Wanda Jackson News and Photos

"Women Who Rock" Exhibit to Hit the EMP in Seattle This Summer

Fri, May 10 2013 8:25pm - Source: ArtistDirect

Women rock and if you live in Seattle, you can celebrate them, as the first museum exhibit featuring the most influential female musicians hits the EMP Museum in Seattle this summer.

Ashley Monroe, 'Like a Rose' Album Is Thorns-and-All Approach to Country Music (Exclusive Interview)

Tue, March 05 2013 10:36pm - Source: The Boot

One of the perks of being a music journalist is the opportunity to hear a new album sometimes months before it is ever available to the general public.

Wanda Jackson: The Best of the Classic Capitol Singles

Sat, February 23 2013 7:14pm - Source: Hyperbolium

Recent collections of singles from Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Ray Charles and others have shed new light on much-loved performers.

The Queen of Rockability

Wed, February 20 2013 11:13pm - Source: The Portland Mercury

She's got a frog in her throat and she apologizes for her voice doing weird things.

Christopher Rees - Stand Fast

Mon, February 04 2013 3:23pm - Source: BBC Music

A recording studio in Cardiff is, it must be said, is a way away from a lonely cowboy bar in the Deep South.

11th Annual Sleepless Nights: A Tribute to Gram Parsons & Cosmic American Music at Great American, 1/12/2012

Wed, January 09 2013 10:14pm - Source: The Bay Bridged

Event organizer and member of Sweet Chariot Eric Shea explains what "cosmic American music" meant to Parsons.

Nick DeRiso’s Top Albums for 2012: Rock and Pop Music

Sun, December 16 2012 12:32pm - Source: Something Else!

The Dinosaurs of Rock roamed the Earth again in 2012, racing up the charts past bands half their age and chewing through expectations.

Country Music Legends' Hits Resurrected on New Albums

Tue, December 11 2012 9:54pm - Source: The Boot

A plethora of material from a trio of iconic performers is being reissued on CD early next year.

Top Live Acts of 2012

Mon, December 10 2012 6:24am - Source: Consequence of Sound

Young musicians, learn how to bring it live, and then bring it night, after night, after night, after night.

Spend That Money!

Wed, November 21 2012 9:10pm - Source: The Portland Mercury

OKAY, OKAY —Black Friday is a horrible concept, responsible for such atrocities as: camping in Walmart parking lots, Bumpits, tramplings, and cherry cordials.

Video Feature: Wanda Jackson & Justin Townes Earle – “Am I Even a Memory? ”

Fri, November 16 2012 12:48am - Source: Twang Nation

This barroom weeper comes from the legendary rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson's newest Justin Townes Earle produced full length LP, "Unfinished Business."

VIDEO: Wanda Jackson – “Am I Even A Memory”

Tue, November 13 2012 4:09pm - Source: Oklahoma Rock Newsblog

Who says a rock 'n' roll queen can't do country?

CD Review: Rosie Flores “Working Girl’s Guitar”

Mon, October 15 2012 6:10pm - Source: Pop Dose

Considering the subject, you would expect there would be MORE guitar on the title track, but it's primarily a showcase for Flores's vocals riding proudly atop a galloping drum beat.

Wanda Jackson and Justin Townes Earle on 'Unfinished Business'

Wed, October 10 2012 3:22pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Two weeks shy of her 75th birthday, Wanda Jackson has lost count of how many albums she's released in her 58-year career.

Out This Week 10/9

Tue, October 09 2012 4:35pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

The year's not done offering its best new releases just yet.

Georgianne Nienaber: "Rockabilly Filly" Rosie Flores Makes Janis Martin's Sweet Dreams Come True

Wed, October 03 2012 6:51pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

The Blanco Sessions into my computer, I knew Rosie Flores had produced a masterpiece.

Wanda Jackson, 'Unfinished Business' Album Due Oct. 9

Thu, August 16 2012 4:00pm - Source: The Boot

Rockabilly pioneer Wanda Jackson is set to release Unfinished Business , Oct. 9 on Sugar Hill Records.

Inbox: Putting It All in Context

Thu, July 26 2012 5:24pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

Inbox is where Pitchfork's writers and editors respond to reader emails.

Wanda Jackson Working on New Record, Going on Tour (Highline Ballroom, Maxwell’s) + “Lost” Central Park Pics

Mon, July 16 2012 4:26am - Source: Bumpershine.com

Wanda Jackson turns 75 in October, but the rockabilly icon shows little sign of slowing down.

Wanda Jackson readies new LP, going on tour, playing Highline Ballroom (dates)

Thu, July 12 2012 1:21pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

The undisputed queen of rockabilly, Wanda Jackson , is lining up fall tour dates and has annnounced a NYC show which happens on October 12 at Highline Ballroom which is about a week shy of her 75th birthday (10/20).

Wanda Jackson’s Next Release Produced by Justin Townes Earle

Tue, July 10 2012 8:37pm - Source: Twang Nation

Look for this 31st release from Jackson to come out October 9th on Sugar Hill Records.

Bob Stanley on great B-sides

Tue, July 10 2012 9:27am - Source: Times Online - Music

There's something thrilling about music which remains obscure in spite of being hidden in plain view.

Latitude Additions: Van Dyke Parks, Chilly Gonzales, Wanda Jackson and more...

Thu, June 14 2012 12:33pm - Source: Word Magazine

This week's Latitude Festival takes place in just four weeks time, but this hasn't stopped more artists being added to an already throbbing bill.

Review: Jack White ‘Blunderbuss’

Tue, April 24 2012 2:09pm - Source: Death + Taxes

Jack White has always given off the impression of being completely in control of the world around him.

Wanda Jackson + Sallie Ford + Larry and His Flask – Roseland Theater (Portland, OR; Apr. 21, 2012)

Tue, April 24 2012 6:17am - Source: Melophobe

You know that odd, reverent feeling when you're about to experience something important?

Soul Satisfaction

Thu, April 12 2012 1:12am - Source: The Portland Mercury

YOU'D BE hard pressed to define soul music in a way that does it justice.

In honor of our very own Andrea, Lee Rocker is taking the Night Train to Memphis

Thu, March 08 2012 3:29pm - Source: MOG

New release from Lee, no doubt to coincide with Andrea's trip.

Billy Strange dies in Nashville

Thu, February 23 2012 8:13am - Source: Music-News.com

His name may not be familiar to many but his talent left an indelible mark on the history of rock.

Chasing Midnight with The Black Belles

Mon, February 20 2012 5:41am - Source: Consequence of Sound

Emerging from two years of carefully crafted buzz with a well-received debut album , Jack White protégés and Third Man Records label denizens The Black Belles are Nashville's preeminent gothic garage rock export.

The 13 Best Jack White Collaborations

Thu, February 02 2012 7:55pm - Source: Stereogum

On the heels of Jack White's new album announcement as well as the unveiling of Blunderbuss 's first single " Love Interruption ," we thought it was time to revisit the hits — not the literal ones , unfortunately — of White's wide-reaching, strange and prolific career so far.

Quick quips: Rod Stewart, Faces, George Michael, Hank Williams Jr., War

Fri, December 09 2011 9:42am - Source: Music-News.com

Rod Stewart says he would love to be part of a Faces reunion for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He told Rolling Stone, "Oh, yeah! I'd love it. If they're all available I'll definitely make myself available."

Rockabilly: The Twang Heard ’round the World – The Complete Illustrated History

Sun, November 20 2011 11:33am - Source: Buzzin Music Blog

Before I even opened this book, I fell in love with it!

Author Max Décharné talks rockabilly

Wed, November 16 2011 1:30pm - Source: Rock Star Journalist

Author Max Décharné 's new book on the history of rockabilly, A Rocket In My Pocket , was an instant favorite here at Rock Star Journalist headquarters.

Wanda Jackson, Scala London, review

Tue, November 08 2011 7:30pm - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

Some performers are an enigma, floating nebulously before you without your getting to know who they really are.

Giveaway: A pair of passes to DeLuna Fest

Fri, October 07 2011 9:03pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

Between October 13th and 16th, DeLuna Fest 2011 hits the beautiful shores of Pensacola Beach, FL for a weekend of music from big-name acts like The Shins, Weezer, Cake, Jane's Addiction, Cut Copy, Big Boi, Matt & Kim, Girl Talk, Cold War Kids, Manchester Orchestra, The Sounds, Airborne Toxic Event, New Pornographers, Stars, Wanda Jackson, Bettye LaVette, Kermit Ruffins, and more bands than there is sand on a beach.

Scribes Sounding Off: YEAH! Keep On Pushing! Flying Saucers! Talk - Action = 0! Rockabilly!

Mon, October 03 2011 5:27pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Fans of books and popular music and books about popular music rejoice!

The Dirt Daubers Get Ready to 'Wake Up, Sinners!'

Tue, September 13 2011 4:04pm - Source: The Boot

The Dirt Daubers -- a three-piece band from Paducah, Ky. and Nashville, Tenn. -- have just released a new album of swampy, stomp-worthy, Southern-tinged tunes. '

Imelda May: 'The 1950s were better in every way, don't you think?'

Sat, September 10 2011 11:52pm - Source: The Independent - Music

If the sheer number of summer festivals these days is such that music fans are beginning to tire of them, then spare a thought for the artists, required not merely to perform at Reading and Glastonbury, V and Bestival and all the rest, but also their equivalents on the international circuit.

Pick Up Oklahoma Today’s ‘Country Music Issue’

Fri, September 02 2011 3:01pm - Source: Oklahoma Rock Newsblog

The newest issue of Oklahoma Today is officially on newsstands today.

Lynda Kay: Dream My Darling

Sat, August 27 2011 10:02pm - Source: Hyperbolium

When we last heard from Lynda Kay, she was paired with Danny Harvey as the Lonesome Spurs, a minimalist duo whose self-titled release favored the sassy sounds of Wanda Jackson, Laurie Collins and Brenda Lee, and the melancholy country of Patsy Cline.

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