Wanda Jackson
Country singer Wanda Jackson, c. 1970.
Wanda Jackson
American singer
Also known as: Wanda Lavonne Jackson
Wanda Jackson (born October 20, 1937, Maud, Oklahoma, U.S.) is an American country singer who also achieved substantial success in rock and roll and earned the sobriquet âthe Queen of Rockabilly.â Jackson began singing on a daily Oklahoma City radio show in 1952, when she was still in high school. In 1954 country singer Hank Thompson invited her to record with his band, the Brazos Valley Boys, a collaboration that produced the country hit âYou...