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Wanda Jackson
American
Musician
About the author
You know, no one steered people's careers in those days, I don't think, like they do today.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
#People
#Today
#Careers
They're dressing like in the 50's when they come out to the shows, and many of them have vintage cars.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
I didn't realize how many true Rockabilly fans there were here in America.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
#Fans
#America
I'm still learnin'. I pick up something from every performer I watch.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
If something pops in my mind and it's easy, I write it.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
#Mind
As I go back and listen, the other girls weren't singing quite like I was.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
#Singing
#Girls
Getting comments like that from even the young people at the shows who probably aren't singers, the girls who just tell me that I'm an inspiration to them, for one reason or another.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
#People
#Reason
#Girls
#Inspiration
And it wasn't until '84 when I was first asked to come to Sweden and do an album and concert tour.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
#First
I enjoyed listening to it, but I didn't think I could do it.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
#Listening
I have eighteen titles in the German language. I had a number one song in 1965.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
#Language
#Song
#Titles
I have some of the old videos of my performances on it.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
#Old
I learned so much about recording and about singing on records from Ken Nelson.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
#Singing
I really appreciate people like Rosie coming out and saying I've inspired them.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
#People
#Saying
If I needed to record, I'd head to the coast or Nashville, one or the other.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
But, we didn't have all the media that we do today.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
#Today
#Media
Yeah, they let me do whatever I wanted to.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
It seems like the good things that have happened in my career are things that you don't try to plan and push, and make it happen, it just seems to happen.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
#Career
None of the other guys in the band really sang, so that's when I brought Roy Clark in.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
On that show, I did country and some rock, too, whatever record I had out at the time, I'd sing that.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
#Time
#Country
Right, different generations come along, and discover the music, I think.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
#Right
#Music
#Generations
So, it's nice to know that you've inspired someone to do their life's work.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
#Life
#Work
There wasn't so many ISSUES like there are today. It was a simpler time.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
#Time
#Today
Well, I didn't really have a plan. I just wanted a hit.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
You could have a hit in California that no one had heard of in Oklahoma.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
It really is, to see that this kind of music is still so popular.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
#Popular
#Music
I loved Carl Perkins, Jerry lee Lewis... not only were they personal friends.
Wanda Jackson,
American
Musician
#Friends