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Pervis Jackson's Birth Card: The 2 of Diamonds
The Financial Partner
A birth card is a calendar coordinate for the month and day. It is not fortune-telling and does not predict a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.
In the record
Pervis Jackson (May 17, 1938 – August 18, 2008) was an American R&B singer, noted as the bass singer for The Spinners, and was one of the group's original members as well as their spokesman. The birth-card coordinate for May 17 is the 2 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 2023 Performers with The Spinners induction.
Rock Hall record
- 2023 Performers — inducted member of The Spinners
The 2 of Diamonds coordinate
Pervis Jackson's birthday maps to the 2 of Diamonds (The Financial Partner). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame vote and not a verdict on Pervis Jackson. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You name the exchange out loud and keep it fair for both sides.
Pervis Jackson in the public record
He was a member of the Spinners from its formation in 1954 until his death in August 2008. The Spinners was formed circa 1954 at Lincoln High School in Ferndale, Michigan, just north of the Detroit border. The group had their first record deal when they signed with Tri-Phi Records in early 1961. His deep timbred voice and calm swagger garnered him a reputation around town and the industry. The Spinners are known for recording the songs It's a Shame and a disco cover of The Four Seasons 1966 song Working My Way Back to You. Jackson was perhaps best known for his line of "12:45" from the group's Billboard charting Top 10 hit "Games People Play", released in 1975. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023 as a member of the Spinners. Jackson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, but moved with his family at a very young age to the city of Detroit.
Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Pervis Jackson (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.
Where the record meets the 8 of Clubs
A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Pervis Jackson, and not a forecast of induction.
Cards in Pervis Jackson's fixed path
Birth card and karma
- 2♦ — Birth Card: The Financial Partner
- A♦ — Karma — Environment: The Wealth Pioneer
- 6♣ — Karma — Displacement: The Nurturing Creator
Life Spread (Mercury → Result / Cosmic Reward)
- J♠ — Life Spread — Mercury
- 6♦ — Life Spread — Mars
- 4♠ — Life Spread — Jupiter
- 10♥ — Life Spread — Saturn
- 10♦ — Life Spread — Uranus
- 8♠ — Life Spread — Neptune
- A♥ — Life Spread — Pluto
Planetary ruling card, karma and Life Spread
Birth card from the month and day. Karma cards are fixed to the birth card. The planetary ruling card comes from the sun sign's ruling planet — the signs with two rulers carry two. The Life Spread is the birth card's fixed row of nine in the Life Spread — the cards that colour each 52-day period for life. Planetary period and long-range cards move year by year and are not shown on a static page.
You run a knowledge system other people can follow, and you stand behind the call. Your mind calculates power, influence, and success. You're ambitious and know how to leverage ideas into position. You think like a chess player.
Jackson was perhaps best known for his line of "12:45" from the group's Billboard charting Top 10 hit "Games People Play", released in 1975.
Paired on shared wording: people, play.
Also on the record
- Jackson was still a part of The Spinners up to his death from brain and liver cancer at the age of 70, in Detroit, Michigan, on August 18, 2008.
- He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery on the city's North side.
- The Spinners official site Jackson's section of "Games People Play" via YouTube Pervis Jackson at IMDb Pervis Jackson at Find a Grave
Other inductees with this card
- Al Rex — 2012 Performers with The Comets
- Alan Price — 1994 Performers with The Animals
- Ali Shaheed Muhammad — 2024 Performers with A Tribe Called Quest
- Andy Bell — 2026 Performers with Oasis
- Art Garfunkel — 1990 Performers with Simon & Garfunkel
- Bernie Worrell — 1997 Performers with Parliament-Funkadelic
- Bill Bruford — 2017 Performers with Yes
- Brad Whitford — 2001 Performers with Aerosmith
- Bruce Palmer — 1997 Performers with Buffalo Springfield
- Chris Vrenna — 2020 Performers with Nine Inch Nails
- Dave Stewart — 2022 Performers with Eurythmics
- Etta James — 1993 Performers
- 15 more inductees share this card.
FAQ
- What is Pervis Jackson's birth card?
- The 2 of Diamonds. May 17 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.
- Does a birth card predict a Rock Hall induction?
- No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, character, or fate.
- Where do Pervis Jackson's dates come from?
- Birth date 1938-05-17 is the day-precision date on Pervis Jackson's Wikipedia infobox, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Inductee identity comes from the Wikipedia Performers list, which cites RockHall.com. Year-only dates and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Sources: RockHall.com (induction record) + Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 (Performers list, Pervis Jackson) + Wikidata CC0 (Q7171267). Birth date 1938-05-17 is the Wikipedia infobox day, verified against Wikidata P569 (match).