Jack White (AP file)

Former White Stripes guitarist/singer Jack White will play March 15 at historic Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, the venue announced today.

Tickets will go on sale at noon Friday. Prices are set at $38 and $49. There will be a limit of four tickets per person.

For more information, go to www.cainsballroom.com.

White founded The Stripes in Detroit in 1997 with his then-wife, drummer Meg White, and in February 2011, the influential duo announced they had decided to part ways. Jack White has formed several other music …

A version of this column appears in Wednesday’s Life section of The Oklahoman.

BAM’s top 10 albums of 2011
Column: Oklahoma recording artists from across the musical spectrum made beautiful music and reached impressive milestones in the year just past.

For fans of Oklahoma music, it’s hard to imagine a more exciting year than 2011.

Tulsa Sound pioneer Leon Russell finally made it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and then the Songwriters Hall of Fame for good measure, Owasso-based country star Garth Brooks joined Uncle Leon in …

Looking back at 2011, one of the most tragic and sadly unsurprising deaths of the year almost past has to be Amy Winehouse’s passing July 23 of alcohol poisoning.

Amy Winehouse (AP file)

Oklahoma’s own Queen of …

Starting today, I’m rounding off the rest of the year with a look back at some of the memorable Oklahoma music milestones in 2011.

Since we’ve got 13 days left in 2011, I’m cunningly naming this series the “13 Days of Oklahoma Music.” Through next Saturday, Dec. 31, look for a video or two each day from a performer with Oklahoma ties who experienced a major milestone in this year almost gone.

In the first installment, let’s flash back to January, when Oklahoma’s own Queen of Rockabilly Wanda Jackson released …

Oklahoma’s own Queen of Rockabilly Wanda Jackson will perform on “VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul,” airing at 8 tonight on VH1.

Performers also include Anita Baker, Mavis Staples and Ledisi, Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, Boyz II Men, Estelle, Marsha Ambrosius and Travie McCoy.

The headlining divas will be Mary J. Blige, Kelly Clarkson, Florence + the Machine, Jennifer Hudson, Jessie J. and Jill Scott.

Dolly Parton, Queen Latifah, Terrence Howard, Nas, Common and La La Anthony will serve as presenters for the show.

Jackson will join Sharon Jones with The Dap-Kings …

Wanda Jackson (AP file)

Oklahoma’s own Queen of Rockabilly Wanda Jackson has been added to the list of performers for “Vh1 Divas Celebrates Soul,” airing Dec. 19 on VH1.

Newly added performers also include Anita Baker, Mavis Staples and Ledisi, reports CMT.com. Previously announced performers include Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Boyz II Men, Estelle, Marsha Ambrosius and Travie McCoy.

The headlining divas for the show will be Mary J. Blige, Kelly Clarkson, Florence + the Machine, Jennifer Hudson, Jessie J. and Jill Scott.

Dolly Parton, …

Wanda Jackson (AP file)

Oklahoma’s own Queen of Rockabilly Wanda Jackson will be featured tonight on the PBS Arts from Cleveland TV special “Women Who Rock,” airing at 8:30 p.m. on OETA. The OKC PBS station also will rebroadcast the special at 1:30 a.m. Saturday.

Here’s the synopsis:

Women are the 21st century’s top-grossing recording artists. This film tells the story of how we got here, tracing the earliest women musicians from the 1920′s to the mega stars of today.

The TV special has been put together in conjunction with …

Oklahoma City Live Music on wimgo

My excellent colleagues George Lang and Kyle Roberts have launched a new video series for LOOKatOKC called “Got It Covered.” In the third installment, Justin Witte performs a horn-tastic cover of Oklahoma rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson’s hit “Fujiyama Mama”

“Got It Covered” will feature 12 local musicians covering classic songs by Oklahoma artists. The series will last for 12 weeks and will shoot at 7 p.m. each Thursday at Saints, 715 NW 16 in the Plaza District. The pub is sponsoring the series.

Audiences …

In this 2009 file photo, Mayor Mick Cornett reads a proclamation with Wanda Jackson and her husband/manager Wendell Goodman as the mayor proclaims March 24, 2009, " Wanda Jackson Day" in Oklahoma City during a city council meeting. (Photo by Paul B. Southerland, The Oklahoman Archives)

The fun fact that Wanda Jackson once dated Elvis Presley often comes up in biographies and news stories about the Queen of Rockabilly.

As a matter of fact, though, the first lady of rock ‘n’ roll has been Wendell Goodman’s sweetheart for more than …

The Smithsonian Channel will rebroadcast “Wanda Jackson: The Sweet Lady with the Nasty Voice,” a great documentary about the Oklahoma rockabilly legend, at 7 p.m. Saturday, according to NewsOK TV blogger Melissa Hayer.

Here is the film’s description:

The story of the first lady of rockabilly and one of Elvis’s girlfriends – rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Wanda Jackson. As Rolling Stone said: “Jackson was the first to bring a woman’s intuition into the boy’s club of early rock-n-roll.” The film follows the Grammy Award nominee and legendary singer as she …