Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before discussing country-rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson’s so-called final album, it’s best to clear up a few things. When most ...

Rockabilly pioneer Wanda Jackson announced her retirement from performing at the age of 81, but said the move was “the beginning of a new chapter.” Her career began in 1955, and she became known as ...

Country singer Wanda Jackson was hesitant to explore a new genre of music that was becoming all the rage among teenagers. Fortunately, she had some lessons from Elvis Presley to help her along the way ...

Two years after her official retirement from performing, Wanda Jackson has announced a new, eight-song collection called Encore. With half of the songs co-written by the rockabilly legend herself, the ...

Wanda Jackson, "Queen of Rockabilly," has announced a new album, Encore, due Aug. 20, produced by Joan Jett and Jett's own longtime producer, Kenny Laguna. She also released the album's first single, ...

Few performers have had the influence and longevity of Wanda Jackson and on Aug. 4. she will be performing at Vinyl Music Hall. One of the most iconic singers in music, Wanda Jackson's career spans ...

Six decades after she launched her career, Wanda Jackson has announced her retirement from performing. The "Queen of Rockabilly" shared her plans via Facebook on Tuesday (March 26). Jackson's decision ...

Country and rockabilly great Wanda Jackson retired from the biz a couple years ago but has one last album in the pipeline. It’s titled Encore, was produced by Joan Jett and her collaborator Kenny ...

In some ways, it's remarkable that Wanda Jackson isn't more of a household name. She was the shimmying siren who toured with (and dated) Elvis Presley in his pink Cadillac days. Adele has flat-out ...

Truth be told, Wanda Jackson says, she's always needed a little bit of a push to try new things. Containing some of the most autobiographical and revealing songs of her career — not to mention, her ...

This essay is one in a series celebrating women whose major contributions in recording occurred before the time frame of NPR Music's list of 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women. When Wanda Jackson was ...

Jackson and the co-producers of her new album, Jett and Kenny Laguna, talk about getting the legend back in the studio after her retirement from the road, for what may or may not be her final album.