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Leading light of Hull's music scene dies

Eleanor MaslinEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Ian Rook A man wearing a black cap, a black gilet and a black top is looking into the camera with a serious expression and wearing large clear-rimmed glasses. Posters and old photographs are all around him.Ian Rook
Paul Jackson has died at the age of 71

A leading figure in Hull's music scene has died.

Paul "Jacko" Jackson, who owned The New Adelphi Club on De Grey Street, died on Tuesday aged 71 following a short illness, the club announced.

He set up the club in 1984 in a terrace house in De Grey Street, and it went on to host dozens of bands including The Housemartins, Pulp and Oasis.

Ian Rook, a photographer at the club and friend of Jackson, described him as "fabulous" and "one of a kind".

"Funeral and testimonial events will be announced following a short period of private reflection for Paul's family and close friends."

"We look forward to paying tribute to Paul and his life's achievements with you soon," the club said.

Since 2017, the club has been run as a community interest company, with Jackson one of the directors.

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Friend and photographer Ian Rook described Paul as "one of a kind"

Rook said he first met Jackson in the late 1990s when he contacted him about photographing an up-and-coming bands at his venue.

"That started a really long friendship," he said.

"I was at the Adelphi almost every night for many years just photographing some of the artists that came through."

Rook added: "I don't think his contribution to the music scene in Hull and wider [afield] can be underestimated.

"He always supported artists he believed in. He never followed trends or anything like that."

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The venue was set up in a terrace house on Hull's De Grey Street in 1984

Jackson was born in 1954 at the Townsend Maternity Hospital and grew up in Swanland, North Ferriby and Cottingham.

After leaving school, he worked for Fenner before setting up the Adelphi at 89 De Grey Street.

The bands that went on to perform there included Radiohead, The Stone Roses, Kaiser Chiefs and Green Day.

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