Artist: Wanda Jackson
Waxed - Record Review from Issue #62 Mar-Apr 2006
Wanda Jackson – I Remember Elvis
She really does, and the result’s a good time for fans of them both. Presley appreciated Wanda Jackson’s talents, encouraged her to rock, and dated her for a spell. Having incorporated Elvis’ music into her vibrant live shows for years, Wanda’s finally gotten around to this disc of takes on his rockabilly songs in tribute [...]
The Long Way Around - Feature from Issue #48 Nov-Dec 2003
Wanda Jackson – She’s about a mover
Wanda Jackson is in trouble with the law. It was only a matter of time until the gal who’s always done things her own way, going against the rules if necessary, got nabbed. But wait — the cop is smiling…he’s now posing for a picture with Wanda…he’s walking away waving… This little incident, which occurred [...]
Waxed - Record Review from Issue #45 May-June 2003
Wanda Jackson – Live And Still Kickin’
Ever listened to any of those live albums Elvis put out in the ’70s? They’re not bad. Oh sure, there’s the occasional unfortunate “contemporary” cover — “Never Been To Spain”, “Your Mama Don’t Dance”, “If You Love Me (Let Me Know)”…YUCK! — and the otherwise crack TCB Band, tight though they are, tends to rush [...]
Not Fade Away - Reissue Review from Issue #44 March-April 2003
Wanda Jackson – Rockin’ With Wanda
If Wanda Jackson’s place as the queen of rockabilly is now assured, and her key songs well-known via hits packages, it was not clear when she recorded those sides that many people cared at all. Teen male and female audiences seemed to prefer listening to cats from the country who were duck-tailed guys, rather than [...]
Not Fade Away - Reissue Review from Issue #4 Summer 1996
Vintage Collections – George Jones & Melba Montgomery / Merle Haggard / Wanda Jackson / Tex Williams & His Western Caravan
Driving toward the desert on a fool’s errand, our colleague Neal Weiss observed it odd that some of the most revered of the new alt-country bands are viewed as trailblazers for recreating the classic sounds of ’40s and ’50s country. And he’s right. It is curiously conservative and strangely out of place that the lady [...]
The Long Way Around - Feature from Issue #3 Spring 1996
Wanda Jackson – Keep on rockabillyin’ in the free world
You almost have to remind yourself that Wanda Jackson is in her late 50s as she works the crowd with co-star Rosie Flores at L.A.’s House of Blues. The “Queen of Rockabilly” breathes new life into four-decade-old scorchers such as “Let’s Have A Party” and “Mean Mean Man”, no mean feat for songs that could [...]
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