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Wanda Jackson (born Wanda Jean Jackson, 20 October 1937, Maud, Oklahoma|Maud, Oklahoma) is sometimes called the first female rock and roll singer. She began sound recording and reproduction|recording (on the Decca Records|Decca record label|label) in 1954. Jackson signed with Capitol Records|Capitol in 1956. In 1960 she saw Billboard Hot 100|pop chart success when Capitol re-released her 1958 rendition of "Let's Have a Party." She switched over to Country Music in the 1960s, racking up a few hits there as well. She has often been hailed as the "Queen of Rockabilly".
Rise to fame
Jackson was still in high school when country music|country singer Hank Thompson (music)|Hank Thompson heard her sing on an Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City radio show and asked her to record with his band. She dated Elvis Presley, who encouraged her to step away from the country-tinged gospel she had been performing since childhood and try her hand at rock and roll. She developed her own distinctive voice and performed in a variety of styles, from folksy traditional tunes to country twang and high yodels to throaty, suggestive ballads.
She was a prolific singer of songs with wry lyrics such as "Fujiyama Mama," a 1957 cover of a song originated by jump blues singer Annisteen Allen in 1955<ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/annisteen-allen rare mi... read all
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