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You May Be Cool but You’ll never be Cordell Jackson "the Rockin’ Granny" Cool

Somewhere in between Willie Nelson and Jimi Hendrix was Cordell Jackson, an American musician thought to be the first woman to produce, engineer, arrange and promote music on her own rock and roll music label. She was making music reminiscent of the Velvet Underground before the world was even intro

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Dan Ball’s Unseen, Intimate Photographs of Memphis's Music Scene

The Memphis native shot some of the most influential musicians of the past 30 years—including Jay Reatard, Three 6 Mafia, and Sonic Youth—often in his home.

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Cordell Jackson - Wikipedia

Cordell Jackson - Wikipedia

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Cordell Jackson - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

Cordell Jackson (July 15, 1923 October 14, 2004) was an American guitarist thought to be the first woman to produce, engineer, arrange and promote music on her own rock and roll music label. She was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, on July 15, 1923, and died in Memphis, Tennessee, on October 14, 200

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Overlooked No More: Cordell Jackson, Elder Stateswoman of Rock ’n’ Roll - The New York Times

Overlooked No More: Cordell Jackson, Elder Stateswoman of Rock ’n’ Roll (Published 2024)

A pioneering record-label owner and engineer, she played guitar in a raw and unapologetically abrasive way. “Whatever song it was,” she said, “I always creamed it.”

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Dust-to-Digital on Instagram: “‪Remembering Cordell Jackson, born in Mississippi in 1923. At age 20, she moved to Memphis, where she recorded demos for Sam Phillips. In…”

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Cordell Jackson

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Cordell Jackson & Poison Ivy

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“Some of the most vicious, nasty rock ’n’ roll guitar I’ve ever heard in my life”: That time forgotten rockabilly guitar hero Cordell Jackson dueled with Brian Setzer – in a Budweiser commercial

The ad was a rare moment in the spotlight for Jackson, a trailblazing Mississippi native who amused audiences with her grandmotherly appearance before leaving them slack-jawed with her raw, overdriven playing

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Joe Cocker (1970). Photo: Michael Ochs Archives.

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You May Be Cool but You’ll never be Cordell Jackson "the Rockin’ Granny" Cool

Somewhere in between Willie Nelson and Jimi Hendrix was Cordell Jackson, an American musician thought to be the first woman to produce, engineer, arrange and promote music on her own rock and roll music label. She was making music reminiscent of the Velvet Underground before the world was even intro

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