Wanda Jackson
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Biography
[Edit]Wanda Jackson was only halfway through high school when, in 1954, country singer Hank Thompson heard her on an Oklahoma City radio show and asked her to record with his band, the Brazos Valley Boys. By the end of the decade, Jackson had become one of America's first major female country and rockabilly singers.
Jackson was born in Oklahoma, but her father Tom — himself a country singer who quit because of the Depression — moved the family to California in 1941. He bought Wanda her first guitar two years later, gave her lessons, and encouraged her to play piano as well. In addition, he took her to see such acts as Tex Williams, Spade Cooley, and Bob Wills, which left a lasting impression on her young mind. Tom moved the family back to Oklahoma City when his daughter was 12 years old. In 1952, she won a local talent contest and was given a 15-minute daily show on KLPR. The program, soon upped to 30 minutes, lasted throughout Jackson's high-school years. It's here that Thompson heard her sing. Jackson recorded several songs with the Brazos Valley Boys, including "You Can't Have My Love," a duet with Thompson's bandleader, Billy Gray. The song, on the Decca label, became a national hit, and Jackson's career was off and running. She had wanted to sign with Capitol, Thompson's label, but was turned down, so she signed with Decca instead.
Jackson insisted on finishing high school before hitting the road. When she did, her father came with her. Her mother made and helped design Wanda's stage outfits. "I was the first one to put some glamour in the country music — fringe dresses, high heels, long earrings," Jackson said of these outfits. When Jackson first toured in 1955 and 1956, she was placed on a bill with none other than Elvis Presley. The two hit it off almost immediately. Jackson said it was Presley, along with her father, who encouraged her to sing rockabilly.
In 1956, Jackson finally signed with Capitol, a relationship that lasted until the early '70s. Her recording career bounced back and forth between country and rockabilly; she did this by often putting one song in each style on either side of a single. Jackson cut the rockabilly hit "Fujiyama Mama" in 1958, which became a major success in Japan. Her version of "Let's Have a Party," which Elvis had cut earlier, was a U.S. Top 40 pop hit for her in 1960, after which she began calling her band the Party Timers. A year later, she was back in the country Top Ten with "Right or Wrong" and "In the Middle of a Heartache." In 1965, she topped the German charts with "Santa Domingo," sung in German. In 1966, she hit the U.S. Top 20 with "The Box It Came In" and "Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine." Jackson's popularity continued through the end of the decade.
Jackson toured regularly, was twice nominated for a Grammy, and was a big attraction in Las Vegas from the mid-'50s into the '70s. She married IBM programmer Wendell Goodman in 1961, and instead of quitting the business — as many women singers had done at the time — Goodman gave up his job in order to manage his wife's career. He also packaged Jackson's syndicated TV show, Music Village. In 1971, Jackson and her husband became Christians, which she says saved their marriage. She released one gospel album on Capitol in 1972, Praise the Lord, before shifting to the Myrrh label for three more gospel albums. In 1977, she switched again, this time to Word Records, and released another two.
In the early '80s, Jackson was invited to Europe to play rockabilly and country festivals and to record. She's since been back numerous times. More recently, American country artists Pam Tillis, Jann Browne, and Rosie Flores have acknowledged Jackson as a major influence. In 1995, Flores released a rockabilly album, Rockabilly Filly, and invited Jackson, her longtime idol, to sing two duets on it with her. Jackson embarked on a major U.S. tour with Flores later that year. It was her first secular tour in this country since the '70s, not to mention her first time back in a nightclub atmosphere. Jackson returned to the studio in 2010 to begin work on a new album. Produced by Jack White and featuring a band comprised of the White Stripes frontman, his wife Karen Elson, various Raconteurs, My Morning Jacket's Carl Broemel, and a host of others, The Party Ain't Over arrived in early 2011. Jackson's 31st studio album, 2012's Unfinished Business, was produced by Justin Townes Earle and featured original material as well as covers of songs by Woody Guthrie, Etta James, Bobby Womack, and others.
Title: Please Love Me Forever (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Wanda Jackson
Genre: Rock, Country, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Unfinished Business
Artist: Wanda Jackson
Genre: Rock, Country, Rockabilly, Songwriter/Lyricist
Collections
Title: 50's Rock & Roll
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 27
Genre: Pop
Title: The 50 Best Country Songs Ever
Genre: Country
Title: Heart of Texas Duets
Genre: Country
Title: 100 Country Number 1 Hits
Genre: Country
Title: Hillbilly Highway
Title: Heartbreak Country USA
Genre: Country
Title: Rockabilly Insanity
Genre: Rock
Title: American Country Legends - 50 Hits
Genre: Country
Title: Jukebox Doo Wop Hits, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Hot Rockin' Girls
Title: Let's Have a Rock 'n' Roll Party (36 Rockin' Greats)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: All Your Jukebox Favourites
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Red Hot Rockabilly for Ice Cool Cats
Genre:
Title: 30 Country Love Songs
Genre: Country
Title: The First Ladies of Country - Honky Tonk Angels
Genre: Country
Title: 30 Country Gospel Greats
Title: My Guy - Love Songs for Him (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: 20 Greatest Country Hits From the 60's Volume 2
Genre: Country
Title: 1960's School Party Night (Re-recorded Version)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 26
Genre: Pop
Title: 101 Rock 'N' Roll Classics (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Almost Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 9 (Original Recordings)
Genre: Pop
Title: 50 Great Teenage Radio Hits from Way Back When
Genre: Rock
Title: The Hits of 1960, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Before the Feeling Slips Away
Genre: Country
Title: One Foot Draggin'
Genre: Country
Title: Sunday In the Country
Title: Hall Of Fame Rock Legends
Genre: Rock
Title: 20 More Fantastik Kids Songs
Title: Country Woman - the Platinum Collection
Genre: Country
Title: 15 Golden Gospel
Title: From the Pen of Don Gibson
Genre: Country
Title: Who Needs Elvis
Genre:
Title: Country Soundtrack Hits
Genre: Country
Title: The Hot 100 - Country Classics, Vol. 2
Genre: Country
Title: The Hot 100 - Country Classics, Vol. 3
Genre: Country
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Pop & Doo-Wop Jukebox, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Rockin' Mama (Rockin' US 1950's Mamas Songs)
Genre: Rock, Alternative
Title: Old Gold Classics, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Old Gold Classics, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Golden Oldies Vol 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 100 Oldie Collection CD 35
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: RocknRolla
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Alternative Rock, Blues Rock, Garage Rock, Indie Rock, Rock & Roll, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Best Of The Sixties CD 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock And Roll Music
Genre: Pop
Title: A Rocket In My Pocket
Genre: Rock, Rockabilly
Title: Have Mercy! The Songs Of Don Covay
Genre: Soul
Title: New Music For A New Year
Genre: Rock
Title: Cruising Christmas
Genre: Blues
Title: The Rock 'N' Roll Generation - CD2
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Rock'N'Roll 1000% Vol. 2
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Atomic Platters (CD1)
Genre: Disco
Title: 500 Song Country Collection (CD 7)
Genre: Country
Featuring albums
Title: Best of Rock 'n' Roll & Jukebox Music: 100 Greatest Hits from the 50s & 60s
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: Best of Rock 'n' Roll Music - 100 Greatest Originals Hits from the 50s & 60s
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: All-Time Country Hits - 40 Classic Hits From The 50's, 60's And 70's
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Country
Title: Rockin' Legends Pay Tribute to Jack White
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock
Title: Willie Nelson & Friends
Artist: Willie Nelson & Friends
Genre: Rock, Country, Country Rock, Progressive Country , Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Alright, This Time Just the Girls, Vol. 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Alternative Rock, Alternative
Title: Karaoke - Singing to the Hits: Country Ladies (Rerecorded Version)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre:
Title: Karaoke: Forever Country - Singing to the Hits (Rerecorded Version)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Country
Title: Karaoke: Super Oldies - Singing to the Hits (Rerecorded Version)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: Rock and Roll Rebellion: Rebels Without a Cause
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Dance Party: 18 Party Hits from the 50's and 60's (Rerecorded Version)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock