Jackie Ross
Jackie Ross, born Jaculyn Bless Ross on 30 January 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri,
is an American soul singer. At the age of three, she began singing on her
parents' radio gospel show; her father was a priest. After her father's death in
1954, she moved with her mother to Chicago, where they befriended soul icon Sam
Cooke. In 1962, he persuaded her to record a single for his label SAR Records.
In 1964, Jackie Ross signed with Chess Records in Chicago and released her first
single under the label, which included "Selfish One". The song reached number 11
on the Billboard Hot 100 and n...
