Wanda Jackson

Genres:	Country & Bluegrass • Pop / Rock
Descriptive "tags":	rockabilly • country • rock and roll • female vocalists • rock
Decades Active:	1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s
Links online:	Biography • Discography • IMDb • Official Homepage • Wikipedia

Biography

Wanda Jean Jackson, 20 October 1937, Maud, Oklahoma, USA. Jackson started her career as one of the rawest of female rockabilly singers before going on to successful work in both country and gospel music. Her family moved to California when she was four, settling in the city of Bakersfield, but moved back to Oklahoma when she was 12. Jackson won a talent contest that led to her fronting a radio programme. Country singer Hank Thompson liked her style and hired her to tour with his band. In 1954 Jackson signed to Decca Records, recording 15 country tracks, one of which, ‘You Can’t Have My Love’, a duet with Billy Gray, made the country Top 10.

The following year Jackson joined Red Foley’s touring company and met Elvis Presley. He advised her to change her style to the new rock ‘n’ roll. When she signed with Capitol Records in 1956, she recorded a number of singles, one side of each a rocker, the other a honky-tonk...

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