Video: Wanda Jackson 'Fujiyama Mama'

It's almost time again for the Americana Music Honors & Awards show... the annual event that takes place each year at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium to honor the very best in Americana music. This year's show is September 9th, and as I've done in the past , I plan on using this space to preview and handicap the awards races to try to pick a winner. Today's Weekend YouTube (new name, same feature) will take a brief look at this year's Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance winner, Wanda Jackson . Jackson was known [...]

Yet another Jack White project planned for 2010. He already is intending a second Dead Weather album and a new White Stripes record, Jack is also going to produce another album from a legend. He produced Loretta Lynn's stunning Van Lear Rose back in 2004, and will now be producing Wanda Jackson's new album. Here is what Jackson had to say about working with White: "They had a super album, but he didn't have her do anything different. She just did her little Loretta Lynn songs. But he told me he's gonna stretch me some, so [...]