#wanda jackson

[rockincountryblues]

Wanda Jackson

#Wanda Jackson

[undergroundrockpress]

#rock photography #wanda jackson #1960s

[musickickztoo]

Wanda Jackson *October 20, 1937

#wanda jackson #october 20

[presleybutlervsp]

April 13, 1956

Elvis performed at the Municipal Auditorium, Amarillo, Texas at 7.00 and 9.00 p.m.

Wanda Jackson and Elvis.

Also on the bill were Faron Young, Jimmy & Johnny, Wanda Jackson, and The Country Deputies.

This marked the beginning of a 2 day break, so with a chartered flight Elvis and the band took of to Nashville for a last minute recording session. The flight was plagued with problems and nearly crashed.

After arriving in Nashville Elvis declared: “Man, I don’t know if I’ll ever fly again”. Gladys of course didn’t want Elvis to fly again, but in the 1970s, Elvis owned several airplanes.

#elvisaaronpresley #elvispresley #elvis #graceland #elvis history #elvishistory #tcb #elvis fans #elvis presley #elvis the pelvis #wanda jackson #elvis concert #elvis music #elvis the king #50s elvis

[burnandshiverconsulting]

#wanda jackson #singer songwriter #country #timeless cool

[infirmux]

#did not know if this was the original or the cramps version until it downloaded that was exciting #wanda jackson #💿

[vintage-tigre]

Queen of Rockabilly Wanda Jackson, c. 1970

#wanda jackson #rockabilly #aesthetic #vintage #old school cool #70s fashion #70s style #70s girl #70s aesthetic #70s music #country #rock n roll #americana

[thesobsister]

Wanda Jackson, "I Gotta Know"

Collins Kids, "Sugar Time"

Two excellent acts from the age of rockabilly. Larry Collins, the hyperactive kid brother with the lightning hands and boogieing feet, died on January 12, age 79. He's, generally, mixed down in their video clips, but you can see him picking furiously even when he and his sister Lorrie, who passed in 2018, are harmonizing.

Here they are on "Hot Rod":

and on "Shortnin' Bread Rock":

aav.

#larry collins #lorrie collins #collins kids #rockabilly #1950s #rock'n'roll #wanda jackson #obituary #pickin' and grinnin' #Youtube

[vintage-leisure]

"Elvis was a gentleman so my daddy let me date him."

Wanda Jackson met Presley while touring with him in 1955. Mr. Jackson travelled with his 18-year-old daughter to look after her. EP passed the test and Wanda wore his ring on a chain around her neck for a year.

#elvis #elvis presley #elvis history #wanda jackson #rock and roll #rockabilly #oldies #vintage #classic #retro style #black and white

[thelongstrangedrivehome2]

playlist for the fifteenth of february twenty twenty-four

(How on Earth last week's playlist was labelled tomorrow, I am not sure.)

John Cale - Gun

Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime

Split Enz - Charlie

Wanda Jackson - Why Me, Lord

Duran Duran - White Lines

Faith No More - Falling To Pieces

Mairanne Faithful - Coquillage

The Dead Weather - Looking At The Invisible Man

Hollie Smith - Hiding

Articolo 31 - Come Una Pietra Scalciata

Bic Runga - And No More Shall We Part

Tom Waits -Chicago

The Cure - The End Of The World

Bob Dylan - All or Nothing at All

Massive Attack - Mezzanine

Billie Eilish - You Should See Me In A Crown

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Suffragette City

Placebo and David Bowie - Without You I'm Nothing

Shihad - Wait And See

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes

Lou Reed - Caroline Says 1

The Clash - The Magnificent Seven

David Bowie - Art Decade

R.E.M. -Rotary Ten

Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Game of Love

The White Stripes - You're Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl)

Iggy Pop - Candy

The 3Ds - Baby's On Fire

#John Cale #Talking Heads #Split Enz #Wanda Jackson #Duran Duran #Faith No More #Marianne Faithfull #The Dead Weather #Hollie Smith #Articolo 31 #Bic Runga #Tom Waits #The Cure #Bob Dylan #Massive Attack #Billie Eilish #Frankie Goes To Hollywood #Placebo #David Bowie #Shihad #Elvis Costello #Lou Reed #The Clash #R.E.M. #Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders #The White Stripes #Iggy Pop #The 3Ds

[theheadlesscrow]

Settling the Score: 10 Murder Ballads by Women

There's a trail of dead bodies in the centuries worth of works songwriters have left behind: tales of countless victims who were drowned, stabbed, bludgeoned, and poisoned, set to music and passed on through the years via memorable sing-alongs. These murder ballads, an oral tradition with its roots in a number of European countries, proved so popular, they migrated across countries. England's "Hanged I Shall Be" morphed into "The Wexford Girl" in Ireland, which turned into "The Knoxville Girl" in the United States.

A common theme among murder ballads, including those mentioned above, is that they are very often populated by women who, come song's end, are no longer breathing. Adding another macabre layer to an already grisly genre, these songs are sometimes inspired by real life events. To put it simply, today's abundance of true crime podcasts is certainly not the first time humans have proven themselves intrigued by blood-soaked folklore.

For Part I of the Headless Crow's murder ballad series, we'll shift away from the usual lyrical content and instead focus on songs specifically sung by female voices. In the songs below, it's the women who are trigger-happy and the men who are dropping like flies.

Hurray for the Riff Raff - "The Body Electric" Our jumping off point isn't a typical murder ballad like those that will follow, but rather the song that inspired this article in the first place. Written, produced and sung by frontwoman Alynda Segarra, Hurray for the Riff Raff's "The Body Electric" is a powerful contemplation on the history of real life crimes against women being turned into entertainment: written, performed, and covered through generations "while the whole world sings" along. Striking images throughout the song's music video intensify the message even further: what appears to be a baby in the arms of a woman is in fact hundreds of bullet casings, cradled adoringly. Deservingly described as NPR's Political Folk Song of the Year in 2014, it's a thoughtful way to kick things off before we launch headlong into gleeful murder.

Ella Fitzgerald - "To Keep My Love Alive" Speaking of gleeful murder, nobody in these songs is having more fun disclosing their nefarious deeds than Ella Fitzgerald is on "To Keep My Love Alive." Originally composed for the 1943 Broadway revival of the musical A Connecticut Yankee, she covered the song over a decade later for her record Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book. Though shortened for the album (there's twice as many dead husbands in the theatrical version), that still gives her three and a half minutes to reel off an extensive list of murdered men and her imaginative methods for offing them. Who knew serial killing could be so charmingly whimsical?

Bessie Smith - "Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair" Released in the late 1920s, Bessie Smith's "Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair" features some of the most giddily gruesome lyrics you'll find here. Describing in vivid detail what she did to her man after catching him cheating, she implores the judge to sentence her to death because she's ready to "take a journey to the devil down below." Understandably covered dozens of times since its debut a century ago, it's a wickedly jaw-dropping addition to any murder-themed playlist.

Wanda Jackson - "The Box It Came In" A hit single for country star Wanda Jackson, "The Box It Came In" busts out of the heartbreak ballad mold with one sinister line. After being abandoned and left destitute by the husband who "took everything with him that wasn't nailed down," she fantasizes about committing the ultimate revenge. For a woman who spends most of the song mournful, she sure finds some, ahem, killer closure.

Bonnie Dobson - "Winter's Going" The closing track on her self-titled 1969 record, Canadian folk artist Bonnie Dobson's "Winter's Going" is a vindictive masterpiece. Distraught over being deserted, while pregnant no less, she plots her retribution. Unnervingly calm at first, the track's unhinged psychedelia escalates to an eye-popping crescendo. "Jarvis Cocker liked that song," she would later say. "He seemed a nice boy otherwise."

Rachel Brooke - "The Barnyard" Don't let the deceptively sweet sound fool you: something incredibly dark lurks behind that carefree delivery. "The Barnyard," the 6-minute opening cut from Rachel Brooke's 2011 release Down in the Barnyard, begins innocently with the exhilaration of new love. But things unravel quickly when a kiss inadvertently reveals infidelity, and before long there's a hammer, a gun, two dead bodies, and a psychiatric hospital sentence.

The Andrews Sisters - "I Didn't Know the Gun Was Loaded" A song with several renditions released over the years, The Andrews Sisters recorded a particularly noteworthy version of "I Didn't Know the Gun Was Loaded." Published in 1949, this catchy ditty follows a woman whose empty gun has a peculiar tendency of firing bullets into people. By song's end, the tables have turned and the conveniently ditsy murderess receives some ironic comeuppance.

Reba McEntire - "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" has been covered repeatedly over the years, but none have made it more thrilling than Reba McEntire when she recorded it for her 1991 album For My Broken Heart. Its suspenseful storytelling is jam-packed with drama: a two-timing spouse, a crooked justice system, an innocent hanged for a crime they didn't commit, and a twist ending reveal where we find out exactly who pulled the trigger.

The Chicks - "Goodbye Earl" Perhaps the most joyful of all the songs here, The Chicks' "Goodbye Earl" is a devilishly good time. After a restraining order fails to protect her from her abusive husband, a woman and her best friend come up with a solution for finally ridding themselves of him: "Earl had to die." The darkly comedic, star-studded music video, complete with clumsy corpse flinging and celebratory dancing (including from a deceased Earl himself), helps drive home the point that "he was a missing person who nobody missed at all." It was the first of the Chicks' singles to not reach the top 10 on country radio, when some stations balked at playing the song. Lead singer Natalie Maines came to a blunt conclusion: "We always figured whoever was complaining must be beating their wife."

Meiko - "Maybe Next Year (X-Mas Song)" "I don't think Santa's coming this year" Meiko announces stoically at the beginning of "Maybe Next Year (X-Mas Song)," nary a hint of emotion in her voice to suggest that what's she just said is quite the understatement. While gradually revealing the magnitude of the actions that surely earned her a place on the naughty list, what began as remorseless resignation builds to impassioned indignation before she comes to an unconvincing conclusion: "Maybe next year I'll be better." Maybe.

To listen to these and more woman-sung murder ballads, stream The Headless Crow's Settling the Score: Murder Ballads by Women playlist.

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#music #murder ballads #murder ballad #murder #true crime #hurray for the riff raff #ella fitzgerald #bessie smith #wanda jackson #bonnie dobson #rachel brook #the andrews sisters #reba mcentire #the chicks #meiko #spotify #playlist #Youtube

[one-album-wonders]

Group Stage: Pool 8 - Group F (1950s)

Vote now in Pool 8 of the group stage of America’s Greatest Rock Stars Tournament.  Today is the last day of new polls for the Group Stage! Remember:

The artist does not have to finish first in the group to advance.

Consider the artists’ full careers when voting.

Be kind to everyone, even the artists you don’t like and the people who vote for them.

Read the America’s Greatest Rock Star Tournament Masterpost for full details on how this works.

#Rosetta Tharpe #Lavern Baker #Ricky Nelson #Wanda Jackson #rock and roll #rock #rock music #tumblr polls #music #tournament #america's greatest rock star

[presleybutlervsp]

april 8, 1956

Elvis performed at the Coliseum, Denver, Colorado at 3.00 and 8.00 p.m.

Fan, Faron Young, Wanda Jackson, and Elvis believed to be backstage in Denver.

This was the first day of a new tour featuring Faron Young, Wanda Jackson and Jimmy and Johnny.

#elvisaaronpresley #elvispresley #elvis #graceland #elvis history #elvishistory #tcb #elvis fans #elvis presley #elvis the pelvis #elvis concert #elvis music #50s elvis #wanda jackson #faron young #Youtube

[lisamarie-vee]

#wanda jackson #children #musical instruments #hatshop #rock and roll hall of fame #women in rock #b&w

[history105rockandrollblog]

Lecture 4: Nicknamed “Queen of Rockabilly” in the 1960s, Wanda Jackson (1937-  ) got her start in the fifties singing Country Music. But, as you can probably tell from listening to this lively tune, “Hard Headed Woman,” performed here on the Los Angeles-based TV variety show Town Hall Party in 1958. Jackson had a real edge to her lacking among a lot of her fellow county musicians. Her distinct sound didn’t fit neatly into the thriving country music scene at the time, although she had plenty of fans in that genre.  Earlier that same year, 1958, “Hard Headed Woman” had been a big hit for Elvis Presley (whom she dated in 1955), climbing to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. While never enjoying the same level of success as her male rockabilly counterparts, Jackson still enjoyed plenty of chart successes and a few Grammy nominations. She still performs today, and released an album in 2012 called Unfinished Business (on Sugar Hill Records). 

#Wanda Jackson #Rockabilly #Rock 'n' Roll #Queen of Rockabilly #Hard Headed Woman #1958 #television #Elvis Presley

[bigstar-thirteen]

#music #wanda jackson #funnel of love #Spotify