{
  "id": 12457503,
  "title": "Freddie Jackson Dies: R&B Hitmaker Behind “Rock Me Tonight”, “You Are My Lady” & Many More Was 70",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/freddie-jackson-dies-r-b-hitmaker-behind-rock-me-tonight-you-are-my",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T19:38:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/freddie-jackson-dead-rock-me-tonight-rb-singer-1237148209/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Freddie Jackson, the soulful, Grammy-nominated singer who racked up 10 No. 1 R&B hits including “Rock Me Tonight” and “You Are My Lady” and had eight other Top 10s in just six years, died October 5, days after his 70th birthday. The news was announced Tuesday on Jackson’s social media accounts, but no cause of […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Freddie Jackson, “Rock Me Tonight” and “You Are My Lady” Singer, Dies at 69",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/freddie-jackson-rock-me-tonight-and-you-are-my-lady-singer-dies-at-69",
        "published": "2026-10-06T20:57:28.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}