Wanda Jackson
Sign in to saveAmerican singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1937-10-20
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Oklahoma's Aftermath
- Kynder & Jentler Brizzy Finds a Family
- Kynder & Jentler Start a Business
- Kynder & Jentler Make a Friend
- Kynder & Jentler A Trip to the Bank
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rockabillyRock and Rollcountryfemale vocalistsrock
Wanda Jackson (born Wanda Lavonne Jackson, October 20, 1937 in Maud, Oklahoma) is an American rock and roll singer. Having made her debut recordings at the age of nineteen, she became one of the first popular female rock and roll singers in history and as a result, a pioneering and influential figure in female musicianship. She is known as the "Queen (or First Lady) of Rockabilly." Jackson was still in high school when country singer Hank Thompson heard her sing on an Oklahoma City radio show a
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Atoms, molecules, solids, and surfaces: Applications of the generalized gradient approximation for exchange and correlation
· 1992 · cited 21,500x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,321x
- Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure
· 2003 · cited 10,030x
- Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,308x
- The measurement of experienced burnout
· 1981 · cited 9,243x
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Key dates
- Born
- 20 October 1937
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wanda
- Family name
- Jackson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Maud
- Occupation
- bandleader
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- folk music
- Instrument
- voice
Connections
Categories
1937 births20th-century American guitarists20th-century American women musicians20th-century women guitarists21st-century American singer-songwriters21st-century American women singersAmerican country singer-songwritersAmerican gospel singersAmerican rockabilly musiciansAmerican women country singersAmerican women guitaristsAmerican women rock singers