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Clip Of The Day: World hails Wanda Jackson
by Jude Rogers
Words: Jude Rogers
Posted: 13 May '08, 15:30
Posted: 13 May '08, 15:30
God bless The Daily Swarm for telling us about the forthcoming star-packed documentary about the amazing Wanda Jackson. Who's she? Here's who: the first lady of rock and roll and rockabilly, an early girlfriend of Elvis (bloody hell, they're all at it), her growl is even better than Eartha's, and she still tours internationally at the 70 with a voice that has lost none of its dirt and punch. Look and learn, Winehouse (especially as you don't half look like her).
Don't believe us? Take it from the Boss, Elvis Costello and Lemmy. Then shush.
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Wanda
She is superb. You've got to love her as a sort of dirty version of Loretta Lynn. I don't mean that in a smutty way. Sorry.