Wanda Jackson (Associated Press photo)

Here is a list of events happening around Oklahoma today-Sunday (Nov. 20-22, 2009). For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

- Hear Wanda Jackson, Brian Dunning and the Rock & Roll Trio Saturday at the 50th anniversary celebration for 66 Bowl, 3810 NW 39 Expressway. The party goes on from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, 59 cent specials on bowling, shoes, hot dogs, soft drinks. Doors reopen at 7 p.m. for the 8 p.m. concert. Information: 946-3966.

- Take in hands-on art activities, face painting, live performances from the Oklahoma City Philharmonic…

Jack White (Associated Press photo)

Rocker Jack White talked this week to MTV.com about producing a recent recording session for Oklahoma’s own Queen of Rockabilly, Wanda Jackson. He said the sessions have already been completed.

“I just finished recording with Wanda Jackson in Nashville. It was just supposed to be a seven-inch (single), but we did a lot more songs, so maybe it will be something bigger,” White told MTV.com. “There was a lot of good stuff. It’s a wild record.”

Jackson (pictured left), a 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, told…

Wanda Jackson performs in Bricktown earlier this year. (Photo by Jim Beckel/The Oklahoman Archives)

Jack White (Associated Press photo)

Wanda Jackson, the “Queen of Rockabilly” and “First Lady of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” was en route to Nashville, Tenn., on Friday to meet in a recording studio with alternative rock star Jack White.

The Oklahoman’s Entertainment Editor Gene Triplett spoke with Jackson by phone as she was waiting for a flight connection at Denver International Airport. 

Jackson is set to record a new album with White as the producer. They first will record a single for digital release…

Wanda Jackson (Photo by Jim Beckel/The Oklahoman)

“A Conversation With … Wanda Jackson,” an intimate, in-depth interview with the Queen of Rockabilly, will premiere at 9 tonight on OETA.

Hosted by Dick Pryor, “A Conversation With …” features up-close and personal discussions with the state’s history makers.

Jackson, who turns 72 this month, was there at the beginning of rock ‘n’ roll, and she’s still going strong. From the time she was young, Jackson wanted to be a “girl singer.” She regularly sang on a radio show in her hometown of Oklahoma…

Wanda Jackson smiles and waves to crowd during outdoor ceremony Wednesday afternoon honoring the rockabilly legend and Oklahoma City resident with the official naming of a Bricktown alley Wanda Jackson Way. Holding the new sign are Mayor Mick Cornett, right, and Council members Skip Kelly, left, and Pete White. (Photos by Jim Beckel/ The Oklahoman)

Jim Beckel, one of the skilled photographers at The Oklahoman, was on hand Wednesday to cover the dedication of Wanda Jackson Way in Bricktown. As you can see, Jim took several great shots of the event.

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Wanda Jackson holds her copy of the Wanda Jackson Way street sign Wednesday in Bricktown. (Associated Press photo)

A version of this story also appears in Thursday’s The Oklahoman.

After building a 55-year music career spanning three genres, garnering an international fan base and earning a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Wanda Jackson is getting her way in Oklahoma City.

“I think I’ve always had my own way, really. I keep fighting until I get it,” the Queen of Rockabilly said with a laugh said after Wednesday afternoon’s dedication…

Wanda Jackson (Associated Press photo)

“A Conversation With … Wanda Jackson,” an intimate, in-depth interview with the Queen of Rockabilly, will premiere at 9 p.m. Tuesday on OETA, the network announced today.  

Hosted by Dick Pryor, “A Conversation With …” features up-close and personal discussions with the state’s history makers.

Jackson, 71, was there at the beginning of rock ‘n’ roll, and she’s still going strong. From the time she was young, Jackson wanted to be a “girl singer.” She regularly sang on a radio show in her hometown of Oklahoma City while in…

Wanda Jackson (Photo by Jaconna Aguirre/The Oklahoman)

Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett will be joined by city and state leaders to officially dedicate Wanda Jackson Way in Bricktown with a ceremony at 1:30 p.m. today.

The event will be highlighted by a very special live musical performance by the Queen of Rockabilly herself. The event is free and open to the public. Wanda Jackson Way is located north and parallel with East Reno Avenue and extends from South Oklahoma Avenue to South Mickey Mantle Drive.

Oklahoma City Council voted unanimously on July 21 to…

Wanda Jackson (Photo by Jaconna Aguirre/The Oklahoman)

The Queen of Rockabilly will perform live during the dedication of Wanda Jackson Way Sept. 30 in Bricktown, NewsOK is reporting.

The 1:30 p.m. performance and dedication is free to the public.

Wanda Jackson Way will be named to honor the internationally acclaimed musician and longtime Oklahoma City resident. It is north of and parallel to E Reno Avenue and extends from S Oklahoma Avenue to S Mickey Mantle Drive.

Jackson, who toured with and dated Elvis Presley in the 1950s, is widely regarded as the first woman to sing…

Carrie Underwood (Associated Press photo)

The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame today released several additional blocks of reserved seating for its 2009 upcoming concert and induction ceremony, featuring Oklahoma artists Carrie Underwood, Rocky Frisco and Ramona Reed.

Underwood, Frisco and Reed have been named the class of 2009 inductees into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, joining other previously inducted performers and artists including Vince Gill, Toby Keith, Merle Haggard, Wanda Jackson, Hank Thompson, The All-American Rejects and David Gates.

The three will perform at the 13th Annual Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Induction…