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SXSW scene report: Wanda Jackson
What DOESN’T become a legend most? Try a big honkin’ post in front of center stage at your SXSW showcase. That, at least, was the situation that confronted rockabilly legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Wanda Jackson when she arrived at the Beauty Bar/Palm Door (aka the old City Grill) for her set with her band, the Green Corn Revival. Clad in a scarlet blouse and full of moxie, the original Fujiyama Mama and powerhouse behind “Let’s Have A Party” and “Right Or Wrong” persevered on Wednesday night. Peering at fans around the offending chunk of lumber, Jackson deadpanned, “I just LOVE singing to a pole!”
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By Stacy Harris
June 7, 2010 8:34 AM | Link to this
I did not make SXSW so did not see Wanda Jackson’s performance.
I’ve always thought of Ms. Jackson as a dynamite performer, even in her advanced years, so was disappointed to read a review indicating that the buzz was that Wanda’s SWSW performance was hardly up to par.
As I understand it, those who saw the performance were sad rather than angry and that the view was that she is just one of a list of aging performers who just can’t cut the mustard anymore.
Every performer deserves to go out on a high note, so I hope there is a better and more accurate evaluation of Ms. Jackson’s performance than what I’ve read which was, btw, devoid of all specifics.
Stacy Harris Publisher/Executive Editor Stacy’s Music Row Report