When music legend Wanda Jackson was first approached about writing a book, she wondered if she had much of a story to tell. “Heck, I never got into drugs,” Jackson said during a phone interview. “I ...

Seventy years ago, Gayla Peevey recorded what's become one of the most iconic holidays songs of all time, “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas." "At this point, it's considered a classic Christmas ...

The concert by rockabilly veteran and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Wanda Jackson – originally scheduled for the recently re-opened Cohoes Music Hall on Saturday (December 5) – has been cancelled due to ...

Mar 20, 2024 Mar 20, 2024 Updated Apr 9, 2024 0 A song that became a hit for Oklahoma music artist Wanda Jackson is among recordings recently selected for the Grammy Hall of Fame. Jackson, inducted ...

The 2011 return of Wanda Jackson, January release The Party Ain't Over (Third Man/Nonesuch), hinges on two symbolic covers that bracket the rockabilly queen's 50-year reign: "Thunder on the Mountain," ...

At 80 years old, Wanda Jackson is still the reigning Queen of Rockabilly. Known for her distinctive searing voice and steadfast spirit, Jackson held her own during a time when rock ’n’ roll was an ...

On this day (October 20) in 1937, Wanda Jackson was born in Maud, Oklahoma. After being discovered by a country legend and signing with a major label in her teens, she became the first woman to have a ...

Rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson, a contemporary of Elvis Presley's, isn't just surviving 52 years into her career -- she's thriving. On her first U.S.-released studio album since 1984, the '50s icon ...

Coolout keeps it real on his latest, The Long Goodbye. Black Joe Lewis doesn't need samples to summon the spirit of James Brown. (Playing Wednesday, 25th at Mercy Lounge.) We also ran an excerpt from ...

Queen of Rockabilly and recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Wanda Jackson is about to get the Loretta Lynn treatment, as it has been announced that Jack White will apply his Midas touch to her ...