John Jackson

John Jackson is a musician and record label executive, known for being the guitarist for the Jayhawks. He plays guitar, mandolin and violin. Jackson spoke to Gary Louris when he was on a solo acoustic tour and asked if he could open for him and began to play with the band. Jackson co-produced the band's tenth studio album Back Roads and Abandoned Motels at Flowers Studio in Minneapolis.

Since 2010 Jackson has been the vice president of A&R and Content Development for Sony's Commercial Music group. He worked on a box set for the 50th anniversary of the 1970 Presley sessions, and he’s supplied the master tapes for Baz Luhrmann's Presley biopic.

Early life Jackson went to Indiana University where he majored in the history of rock music, creating what IU calls "the world's first bachelor's degree in rock history."