How sad...yet another loss in the Elvis world

[Jungleroom76]

It's only February 3rd, and we have to report on another passing from the world of Elvis in 2011...

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From Elvisinfonet.com:
Elvis’ Sound Engineer Bruce Jackson Dies in Plane Crash: Bruce Jackson - "Bruce the Goose" as Elvis called him - was one of the legends of the live sound business in both Australia and worldwide - he worked for Elvis for six years.

Bruce Jackson initial start was creating one of the largest audio businesses in Australia before moving to the USA and becoming the Sound Engineer for Elvis Presley. He started to work for Elvis in 1971 when he was only in his early twenties continuing through to Elvis’ final concert.

Towards the very end of Elvis’ last ever concert on June 26th 1977, Elvis thanked Bruce personally, 'I would like to thank my sound engineer Bruce Jackson from Australia'…

After working for Elvis, Jackson went on to become Bruce Springsteen’s lead sound man and recently he has been working for Barbra Streisand. He worked many other famous stars including Johnny Cash, Rod Stewart, Fleetwood Mac, and Stevie Wonder.

Jackson’s other passion was flying and he owned his own plane that he kept in Santa Monica. This weekend he was flying alone when his plane crashed in a steep ravine in California, fire fighters had to be lowered into the area. It is reported that he did not survive the crash.

As Bruce Jackson started in the audio business at such at a young age, Elvis was only a small part of his career and Jackson was reluctant to be interviewed about his early years with Elvis.



Jackson recorded hundreds of Elvis’ concerts from Soundboard but would not part with his tapes for release by BMG or FTD despite frequent requests.

While recently in Australia, he was however happy to show everyone his original "Elvis In Concert" jacket even letting a close friend of EIN try it on.

Too awful for words, what a great man he was. Jackson was only 59.
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R.I.P. Bruce

Mike

[Tigerman1975]

I've always heard, "They come in three's". Just the same, I'm sorry to hear that.