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RSU TV to feature 'Queen of Rockabilly' Wanda Jackson

By JENNIFER CHANCELLOR Scene Writer on Apr 14, 2011, at 4:13 PM  Updated on 4/14 at 4:13 PM



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Wanda Jackson (left) will appear on RSU Public Television's "Green Country Perspectives with Sam Jones" on Friday. Courtesy


Oklahoma native and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Wanda Jackson will be a guest on RSU Public Television’s “Green Country Perspectives with Sam Jones” at 9 p.m. Friday.

Jackson — “The Queen of Rockabilly” and a singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist — was one of the first popular female rockabilly singers and a pioneer rock ’n’ roller.

Jackson will discuss her life, music and the personalities she worked with during her career, including Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and more.

“Green Country Perspectives with Sam Jones” is a weekly series designed to promote public affairs, cultural understanding and the arts, hosted by veteran Tulsa news anchor Sam Jones.

Rogers State University Public Television broadcasts on digital channel 35.1 and 35.2, Tulsa and Claremore cable channel 19, cable channel 4 in Bartlesville and satellite channel 35 across northeastern Oklahoma.
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