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Features Disc of the day
Wanda Jackson
Queen Of Rockabilly
(Ace, 2000)
She dated Elvis, shared the bill with Jerry Lee Lewis and Buddy Holly and is still going strong today…
When MOJO sat down to interview The Fall’s Mark E. Smith last week, Salford’s post-punk hero cited today’s Disc Of The Day as his current listening favourite. As an unwavering advocate of Bo Diddley and his chattering rhythms, it’s easy to see why Smith has been enjoying the sounds of Oklahoma-born Wanda Jackson. She began recording for Decca in 1954 at the age of 17, releasing a clutch of singles with country stalwart Hank Thompson. This 30-track collection covers her late-’50s/early-’60s heyday at Capitol and captures the rowdy, raven-haired rocker in all her boisterous glory. Just like some of her first touring partners – she regularly appeared on the same bill as Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis – Jackson played and sang with a dangerous, raunchy abandon – see the spirited Hard-Headed Woman and the viperous Mean Mean Man for particularly sassy deliveries. A sporadically commercial return to her strict country roots would take her into the ’70s, but these songs represent the original riot girl at her swinging peak.
Ross Bennett
Posted by Danny_Eccleston at 6:00 AM GMT 12/05/2008
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Elvis Presley – Elvis Presley (RCA, 1956)
Carl Perkins – The Essential Sun Collection (Recall, 1999)
Ike & Tina Turner – The Soul Anthology (Redline, 2006)
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While women doing rockabilly can be dodgy,Ms Jackson is the exception. I had the good fortune to see her perform at a Rockabilly Rebel Weekender in Indianapolis,IN USA in 06. She shimmied,shook,sang and told bawdy showbiz stories for about two hours whilst barely breaking a sweat.Consumate entertainer whose voice has aged quite well and a stage pressence that captivates. Well worth seeking out if she tours near you.
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