I was six years old when I told my grandmother something from that mystery place where prophetic sayings come from. She asked what I was going to do when I grew up. I said, “Grandma, I’m going to be on the radio!” And boy, was I ever!”

— Wayne Jackson, "In My Wildest Dreams - Take 1"

 

1961

Last Night (Single) 
#2 R&B
(Wayne’s 1st Day in the Recording Studio!)

Carla Thomas/Gee Whiz
#5 R&B

1963

Rufus Thomas/Walking The Dog
#5 R&B
Gold Single

1965

Otis Redding/I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
#2 R&B

Wilson Pickett/In The Midnight Hour
#1 R&B
BMI Million Airs
#181 RIAA Songs of the Century

Otis Redding/Respect
#4 R&B

Otis Redding/Mr. Pitiful
#10 R&B

Otis Redding/Otis Blue
#1 R&B Album
#74 Rolling Stone Top 500

1966

Percy Sledge/When A Man Loves A Woman
#1 Pop
#1 R&B
Gold Single
BMI Million Airs
#51 RIAA Songs of the Century

Wilson Pickett/Land Of 1000 Dances
#1 R&B
BMI Million Airs

James & Bobby/I’m Your Puppet
#5 R&B
BMI Million Airs

Wilson Pickett/Mustang Sally
#6 R&B
BMI Million Airs

Eddie Floyd/Knock On Wood
#1 R&B
Gold Single
BMI Million Airs

Otis Redding/Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
#12 R&B

Sam & Dave/Hold On I’m Coming
#1 R&B
Gold Single
BMI Million Airs

Carla Thomas/B-A-B-Y
#3 R&B
Gold Single

Wilson Pickett/634-5789
#1 R&B

Otis Redding/Satisfaction
#4 R&B

The Mar-Keys/Philly Dog
#19 R&B

King Curtis/Memphis Soul Stew
#6 R&B

Otis Redding/My Lover’s Prayer
#10 R&B

Solomn Burke/Take Me (Just As I Am)
#11 R&B

Otis Redding/The Soul Album
#3 R&B

1967

Aretha Franklin/Respect
#1 R&B
Grammy Winner
Gold Single
BMI Million Airs
#4 RIAA Songs of the Century

Sam & Dave/Soul Man
#1 R&B
Grammy Winner
Gold Single
#168 RIAA Songs of the Century

Otis Redding/Try A Little Tenderness
#4 R&B

Aretha Franklin/Baby I Love You
#1 R&B
Gold Single

Wilson Pickett/Funky Broadway
#1 R&B

James Carr/Dark End Of The Street
#10 R&B

Joe Tex/Skinny Legs & All
#2 R&B
Gold Single

James & Bobby Purify/Shake Your Tail Feather
#15 R&B

Otis Redding/Tramp
#2 R&B

Sam & Dave/When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
#2 R&B
BMI Million Airs

Carla Thomas/B-A-B-Y
#3 R&B
Gold Single

Wilson Pickett/634-5789
#1 R&B

OtisRedding/Satisfaction
#4 R&B

The Mar-Keys/Philly Dog
#19 R&B

King Curtis/Memphis Soul Stew
#6 R&B

Otis Redding/My Lover’s Prayer
#10 R&B

Solomn Burke/Take Me (Just As I Am)
#11 R&B

Otis Redding/The Soul Album
#3 R&B

1968

Otis Redding/The Dock Of The Bay
#1 R&B
#1 Pop
Grammy Winner
Gold Single
BMI Million Airs
#22 RIAA Songs of the Century

Otis Redding/The Dock Of The Bay
#1R&B Album
#161 Rolling Stone Top 500

Otis Redding/The History of Otis Redding
#1 R&B

The Boxtops/Cry Like A Baby
#2 Pop
BMI Million Airs

B.J. Thomas/Hooked On A Feeling
#5 Pop
Gold Single
BMI Million Airs

Aretha Franklin/Since You’ve Been Gone
#1 R&B
Gold Single

Sam & Dave/I Thank You
#4 R&B

Aretha Franklin/The House That Jack Built
#2 R&B

Aretha Franklin/Think
#1 R&B
Gold Single

Joe Tex/Men Are Gettin’ Scarce
#7 R&B

Otis Redding/Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag
#11 R&B

Aretha Franklin/See Saw
#9 R&B
Gold Single

Aretha Franklin/Ain’t No Way
#9 R&B

1969

Elvis Presley/Suspicious Minds
#1 Pop
Platinum Single
BMI Million Airs

Elvis Presley/In The Ghetto
#3 Pop
Platinum SIngle
BMI Million Airs

Neil Diamond/Sweet Caroline
#4 Pop
Gold Single

Neil Diamond/Holly Holy
#6 Pop
Gold Single

Dusty Springfield/Son Of A Preacher Man
#10 Pop
BMI Million Airs

Dusty Springfield/Dusty In Memphis
#89 Rolling Stones Top 500

Aretha Franklin/Share Your Love WIth Me
#1 R&B
Grammy Winner
BMI Million Airs

Aretha Franklin/The Weight
#3 R&B

Isaac Hayes/Hot Buttered Soul
#1 R&B

Neil Diamond/Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show
#22 Pop

Cher/3614 Jackson Highway

Dionne Wawick/Soulful
#2 R&B

The Boxtops/Soul Deep
#18 Pop

1970

Aretha Franklin/Don’t Play That Song
#1 R&B
Grammy Winner
Gold Single

Neil Diamond/Cracklin’ Rosie
#1 Pop
Gold Single

Elvis Presley/Kentucky Rain
#3 Pop
Platinum Single

B.J. Thomas/I Just Can’t Help Believing
#9 Pop
BMI Million Airs

Joe Cocker/The Letter
#7 Pop

Joe Cocker/Cry Me A River
#11 Pop

Rufus Thomas/Do The Funky Chicken
#5 R&B

Aretha Franklin/The Weight
#3 R&B

Isaac Hayes/Hot Buttered Soul
#1 R&B

Neil Diamond/Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show
#22 Pop

Cher/3614 Jackson Highway

Dionne Wawick/Soulful
#2 R&B

The Boxtops/Soul Deep
#18 Pop

1971

Aretha Franklin/Rock Steady
#2 R&B
Gold Single

Stephen Stills/Stephen Stills II
#8 Pop
Gold Album

Al Green/Tired of Being Alone
#7 R&B
Gold Single

James Taylor/Mud Slide Slim
#2 Pop
Platinum Album

Isaac Hayes/Shaft
#1 Pop
#1 R&B
#1 Jazz

Isaac Hayes/Theme from Shaft
#1 Pop Single
Grammy Winner
BMI Million Airs
#75 RIAA Songs of the Century

1972

Al Green/Let’s Stay Together
#1 R&B
Grammy Winner
Gold Single
BMI Million Airs
#145 RIAA Songs of the Century

Joe Tex/Gottcha
#1 R&B
Gold Single

Al Green/You Ought to Be WIth Me
#1 R&B
Gold Single

Al Green/I’m Still In Love With You
#1 R&B
Gold Single
Gold Album
#285 Rolling Stone Top 500

Al Green/Look What You’ve Done For Me
#2 R&B
Gold Single

Aretha Franklin/Young Gifted & Black
#2 R&B
Grammy Winner
Gold Album

Joan Baez/Blessed Are
#11 Pop
Gold Album

Isaac Hayes/Black Moses
#1 R&B
Grammy Winner

1973

Willie Nelson/Shotgun Willie
#41 Country

Ann Peebles/I Can’t Stand The Rain
#6 R&B

Al Green/Here I Am
#2 R&B
Gold Single

Al Green/Call Me
#2 R&B
Gold Single
Gold Album
#289 Rolling Stone Top 500

Dobie Gray/Drift Away
#5 Pop

1974

Doobie Brothers/Eyes of Silver
#52 Pop

Doobie Brothers/What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
#4 Pop
Platinum Album

Al Green/Livin’ For You
#1 R&B
Gold Single

Al Green/Livin’ For You
#1 R&B Album

Al Green/Let’s Get Married
#3 R&B

Rod Stewart/Smiler
#13 Pop

1975

Rod Stewart/Atlantic Crossing
#9 Pop
Gold Album

Al Green/Al Green Explores Your Mind
#1 R&B
Gold Album

Al Green/Al Green Greatest Hits
#3 R&B
Gold Album
#52 Rolling Stone Top 500

1976

Doobie Brothers/Takin’ It To The Streets
#8 Pop
Gold Album

Firefal/Firefall
#28 Pop
Gold Album

Rick Dees/Disco Duck
#1 Pop
Platinum Single

1977

Doobie Brothers/Best of the Doobie Brothers
#5 Pop
Multi-Platinum Album

Joe Tex/Ain’t Gonna Bump No More
#7 R&B
Gold Single

The Memphis Horns/Just For Your Love
#17 R&B

Firefall/Luna Sea
#27 Pop
Gold Album

1984

Willie Nelson/City of New Orleans
#1 Country Single

Willie Nelson/City of New Orleans
#1 Country
Platinum Album

1986

Peter Gabriel/So
#2 Pop
(Wayne Only)
Multi-Platinum
#187 Rolling Stone Top 500

Peter Gabriel/Sledgehammer
#1 Pop Single
(Wayne Only)
BMI Million Airs

Hank Williams, Jr./Montana Cafe
#1 Country

1987

Born to Boogie/Hank Williams, Jr.
#1 Country
Gold Album

Robert Cray/Strong Persuader
#13 Pop
Grammy Winner
Multi-Platinum Album

Peter Gabriel/Bigtime
#8 Pop Single

1988

Steve Winwood/Roll With It
#1 Pop Album
Multi-Platinum Album

Steve Winwood/Roll With It
#1 Pop Single
BMI Million Airs

U2/Angel of Harlem
#1 Rock Single

U2/Rattle & Hum
#1 Pop
Multi-Platinum Album

Robert Cray/Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
#32 Pop
Grammy Winner
Gold Album

1989

Billy Joel/StormFront
#1 Pop
Multi-Platinum Album

1990

Robert Cray/Midnight Stroll
#32 Pop
Gold Album

1991

Cinderella/Heartbreak Station
#19 Pop
Platinum Album

Buddy Guy/Damn Right I’ve Got The Blues
#2 Heatseekers
Grammy Winner
Gold Album

1992

Otis Redding/The Very Best of Otis Redding
Platinum Album

1993

B.B. King/Blues Summit
#64 R&B
Grammy Winner

1994

Bonnie Raitt/Longing In Their Hearts
#1 Pop
Grammy Winner
Multi-Platinum Album

Primal Scream/Give Out But Don’t Give Up
#22 Heatseakers

Al Green & Lyle Lovett/Funny How Time Slips Away
Grammy Winner

Various/Rhythm Country & Blues
#1 Country

Zucchero/Miserere

Luther Allison/Soul Fixin’ Man

Alex Chilton/High Priest

Johnny Copeland/Catch Up With The Blues

Dan Penn/Do Right Man

Doyle Bramhall/Birdnest On The Ground

Don Nix/Back To The Well

1995

Gary Moore/Still Got The Blues
#83 Pop
Gold Album

Memphis Horns/With Special Guests

Zucchero/Diamante

Luther Allison/Blue Streak

1996

Sting/Mercury Falling
#5 Pop
Platinum Album

Zucchero/Spirito DiVino

Tracy Nelson/Move ON

Ann Peebles/Fill This World With Love

Tutu Jones/Blue Texas Soul

Jim Solberg/One Of These Days

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Opening

1997

Collective Soul/Discipline Breakdown
#16 Pop
Platinum Album

Robert Cray/Sweet Potato Pie
#3 Blues

Primal Scream/Star

Al Green/Anthology

Luther Allison/Reckless

Hank Cochran/Desperate Men

Luther Allison/Where Have You Been?

1998

You Am I/#4 Record

Rita Coolidge/Thinkin’ About You

Tutu Jones/Staying Power

1999

Robert Cray/Take Your Shoes Off
#2 Blues
Grammy Winner

2000

Mark Knopfler/Sailing to Philadelphia
#60 Billboard

2001

Marcia Ball/Presumed Innocent
#4 Blues
Handy Award Winner

2005

Neil Young/Prairie Wind
#11 Billboard
Grammy Nominee
Juno Award Winner

2006

Tony Joe White/Uncovered

2008

Another Way to Die – Another Way to Die (From “Quantum of Solace”) – Single
#81 Billboard
Grammy Nominee – Best Short Form Music Video


Consolers of the Lonely – The Raconteurs
#7 Billboard
Grammy Nominee – Best Rock Album

2009

Soulbook – Rod Stewart
#4 Billboard
The Truth According to Ruthie Foster – Ruthie Foster
Grammy Nominee – Best Contemporary Blues Album

2012

Living Proof – Buddy Guy
Blues Music Award Winner – Album of the Year