Wanda Jackson's performance of "Like a Baby," off her new album, The Party Ain't Over, has been named Song of the Day by NPR. "Half a century ago, 'Like a Baby' was sung by a man whom Jackson dated briefly, who went by the name Elvis Presley," says NPR. "But for all the history wrapped up in the song, it's also a testament to a man who's done right by Jackson: The White Stripes' Jack White, who crafted a dynamically down-and-dirty rockabilly sound for Jackson's fine new comeback album, The Party Ain't Over." Spinner has named Jackson one of the 25 Women Who Rock Right Now.
Wanda Jackson's performance of Jesse Stone's "Like a Baby," off her Jack White-produced Third Man / Nonesuch Records debut album, The Party Ain't Over, has been named Song of the Day by NPR. On the record, Jackson sings the song "with the same kind of tough-girl grit that made her a star in the '50s and '60s," writes NPR's Marc Silver, "when she famously found herself falling down, down, down into a 'Funnel of Love.'" (Coincidentally, Jackson and White's performance of the latter tune on Conan was rebroadcast last night and can be seen here.)
"Half a century ago, 'Like a Baby' was sung by a man whom Jackson dated briefly, who went by the name Elvis Presley," Silver explains. "But for all the history wrapped up in the song, it's also a testament to a man who's done right by Jackson: The White Stripes' Jack White, who crafted a dynamically down-and-dirty rockabilly sound for Jackson's fine new comeback album, The Party Ain't Over."
Read more and listen to the "Like a Baby," NPR's Song of the Day, at npr.org.
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Jackson has been named one of the 25 Women Who Rock Right Now by Spinner, coming in at No. 2.
"The only woman on this list who's already in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Wanda Jackson was one of the first female rockabilly artists in the '50s and '60s—a bona fide pioneer of rock 'n' roll with a raw, growling delivery and shaking hips," writes Spinner's Shelley White. "Thanks to the support of ardent fan Jack White, she's got a new album called The Party Ain't Over, and she's bringing her legendary rock show to a new generation."
Read more and see the complete list at spinner.com.
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The Sweet Lady with the Nasty Voice, a documentary that looks at Jackson's groundbreaking career, aired this morning on the Sundance Channel and will be rebroadcast at 9:30 PM Wednesday, March 30, and again 12:30 AM on Thursday, March 31. For more information, visit smithsonianchannel.com.
Following last night's performance at Headliners Music Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, Jackson's US tour with support from the Dex Romweber Duo continues this weekend with stops at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater Bloomington, Indiana; Southgate House in Newport, Kentucky; and Blueberry Hill in St. Louis, Missouri. For more information on these and other upcoming performances, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
To pick up a copy of The Party Ain't Over on vinyl and CD, with high-quality, 320 kbps MP3s of the complete album included at checkout, head to the Nonesuch Store now.
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