<p>I love the music of BB King, have, since I was a teenager. I also happen to be indebted to some black people in New York who befriended me, and fed me, when I was down and out as a student in New York. All of this, plus a profound sense of the racism perpetrated on blacks in America,  made me determined to open the eyes of readers of The Irish Times to such subjects in 1993. Incidentally, I met BB in Dublin and he joked "I thought any guy with a name like 'Joe Jackson' was going to be black!" This is a fun and one of my fave phone interviews with a hero of mine</p>

I love the music of BB King, have, since I was a teenager. I also happen to be indebted to some black people in New York who befriended me, and fed me, when I was down and out as a student in New York. All of this, plus a profound sense of the racism perpetrated on blacks in America, made me determined to open the eyes of readers of The Irish Times to such subjects in 1993. Incidentally, I met BB in Dublin and he joked "I thought any guy with a name like 'Joe Jackson' was going to be black!" This is a fun and one of my fave phone interviews with a hero of mine

<p>I love the music of BB King, have, since I was a teenager. I also happen to be indebted to some black people in New York who befriended me, and fed me, when I was down and out as a student in New York. All of this, plus a profound sense of the racism perpetrated on blacks in America,&nbsp; made me determined to open the eyes of readers of The Irish Times to such subjects in 1993. Incidentally, I met BB in Dublin and he joked "I thought any guy with a name like 'Joe Jackson' was going to be black!" This is a fun and one of my fave phone interviews with a hero of mine</p>

BB King talks about U2, Elvis, racism in music, and in America, in general, Memphis, and extending the blues symphonically.

Joe Jackson is a journalist, interviewer, author and IMRO-Award nominated radio presenter/producer. He has interviewed roughly 1,400 people in the world of the arts, politics, and entertainment for all major media outlets in Ireland, including RTE Radio 1, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. His articles have been published globally in magazines such as Vox, Rolling Stone, and Snoozer. His radio shows include The Years Go Pop, 26 one-hour documentaries a 26 on the history of popular culture, People Get Ready, 52 one-hour documentaries on the greatest music acts of the 20th century, and Under The Influence, which was nominated for a 'Best Music series' award. In 2018, his documentary about Elvis Presley, Conversations about the King, was nominated for an IMRO Award in the 'Best Music Documentary' category.

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BB King talks about U2, Elvis, racism in music, and in America, in general, Memphis, and extending the blues symphonically.

BB King talks about U2, Elvis, racism in music, and in America, in general, Memphis, and extending the blues symphonically.

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