Cosby“Diana Cosby is superbly talented.”Cathy Maxwell, New York Times bestselling author For the price of honor, he must walk away from the woman he loves… Orphaned young, a child...
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Judas Kiss
J.T. EllisonIt was a murder made for TV: a trail of tiny bloody footprints. An innocent toddler playing beside her mother's body. Stay tuned for the next riveting thriller in the Taylor Jackso...
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The Wolf
J.R. WardReturn to the sizzling glymera’s prison camp in this dark and sexy second novel in the new Black Dagger Brotherhood Prison Camp spinoff series from the #1 New York Times bestsellin...
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Lassiter
J.R. WardDestiny, duty, and desire clash in this epic new novel in J.R. Ward’s #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series.Lassiter, the fallen angel, is too good at the s...
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MatchUp
Lee ChildThis “highly recommended” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) collection edited by New York Times bestselling author Lee Child pairs the beloved characters of twentytwo internation...
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Touch of Fate
A.C. ArthurWriting romance novels has ful?lled Deena Lake?eld's deepest fantasies. But the rising author and artgallery heiress still hasn't found the hero in her own life. Until she travels ...
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Hidden Pleasures
Brenda JacksonAll she has to do is be his lover for a week…And when the man is gorgeous Galen Steele, what woman could possibly say no?Brittany Thrasher has her own hidden motives for accepting ...
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A Stranger Here Below
Charles FergusFor fans of C.J. Box's Joe Pickett series, a fabulous historical mystery series set in early America. “Deeply imagined and intricately plotted, A Stranger Here Below mar...
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14
J.T. EllisonA copycat killer. A cold case cracked open. Rediscover this gripping thriller by New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison as Lieutenant Taylor Jackson grapples with another t...
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River of No Return
David Riley BertschA Wyoming fishing guide must return to his investigative roots to find his best friend’s girlfriend in this “nonstop adventure and suspenseful pageturner that leaves the reader bre...
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The Wedding from Hell Bind-Up
J.R. Ward#1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward’s The Wedding From Hell is an exclusive threepart prequel to her standalone suspense novel Consumed. Taking us back to where it all s...
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The Deceiver
J. A. JacksonA Geek, an Angel & the DeceiverA deliciously Romantic, Entertaining Imaginative Spell binding Fresh New novel with something for every reader.A Geek, an Angel & the Deceive...
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Island of Silence
Lisa McMannThe second book in the middlegrade dystopian fantasy series that Kirkus Reviews calls “The Hunger Games meets Harry Potter,” by New York Times bestselling author Lisa McMann.Follow...
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You Are Not Alone
Jermaine JacksonNow with an emotional afterword addressing 2011’s dramatic Conrad Murray trial, this sophisticated, noholdsbarred biography of Michael Jackson by his brother Jermaine is filled wit...
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Countdown 1945
Chris WallaceThe #1 national bestselling “riveting” (The New York Times), “propulsive” (Time) behindthescenes account “that reads like a tense thriller” (The Washington Post) of the 116 days le...
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Bored of the Rings
The Harvard LampoonFrom the legendary comedic scholars who illuminated the tour de force Twilight so brilliantly in the New York Times bestselling Nightlight comes The Hunger Pains, a hilarious sendu...