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March 28, 2019March 28, 2019

ACM@UCO Salutes Music Icon Wanda Jackson, Who, After 60 Years, Recently Announced Her Retirement From Performing

Longtime musician and performer Wanda Jackson poses in a fringe top, standing in front of an American flag, in this undated publicity photo.

The Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma (ACM@UCO) salutes Wanda Jackson — First Lady of Rock, Queen of Rockabilly and lifelong Oklahoma champion — and her powerful and influential career! After 60 years of touring, she recently announced her retirement from performing, saying, "This is not the end, just the beginning of a new chapter."

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