WANDA JACKSON The Party Ain't Over (2011 Australian 11-track CD
album, Third Man and Nonesuch Records release the new album from
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Wanda Jackson. The Party Ain't Over,
produced by her friend Jack White. With a remarkable career that
began in 1955, Jackson, credited with being the first woman to ever
record a rock and roll song, 'Let's Have a Party'; leading her to now
be known around the globe as 'The Queen Of Rock' and 'The First
Lady of Rockabilly,'. The Party Ain't Over was recorded in Nashville at
White's studio, where he brought together a formidable band,
including himself, Jack Lawrence (The Dead Weather/Raconteurs),
Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket), Patrick Keeler (Raconteurs),
Ashley Monroe, Jackson Smith, and Karen Elson, to name a few, and
hand picked the songs-11 tracks dating in origin from the early 1900s
to 2007. The result: a retro modern collection of music that showcases
Wanda, now in her seventh decade and sounding as wickedly
charismatic as ever. From the album opener, the classic Johnny Kidd
and the Pirates hit 'Shakin All Over' to the final track from Jimmie
Rodgers' notable blues series, 'Blue Yodle #6'; Wanda's soulful,
ripping voice barrels through from song to song, moving effortlessly
from rockabilly, rock and roll, country and gospel-leaving a vibrant,
distinctive stamp on a release that embraces the past just as much as
it embraces the future)
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