Wanda Jackson

'VH1 Divas Celebrate Soul': Amy Winehouse Tribute

Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Florence and the Machine, Amy Winehouse Tribute, Video, Sharon Jones, Vh1 Divas Celebrate Soul, Wanda Jackson, Florence Welch, Tv Replay, Vh1, TV News

"VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul" (Mon., 9PM ET on VH1) honored the greats, as well as those inspired by them. But in a rare twist, it was some of the great...

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VH1 Adds More 'Divas' To Forthcoming Event

Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Mavis Staples, Mary J Blige, Jill Scott, Vh1 Divas, Anita Baker, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Erykah Badu, Wanda Jackson, Vh1, Ledisi, Black Voices News

Today it was announced that Anita Baker, Mavis Staples, Wanda Jackson and Ledisi will join the list of performers scheduled to hit the stage at this y...

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Brief From Bonnaroo: Tennessee Trash

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Waste Management, Trash, Eminem, Bioplastic, Bonnaroo, Wanda Jackson, Downcycling, Aunt Martha, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Tennessee Trash, Plastic Bottles, Clean Vibes, Hydration Stations, Reuse, Recycling, Recycle, Arcade Fire, Compost, Plastic, Tennessee, Reduce, The Black Keys, Rock the Earth, Loretta Lynn, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Bonnaroo 2012, Green News
Lisa Kaas Boyle

Anyone who grew up in the 1970s in Tennessee can sing a bit of "Tennessee Trash," a comic and catchy PSA that was sponsored by the State Department of Transportation to discourage littering.

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Women Who Rock: LA Stories from the Rock Hall of Fame's New Show

S.X. Rosenstock | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Jack White, Stevie Nicks, Billie Holiday, The B-52's, Britney Spears, Meg White, Buddy Holly, Mother Maybelle Carter, Mahalia Jackson, Phil Spector, The Supremes, Madonna, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Wanda Jackson, Ma Rainey, Elvis Presley, Amy Winehouse, Grace Slick, Darlene Love, Terry Stewart, The Pixies, Bessie Smith, Ellie Greenwich, Lauren Onkey, Adele, Little Richard, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Shindig, Bruce Springsteen, David Letterman, Meredith Rutledge, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Los Angeles News
S.X. Rosenstock

Wanda Jackson and Darlene Love are game-changers that allowed fans to reckon the authorship of the rock and roll genre with new clarity.

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Jack White Says He'll Never Start Another Band

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jack White, Danger Mouse, The Raconteurs, Wanda Jackson, The Dead Weather, Third Man Records, The White Stripes, Loretta Lynn, Jay-Z, Entertainment News

Jack White is one of music's busiest men. The dissolution of his long-running band The White Stripes notwithstanding, Jack White has had his hand in m...

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Wanda Jackson Parties On: Every Inch an Elvis

S.X. Rosenstock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chrissie Hynde, Debbie Harry, Jack White, Social Distortion, mc5, Kathleen Hanna, Punk Rock, Johnny Cash, Bad Brains, Wanda Jackson, Lux Interior, Mike Ness, Ron Asheton, Amy Winehouse, The White Stripes, Elvis Presley, Conan O'Brien, The Cramps, Rockabilly, The Blasters, El Rey, Little Richard, The Party Ain't Over, Alison Mosshart, Loretta Lynn, Los Angeles News
S.X. Rosenstock

With her brand-spanking-new Jack White-produced album, The Party Ain't Over, Wanda Jackson, 73, is making her case not for mere rock and roll relevance. She's cementing her status as royalty.

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PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music

Shawn Amos | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cold War Kids, Wanda Jackson, New Music, Iron & Wine, Gang of Four, Amos Lee, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

Make no mistake about it: this week's state of music is stronger than any State of the Union -- I don't care if Republicans and Democrats sit together at the prom.

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Dog Ears Music: The Gift List

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Black Diamond Heavies, Liz Caplan Vocal Studios, Neil Young, Esquivel, Music, Electric Light Orchestra, Isaac Hayes, Gary Go, Syl Johnson, The Heavy, Can, Louis Armstrong, Carly Simon, Stevie Wonder, El Chozas, Rokia Traoré, Sammy Davis Jr., Blinky & Edwin Starr, Kaki King, Nick Drake, Muddy Waters, Rodriguez, Harry Nilsson, Daníel Bjarnason, Wanda Jackson, Danielle Evin, Joe Meek, mp3s, Chet Baker, John Cale, Kraftwerk, A.R. & Machines, Richard Swift, Phil Ramone, Nina Simone, Dog Ears, Hank & Cupcakes, Hugh Masekela, Bruce Springsteen, Soundhound, Blakroc, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

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Dog Ears Music: Volume 126

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: mp3s, Bobby Hutcherson, Sonny Boy Williamson, Phil Ramone, Wanda Jackson, Danielle Evin, Dr. Dog, Music, Dog Ears, Telekinesis, Asmahan, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week, we feature music by Bobby Hutcherson, Asmahan, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Wanda Jackson, and others.

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The Ponderosa Stomp: It's Not "A" Party, It's "The" Party

Sal Nunziato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aretha Franklin, New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Ponderosa Stomp, James Burton, Hi Rhythm Section, Al Green, Wanda Jackson, House of Blues, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

The Ponderosa Stomp is a gathering of those unsung heroes of rock and roll, soul, blues, funk, rockabilly and more.

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