The White Stripes announce they’re breaking up
The groundbreaking rock duo The White Stripes announced today they are splitting up and “will make no further new recordings or perform live,” reports the Associated Press.
Jack White and Meg White say there are a “myriad of reasons” for the breakup, but the main reason is to “preserve what is beautiful and special about the band.”
The last recording by the White Stripes was the live album “Under the Great White Northern Lights,” released last year. The duo recently contributed their raucous rendition of Loretta Lynn’s “Rated X” to last year’s compilation “Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn.”
Over the years, Jack White has focused attention on other projects, including the bands the Dead Weather and the Raconteurs, as well as his Nashville, Tenn.-based Third Man Records. He also has produced albums for other artists, including Lynn’s acclaimed 2004 album “Van Lear Rose.”
He produced Oklahoma City rock legend Wanda Jackson’s new album “The Party Ain’t Over.” Last month, Jack White and his Third Man House Band performed with Jackson on “The Late Show With David Letterman” and “Conan” to promote the new album.
To see a photo gallery of The White Stripes, click here to go to Matt Price’s Nerdage blog.
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Best Bets for Jan. 28-30, 2011
Jimmy Eat World
Here is a list of events happening in Oklahoma this weekend. For more options, go to www.wimgo.com:
1. Hear Oklahoma’s own Queen of Rockabilly Wanda Jackson play a free album release show at 8 tonight at the Academy of Contemporary Music at University of Central Oklahoma’s Performance Lab, 323 E Sheridan. The show, which will celebrate the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s new record “The Party Ain’t Over,” also will feature Weatherford band Green Corn Revival. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Information: 974-4700 or www.facebook.com/ACM.UCO.
2. Listen to bluegrass band Cherryholmes jam with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at the Civic Center, 201 N Walker. Information: 842-5387 or www.okcphilharmonic.org.
3. Catch Oklahoma Children’s Theatre perform the nursery rhyme mash-up “Humpty Dumpty” at 11 a.m. today and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Performances continue Wednesday-Feb. 11. Information: 606-7003 or www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org.
4. See professional illusionists perform enchanted moments from favorite Disney films during “Disney Live! presents Mickey’s Magic Show” at 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday at the Oklahoma City Arena, 100 W Reno. Information: (800) 745-3000 or www.theokcarena.com.
5. TULSA — Party with country music stars Jason Aldean, Eric Church and the JaneDear Girls when Aldean’s “My Kinda Party Tour” plays at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the BOK Center, 200 S Denver. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Information: (866) 726-5287 or www.bokcenter.com.
6. Hear Jimmy Eat World with David Bazan & Band at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S Eastern. Doors open at 7 p.m. Information: www.diamondballroom.net. To read Gene Triplett’s interview with Jimmy Eat World singer-guitarist Jim Adkins, click here.
7. Support one of Oklahoma City’s great contemporary art spaces as City Arts Center kicks off Cafe City Arts, its 18th annual celebration, fundraiser and art sale, at 7 tonight at the center, 3000 General Pershing Blvd. at State Fair Park. Café City Arts features artwork by local and regional artists and food from some of the metro area’s best and newest restaurants. Information: www.cityartscenter.org or call 951-0000.
8. Catch the final weekend for the rock musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” with performances at 8 p.m. and midnight tonight and 8 p.m. Saturday at The Boom, 2218 NW 39. Information: www.facebook.com/HedwigOKC.
9. MUSKOGEE — Help the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame pay tribute to the late legendary bluesman D.C. Minner and his musical contributions in Rentiesville, OK, and the rest of the world. The new exhibit “From Black Town to Blues Festivals” will open Saturday at the music hall, 401 S Third. The world premiere of the exhibit will kick off with a grand opening party from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday. Information: www.oklahomamusichalloffame.com or call (918) 687-0800.
10. Catch the latest OKC Improv showcase with performances at 8 and 10 p.m. Saturday at Ghostlight Theatre Club, 3110 N Walker in the Paseo Arts District. The 8 p.m. lineup features OKC Improv All-Stars, Everybody and Their Dog and The Ones Your Mother Warned You About. The performers for the 10 p.m. show will be Magician William Rader, The MiDolls and The Bat. Making their OKC Improv debut, The Bat is a Chicago-based improv form performed in the dark. Information: www.okcimprov.com.
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What to do in Oklahoma on Jan. 28, 2011: Party with Wanda Jackson
Wanda Jackson
Green Corn Revival
Today’s featured event:
Hear Oklahoma’s own Queen of Rockabilly Wanda Jackson play a free album release show at 8 tonight at the Academy of Contemporary Music at University of Central Oklahoma’s Performance Lab, 323 E Sheridan.
The show, which will celebrate the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s new record “The Party Ain’t Over,” also will feature Weatherford band Green Corn Revival. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Information: 974-4700 or www.facebook.com/ACM.UCO.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
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Wednesday Video Spotlight: Wanda Jackson and Jack White on “Conan”
Oklahoma’s own Queen of Rockabilly Wanda Jackson continued her promotional tour for her new album “The Party Ain’t Over” Tuesday night with a performance and interview on “Conan.”
Rocker Jack White produced the album, and he and his Third Man House Band backed her on Conan O’Brien’s show Tuesday night, as well as on “The Late Show with David Letterman” last week. “The Party Ain’t Over” came out Tuesday on Nonesuch Records and White’s Third Man Records.
Rather than playing a song from the new album, Wanda, Jack and the awesome band performed the Maud native’s 1961 classic “Funnel of Love” on “Conan.” She may be 73, but Wanda again showed she’s still “the sweet lady with the nasty voice.”
While I counted myself a Coco fan before, I now positively adore him for the classy way he the First Lady of Rock ‘n’ Roll on his show.
“The Party Ain’t Over” features the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer performing an array of covers from Amy Winehouse and Bob Dylan to Kitty Wells and Jimmie Rodgers. Jackson, White and the band last week performed a rollicking cover of Johnny Kidd and the Pirates’ “Shakin’ All Over” from the album on Letterman.
A longtime Oklahoma City resident, Jackson will perform a free album release show at 8 p.m. Friday at the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma’s Performance Lab, 323 E Sheridan in Bricktown. Doors will open at 7 p.m.
Green Corn Revival, the Weatherford band whose debut album “Say Your a Sinner” made my list of top albums of 2010, will open for and back Jackson during Friday’s ACM@UCO show.
The buzz surrounding the album has put Jackson back in the national and international spotlight. To read more about Jackson and her new album, click here to read The Oklahoman Entertainment Editor Gene Triplett’s excellent interview with her.
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New releases for Jan. 25, 2011: Wanda Jackson’s “Party Ain’t Over,” Miranda Lambert featured on Grammy CD
Wanda Jackson
Oklahoma’s own Queen of Rockabilly Wanda Jackson releases today her hotly anticipated new album “The Party Ain’t Over,” produced by rocker Jack White of The White Stripes. The album comes out on Nonesuch Records and White’s Third Man Records.
The 73-year-old Jackson, who was born in Maud and has long made her home in Oklahoma City, was one of the first women to sing rock ‘n’ roll. The new album features the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer performing an array of covers from Amy Winehouse and Bob Dylan to Kitty Wells and Jimmie Rodgers.
Jackson, White and his Third Man House Band performed a rollicking cover of Johnny Kidd and the Pirates’ “Shakin’ All Over” from the album Thursday night on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” They will perform again tonight on “Conan”; Conan O’Brien’s late-night show starts at 10 p.m. on TBS.
Also, Jackson will perform a free album release show at 8 p.m. Friday at the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma’s Performance Lab, 323 E Sheridan in Bricktown. Doors will open at 7 p.m.
Green Corn Revival, the Weatherford band whose debut album “Say Your a Sinner” made my list of top albums of 2010, will open for and back Jackson during Friday’s ACM@UCO show.
The buzz surrounding the album has put Jackson back in the national and international spotlight. To read more about Jackson and her new album, click here to read The Oklahoman Entertainment Editor Gene Triplett’s excellent interview with her.
Country Music Hall of Famer and fellow Oklahoma native Vince Gill said he was pleased to share the bill with Jackson during a recent Grand Ole Opry show in Nashville.
“The rockabilly queen, man, she’s awesome,” Gill said of Jackson during a recent phone interview with me.
Miranda Lambert
Jackson isn’t Oklahoma’s only fiery female singer in the spotlight these days. The annual Grammy nominees CD also comes out today, and Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert’s “The House That Built Me” is included on the compilation.
The Recording Academy’s Grammy Recordings has partnered with Jive Records to release this year’s compilation, the 17th edition of the best-selling series, which highlights artists and songs nominated for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the album will benefit the MusiCares Foundation and the Grammy Foundation — two charitable organizations established by The Recording Academy.
“The House That Built Me” is nominated for three Grammys, for Lambert for best female country vocal performance and for songwriters Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin in the best country song and the multi-genre song of the year categories. In addition, Lambert is nominated for country album of the year for “Revolution” and country collaboration with vocals for the bluegrassy “Bad Angel,” her joint effort with Dierks Bentley and Jamey Johnson.
The album also includes tracks from Grammy nominees Lady Gaga, Lady Antebellum, Cee Lo Green, Eminem, Katy Perry, Arcade Fire, the “Glee” cast and the late Michael Jackson.
Lambert will be among the performers for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, airing live at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13 fon the CBS Television Network.
Here is a list of other new CDs, DVDs and books, from Amazon.com, VideoETA.com and BarnesandNoble.com:
CDs
Wanda Jackson, “The Party Ain’t Over.”
Various Artists, “2011 Grammy Nominees.”
Iron & Wine, “Kiss Each Other Clean.”
Amos Lee, “Mission Bell.”
Eva Cassidy, “Simply Eva.”
Corinne Bailey Rae, “Love.”
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr., “The Very Best Of The Rat Pack.”
DVDs
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Enter the Void
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
Glee: Season 2, Volume 1
Like Dandelion Dust
MI-5: Volume 8
Nowhere Boy
Open Season 3
Red
Red Hill
Saw: The Final Chapter
Secretariat
Webster: Season 1
Books
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series #5) by Rick Riordan
Wild Man Creek (Virgin River Series #12) by Robyn Carr
Marrying Daisy Bellamy (Lakeshore Chronicles Series #8) by Susan Wiggs
One Thousand Gifts : A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are by Ann Voskamp
Academically Adrift Limited Learning on College Campuses by: Richard Arum, Josipa Roksa
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Wanda Jackson and Jack White to perform on “Conan” tonight
Wanda Jackson and Jack White (Associated Press photo)
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Wanda Jackson releases today her highly anticipated new album “The Party Ain’t Over,” produced by rocker Jack White of The White Stripes.
In honor of the album release, Jackson, White and his Third Man House Band will perform tonight on “Conan.” Conan O’Brien’s late-night show starts at 10 p.m. on TBS.
The 73-year-old Jackson, who was born in Maud and has long made her home in Oklahoma City, was one of the first women to sing rock ‘n’ roll. The new album features the Queen of Rockabilly performing an array of covers from Amy Winehouse and Bob Dylan to Kitty Wells and Jimmie Rodgers.
Jackson, White and his Third Man House Band last week scorched through a fiery cover of Johnny Kidd and the Pirates’ “Shakin’ All Over” from the album on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” The performance left Letterman speechless, and it will be interesting to see if “the sweet lady with the nasty voice” and her cohorts can outdo themselves on TV tonight.
Also, Jackson will perform a free album release show at 8 p.m. Friday at the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma’s Performance Lab, 323 E Sheridan in Bricktown. Doors will open at 7 p.m.
Green Corn Revival, the Weatherford band whose debut album “Say Your a Sinner” made my list of top albums of 2010, will open for and back Jackson during Friday’s ACM@UCO show.
The buzz surrounding the album has put Jackson back in the national and international spotlight. To read more about Jackson and her new album, click here to read The Oklahoman Entertainment Editor Gene Triplett’s excellent interview with her.
“The Party Ain’t Over” is out today on Nonesuch Records and White’s Third Man Records.
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Videos: Wanda Jackson & Jack White and Miss Arkansas Alyse Eady on “Letterman”
A performance by Oklahoma’s own Queen of Rockabilly Wanda Jackson with Jack White and his Third Man House Band was definitely worth staying up late Thursday night to watch “The Late Show with David Letterman.”
Jackson and her cohorts were asked to perform on “The Late Show” in advance of her new album “The Party Ain’t Over,” which White produced. The album is dropping Tuesday on Nonesuch Records and White’s Third Man Records.
Jackson, White and Co. rocked Letterman’s world Thursday night with their smoking cover of Johnny Kidd and the Pirates’ “Shakin’ All Over.” Letterman could barely speak after their rollicking rendition came to and end, exclaiming “Holy crap! Whoa!” and asking them to resume playing to close of the show, which was running a little over.
The band was tight, White scorched his guitar solos and “The Sweet Lady with the Nasty Voice” proved she deserved the title of First Lady of Rock ‘n’ Roll. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, who in the 1960s was the first woman to ever sing rock ‘n’ roll, didn’t sing like a 73-year-old; she performed like a woman who still knows how to rock and knows it. The performance wasn’t perfect – I expect Wanda will look more at ease Tuesday night when she and band are the musical guests on “Conan,” which airs at 10 p.m. on TBS – but you just had to love the spirit and the sound of it. It was old-school rock ‘n’ roll done right.
Remember, Wanda also will be performing next Friday at the ACM@UCO Performance Lab in Bricktown. No, unfortunately, OKC doesn’t get Jack White along with Jackson, but excellent Weatherford band Green Corn Revival back her.
As an added bonus, I got the chance Thursday to finally see Miss Arkansas Alyse Eady perform her crazy-good ventriloquism/singing/yodeling act on “Letterman,” too.
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Wanda Jackson talks about her new Jack White-produced album “The Party Ain’t Over”
Oklahoma’s own Queen of Rockabilly Wanda Jackson recently chatted with The Oklahoman Entertainment Editor Gene Triplett about working with rocker Jack White on her hotly anticipated new album “The Party Ain’t Over.”
The album, which the White Stripes frontman produced, is dropping Tuesday on Nonesuch Records and White’s Third Man Records.
To hear Jackson, 73, tell it, White gently but firmly shoved her out of her comfort zone for the album, which features an array of covers from Amy Winehouse and Bob Dylan to Kitty Wells and Jimmie Rodgers.
“And he began pushin’ me on this,” Jackson told Gene. “Especially one of the first songs we did; I think the second one we actually recorded together was the Amy Winehouse song, ‘You Know I’m No Good,’ which was my first single. But he had to keep pushin’ me and pushin’ me.
“And I mean, I welcome direction, always. And it’s been so long since anybody’s had the courage to actually direct me on singin’ a song,” the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer said. “They think they shouldn’t tell me what to do. But I’m an artist. I want to learn. But I was just getting a bit frustrated because I couldn’t seem to get what he wanted.”
Jackson, White and his Third Man House Band performed a rollicking cover of Johnny Kidd and the Pirates’ “Shakin’ All Over” from the album Thursday night on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” They will perform again Tuesday on “Conan”; Conan O’Brien’s late-night show starts at 10 p.m. on TBS.
Also, Jackson, a Maud native and longtime Oklahoma City resident, will perform a free album release show Jan. 28 at the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma’s Performance Lab, 323 E Sheridan in Bricktown. Green Corn Revival, the Weatherford band whose debut album “Say Your a Sinner” made my list of top albums of 2010, will open for and back Jackson during the Jan. 28 ACM@UCO show.
The buzz surrounding the album has put Jackson back in the national and international spotlight.
“So I’m tellin’ ya, this is big time for an Oklahoma City girl,” she said.
To read more about what Jackson had to say about Jack White and her new album, click here to read Gene’s excellent column.
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Wanda Jackson to perform with Jack White tonight on “Letterman,” Tuesday on “Conan”
Oklahoma City rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson will perform with rocker Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather) tonight on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” The show starts at 10:35 p.m. on CBS.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and White also will be the musical guests Tuesday on “Conan,” which starts at 10 p.m. on TBS.
On Tuesday, Jackson will release her new album “The Party Ain’t Over,” which White produced, on Nonesuch Records and White’s Third Man Records. The Third Man House Band will join Jackson and White for their TV performances, as well as for album release shows tonight and over the weekend in New York and Los Angeles.
Jackson, a Maud native, will perform a free album release show Jan. 28 at the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma’s Performance Lab, 323 E Sheridan in Bricktown.
Green Corn Revival, the Weatherford band whose debut album “Say Your a Sinner” made my list of top albums of 2010, will open for and back Jackson during the Jan. 28 ACM@UCO show.
Look for The Oklahoman Entertainment Editor Gene Triplett’s interview with Jackson Friday on NewsOK and in the Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.
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Video: Wanda Jackson’s cover of Bob Dylan’s “Thunder on the Mountain”
The video for Wanda Jackson and Jack White’s rollicking cover of Bob Dylan’s “Thunder on the Mountain” debuted today on Spinner.com.
“It was filmed in a record plant in Nashville where they were pressing the vinyl copies of my record,” Jackson, 73, tells Spinner.
The Dylan cover is featured on Jackson’s new album, “The Party Ain’t Over,” which White produced. It will be released Jan. 25 on Nonesuch Records and White’s Third Man Records.
Jackson, the Oklahoma City music legend known as the Queen of Rockabilly, said it was White and Dylan’s idea for her to cover the song.
“Jack wanted me to do a Bob song,” Jackson tells Spinner. “They’re longstanding friends and Bob suggested ‘Thunder on the Mountain.’”
But she changed the lyrics of the second verse to pay tribute to her old friend Jerry Lee Lewis. “In Bob’s version, he sings ‘thinking about Alicia Keys,’” she tells Spinner. “‘Jerry Lee’ fit right in there.”
The video for the song features the Third Man House Band, which includes White on lead guitar. White and the band will back Jackson during her performances Thursday on “The Late Show with David Letterman” and Jan. 25 on “Conan” as well as in her CD release shows this weekend in New York and Los Angeles.
Jackson, a Maud native who is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, will kick off the new semester at the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma with a free Jan. 28 show at the school’s Performance Lab, 323 E Sheridan in Bricktown. Green Corn Revival, the Weatherford band whose debut album “Say Your a Sinner” made my list of top albums of 2010, will open for and back Jackson during the ACM@UCO show.
Check out the track listing for “The Party Ain’t Over” after the break, and look for Gene Triplett’s interview with Wanda Friday on NewsOK.com and in The Oklahoman.
