r/50sMusic

As reported originally and most comprehensively The Mobile Register on Sunday, February 13th, 1994 and by The Mississippi Press on May 13th, 1994.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda\_Jackson?wprov=sfti1#Early\_life:

“Jackson was the only child of Tom and Nellie Jackson in Maud, Oklahoma.[3] Her father worked multiple jobs, including a gas station attendant and delivery truck driver. He also played music in a local band alongside his brother.[4] Because of limited opportunities in Maud, the family moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1941.[1][5] Jackson often sang alongside her parents at home. Nellie Jackson often had Jackson sing while she was out of sight, to ensure her daughter was accounted for.[6] In Los Angeles, Jackson was introduced to western swing music.[7] She enjoyed hearing music by popular western acts like Bob Wills and Rose Maddox.[8] When she was six years old, her father introduced Jackson to the guitar. She also took guitar lessons and was soon skillful enough to play it alongside her father.
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As a teenager, Jackson attended Capitol Hill High School in Oklahoma City[13] and continued her radio show.[14] She also dated fellow student Leonard Sipes, who would later go by the name Tommy Collins.[15] In 1952, Jackson was heard on the air by country singer and local resident, Hank Thompson.[1] The singer invited Jackson to perform with him at the Trianon Ballroom in Oklahoma City. On Thompson's show, Jackson sang "Blue Yodel No. 6" backed by his band, the Brazos Valley Boys. The performance led to a regular gig singing alongside Merl Lindsay's country band.[16] Jackson was always performing, and at times neglected her social life. "[Wanda] never had time for dates, nothing like that. Just that guitar – that's all she thought about," a high school friend recalled.[7]

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Hi 👋🙂 I'm a younger fan of the late legendary singer 👑 Connie Francis who died on July 16th 2025 and I'm wondering if there are fans out there still who have been apart of her career for decades and have filmed concerts they attended in person or have them from other fans because I know her fan club president Michael Giambra filmed her concerts in Pennsylvania, NJ and other states as well. He made copies and gave them to fans probably in the 2010s because she stopped performing in 2010 and I am hoping that there still is older fans out there who are huge collectors like I am and have amazing things not available anywhere.

I'm assuming many people back then were already in their 60s at that point which is why I'm asking my very kind but bold question. A lot of very known big collectors have died in the last 5 years. Maybe other people out there could ask their relatives or would know about their parents or grandparents having these things because I'm looking for concerts, rare performances, rare songs and unique things for my collection. I'll be very grateful if you are out there and willing to reach out to me. This site is very cool and I appreciate you guys having everyone free to ask bold important questions on here to get to the bottom of things. Thank you very much ❤️😊