Jackie Street: A friend and brother to us all.

Our brother and friend, Jackie Street, has left this life for a new one. Jackie passed on early this evening with his sisters and nieces by his side, as well as, many close friends. We will miss this gentle man who made an impact on thousands of people during his short 48 years of life.


Should you google Jackie Street you will find tons of records that he has played bass on. There are very few artists here in Nashville that hasn't had Jackie come and lay down some low end! He was a first call bassist for many years and I have to say he was always my first call when I had a project to do. Jackie had the natural ability to make songs come alive. He knew when to lay down the simple parts and when to make moments shine with his incredible chops that always seemed to lay in just the right place of a song. He was a master musician.

Jackie lived with diabetes for many years. Everyone could tell the last few years had been hard on him, but I don't think any of us knew he would be taken from us so soon. From what they can tell his blood sugar went way up and he went into a coma sometime Friday evening or Saturday morning. He was found on the floor by his roommate and taken to the hospital where he never came out of his coma. His sisters were waiting for their other brother to show up tomorrow and they were going to take Jackie off the life support machines then...but, it seems the Lord decided to take Jackie tonight. Jackie's mother was not able to come to Nashville with his sisters due to her falling and breaking an arm and leg and is now in an assisted living situation in Georgia. We assume the family will make some hard decisions tomorrow and in the next few days on where to have services for Jackie and how to accomplish all that needs to be taken care of. Though he grew up in Georgia, Jackie called Nashville his home. He loved this town, his friends, and his work. He will be missed by all of us.

One of my favorite memories of Jackie was when we were recording a record at our house and our youngest son Tom met Jackie. Tom was about 7 or 8 years old at the time and Tom immediately liked Jackie and loved the way he looked. My wife and Tom were leaving to do some errands and get Tom a haircut. Well...when they got back home Tom walked into the studio and walked right over to Jackie and stood in front of him...with a newly clean shaved head!!! It was an incredible moment for Tom and Jackie. Jackie hugged Tom and it was so obvious that Tom was so proud to look like Jackie! I think we have a picture of that somewhere and if I can find it, I'll post it. Thanks Jackie for being someone my son could look up to!


The picture above of Jackie was sent to me by jb and I am so glad he had this one. What a great picture and so typical of Jackie having that grin on his face! This picture was taken in a past New Year's Eve at the Blackstone in Nashville. One of Jackie's favorite places to hang out when he wasn't working.

Here's to you Jackie Street! You were a true witness for Jesus and we thank you for impacting our lives. We'll be seeing you again one day!

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