Wanda Jackson

The artist says he retirement is "solely based on health and safety."

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A plethora of material from a trio of iconic performers is being reissued on CD early next year. On Feb. 12, Omnivore Recordings will release definitive compilations from country legends Merle Haggard and George Jones and rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson...

Wanda Jackson is the undisputed queen of rockabilly, a pioneering artist in the genre -- and a member of both the Rockabilly and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Oklahoma native also enjoyed a long career in country music and with her more recent recording projects has deftly blended rockabilly, coun…

Rockabilly pioneer Wanda Jackson is set to release Unfinished Business, Oct. 9 on Sugar Hill Records. The disc will mark the 74-year-old's 31st studio album of her career, which has also included a string of successful country hits beginning in the '60s...

Wanda Jackson, the First Lady of Rockabilly, gives credit to Elvis Presley as the man who persuaded her to record the new music coming out of Memphis in the 1950s. Before there was rockabilly in her career, however, there was country, and after rockabilly there was Christian and gospel music...

Fall may be in the air, but it's not too early to start thinking about the upcoming spring and summer festival season. With a star-packed lineup, the fifth annual Stagecoach Music Festival is a great place to start. Set for Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1, 2011, acts announced for the two-day …

The Americana Honors and Awards ceremony is one week away, and the event's star power continues to rise.
John Mellencamp and Wanda Jackson, who are both recipients of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award, will perform during the evening's festivities...

George Richey, the widower of Country Music Hall of Fame member Tammy Wynette, has died. The songwriter, producer, music publisher and manager passed away on July 31, according to Nashville's Tennessean newspaper, after a lengthy battle with with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...

Wanda Jackson and John Mellencamp will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Americana Music Association next month. The pair are among a handful of musical luminaries who will be honored at a special ceremony on September 9, at Nashville's legendary Ryman Auditorium...