Herbert 'Herb J' Jackson

CTL-E-4590 · Person · musician · 1985-present

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Founding member of the Chicago acid-house group Phuture (1985); co-writer of 'Acid Tracks' (1987).

The record

Also known as: Herb J

Notes

RELP106 new supporting entity: founded_by target for CTL-E-1204. 2 claims + 2 evidence. Name-collision check clean.

Relationships

Phuture / "Acid Tracks" — affiliated with
Herbert 'Herb J' Jackson was a founding member of Phuture and co-wrote 'Acid Tracks'.

Referenced by

Phuture / "Acid Tracks" — founded by → this record

Sources

Wikipedia - Phuture
Wikipedia - Acid Tracks

Record CTL-E-4590 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: VERIFIED · 2 sources · 2 mapped relationships · CTL research: BMI-002, RELP-001.
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