Wanda Jackson

Wanda Lavonne Jackson (born October 20, 1937) is a retired American singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist who had success in the mid-1950s and 1960s as one of the first popular female rockabilly singers, and a pioneering rock-and-roll artist. She is known to many as the "Queen of Rockabilly" or the "First Lady of Rockabilly". Jackson mixed country music with fast-moving rockabilly, often recording them on opposite sides of a record. As rockabilly declined in popularity in the mid-1960s, she moved to a successful career in mainstream country music with a string of hits between 1966 and 1973, including "Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine", "A Woman Lives for Love" and "Fancy Satin Pillows". She had a resurgence in popularity in the 1980s among rockabilly revivalists in Europe and younger Americana fans. In 2009, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the category Early Influence. On March 27, 2019, Jackson announced her official retirement from performing.
== Links to Peel ==
According to available playlists from this site, Peel didn't seem to play Wanda Jackson records in his early days of his radio career, when she hit her prime in the mid 50's and 60's. However, in the 80's, when rockabilly gained a resurgence in the UK, he started playing some of her material. 
Japanese group, the Frank Chickens, who were based in London, did a cover of Wanda Jackson's Fujiyama Mama for Peel's session in 1983. 
Peel mentioned on his 13 May 1986 show that his daughter Alexandra was impressed with Wanda Jackson's Rock Your Baby track, while it was playing, when she and her brother, William, were helping her dad move records at Peel Acres.
In October 2004, Peel played tracks from artists including Laura Cantrell covering Wanda Jackson's song from a tribute compilation album.
After Peel's death, it was found out that he had four albums of Wanda Jackson in his Record Collection: J.
== Shows Played ==
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*18 April 1984: Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad
;1986
*13 May 1986: Rock Your Baby (album - Let's Have A Party) Charly CDX 11
*20 May 1986: Fujiyama Mama (album - Let's Have A Party) Charly CDX 11
*24 May 1986 (BFBS): Fujiyama Mama (album - Let's Have A Party) Charly CDX 11
;2004
*07 October 2004: The Box It Came In (LP - Greatest Hits) Curb
== See Also ==
*Record Collection: J
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
Category:Artists