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Oh. My. Lord. Check the new Wanda Jackson tunes. Now.
Published: 1/26/2010 2:48 PM
Last Modified: 1/26/2010 4:20 PM

Wanda Jackson, rock pioneer, answers questions from the media and signs autographs for fans in the Grand Lobby of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Catoosa, on Jan. 15. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World file

As of this morning, two new Jack White-produced tunes by the First Lady of Rock, Wanda Jackson, are now available via iTunes.

Download them. Now. Jackson does versions of Amy Winehouse's "You Know I'm No Good," and the Johnny Kidd & the Pirates tune "Shakin' All Over."

The 72-year-old sounds youthful, sultry ... and deadly cunning. It's oh-so-sexy.

Jackson's career spans rock 'n' roll, rockabilly, country and gospel. She's shared stages with some of the biggest names in modern music history, from Elvis Presley to Elvis Costello.

“Even after all these decades, I’m finding that I’m still doing things that I’ve never done before,” said Jackson in a recent interview with the Tulsa World. “But when Jack White asks me to do something, I’ll bend over backwards to do it.”

And boy, has she.

The songs also will be part of a two-sided, 7-inch vinyl release. They were released today via iTunes.

“Jack’s just super terrific,” said Jackson. She said White’s not at all intimated by working with someone who’s been in the business for over half a century.

“I didn’t think I’d like the Amy Winehouse song at all,” admitted Jackson of the 2006, jazzy R&B- and hip-hop influenced tune. “But once I started singing, it all changed. It is a powerful, sweet song."

PLUS! Read the recent Tulsa World interview with Jackson, when she donated memorabilia to the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel in Tulsa,

here.

PLUS! Download the songs from iTunes,

here.

PLUS! Listen to a sample of "You Know I'm No Good," streaming from White's Third Man Records website,

here.

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