Comments on: 100 Greatest Women, #22: Wanda Jackson

By: Gerard

Gerard — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:21:29 +0000

Very surprise to see Wanda at the 22 second place
She should be at the first place for her terrific voice and her unique beauty

By: P a r t r i d g e

P a r t r i d g e — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:49:17 +0000

Wanda was the first female singer I ever became a fan of, when I was about six years old. Haven’t outgrown her yet. I think her country music was good, but it never really caught fire on radio. I still like her goofy singles like “This Gun Don’t Care Who it Shoots” and her country version of “If I Had a Hammer.” She had pretty good yodeling skills, not quite up there with Jean Shepard though. Thar’s a good documentary about Wanda running this month on the Smithsonian Channel, called “The Sweet Lady with the Nasty Voice.” I don’t particularly find her voice to be “nasty” – so that title annoys me, but the special is worth watching.

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:23:44 +0000

She belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; however, the case for her being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame is much weaker. Her country material was good but not great

By: ccf

ccf — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:18:10 +0000

Nice to see Wanda on this list.

By: Erik North

Erik North — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:51:07 +0000

Wanda came along seemingly at the right time, at the dawn of rock and roll with those classic rockabilly records of hers, so she probably will earn a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as well as the Country Music Hall of Fame too. In many ways, she could be considered the “female Elvis” of her heyday.

Recently, she has been getting accolades from another Elvis–namely English rocker (and country music fan) Elvis Costello, so Wanda is undoubtedly getting seen and heard by newer generations as well as her long-standing fans.