WANDA JACKSON Happy 70th Birthday Toronto Show

The original rockabilly wildwoman, Wanda Jackson, is still putting on shows with energy, class, style and a powerful voice that belies her age. In a ToBeScene exclusive, Aldo Erdic captured a song from her 70th birthday performance at the Cadillac Lounge on October 20, 2007 with London, Ontario's the Rizdales as her backing band. Wanda recorded her first single in 1952 while she was still a teenager. Shortly after opening up for Elvis Presley in 1955, she began dating Elvis and with his encouragement began singing rockabilly. Raucous numbers like "Fujiyama Mama", "Hard Headed Woman", and "Let's Have A Party" established her as the Queen of Rockabilly. Wanda returned to her country & western roots in the 1960's and released three gospel albums in the 1970's. In the 1980's she played various European rockabilly festivals, but it was only after the mid-1990's that she started touring more consistently, as new fans "discovered" her through various album reissues and compilations. A documentary film on her career is to be broadcast in 2008. Many of her fans, including Elvis Costello, are campaigning to have her inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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[lucaoldsk8]

yeahhh

the Queen of Rockabilly!!

[ctownjim]

Since you are 23 and listen to rap crap..It is time to broaden your music horizons..Violin is an instrument,..I play it ..A turntable is not an instrument..Like some claim in rap crap..Wanda is a Rock Hall of Famer as of 4/42009,,,,Congrats Wanda!!

[ariadne2956]

The one and only, Wanda still got it

[Sazandar]

who knows the title of the song?

[CamiS1o1]

@ctownjim A turntable may not be a string or woodwind or brass instrument but it is an instrument none the less. People make beautiful and complex music with them. Just like we (you and I) respect this badass crazy old woman in all her aaaawesomeness and her genre, we should respect another culture's style of expression.

[19gatesave]

Kool! I was at this show. Cadillac Lounge.

[mrgbennet]

@jt123egypte Kenny Lovelace playing RnR fiddle behind Jerry Lee Lewis ? Ths i s what JLL hired him for over 40 years ago. Please see the youtuve video.

[lesaquepatrice]

je ne connnaissais pas wanda jackson , mais je comprends mieux maintenant l engoument qu elle sucite pour le rockabily . Superbe .

[Salaneuvos33]

Awesome! Rock and roll forever!

[PawtucketPatriot66]

I haven't seen Wanda in quite a while. Glad to see she is still up and rocking away!