{"id":940,"date":"2015-11-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2015\/2015\/11\/24\/updated-wanda-jackson-cancels-dec-5-show-at-cohoes-music-hall\/"},"modified":"2015-11-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T00:00:00","slug":"updated-wanda-jackson-cancels-dec-5-show-at-cohoes-music-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2015\/2015\/11\/24\/updated-wanda-jackson-cancels-dec-5-show-at-cohoes-music-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated: Wanda Jackson Cancels Dec. 5 Show at Cohoes Music Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated \u00a0Nov. 30: Due to a recent knee injury, Wanda Jackson has had to cancel the Dec. 5 appearance at the Cohoes Music Hall<\/a>. All ticket holders will receive a full refund through Brown Paper Tickets. There are no details on the possibility of rescheduling the performance.<\/p>\n

We wish Wanda a speedy recovery and strong return to the stage.<\/p>\n

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The Queen of Rock is making her way to The Cohoes Music Hall on Saturday, Dec. 5.<\/p>\n

A 2009 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Wanda Jackson returns to the Capitol District bringing a long career\u2019s worth of material with her.<\/p>\n

Jackson started playing music at a young age, encouraged by her father to learn guitar during the Second World War, also being exposed to artists like Tex Williams, Spade Cooley and Bob Willis at the same time. After she gained attention for herself through hosting a radio program on KLPR while in high school, her father continued to support her by becoming her road manager in her early career.<\/p>\n

Over the years she has had incredible success, scoring hits early with \u201cFujiyama Mama\u201d and a take on Elvis\u2019 \u201cLet\u2019s Have A Party.\u201d Though primarily a rockabilly singer, Jackson bounced around from that and country music from time to time, and released three gospel records in the 1970s.<\/p>\n

After her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009, Jackson connected with a younger generation of genuine rock and roll musicians and began working with Jack White on an album. That album became known as The Party Ain\u2019t Over<\/em>, released in January 2011, and included covers of Dylan\u2019s \u201cThunder on the Mountain\u201d and the Amy Winehouse\u2019s \u201cYou Know I\u2019m No Good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, after 60 years of touring, Wanda Jackson brings a fruitful career of rock and roll to The Cohoes Music Hall on Saturday, Dec. 5. Local Albany rockabilly band The Lustre Kings<\/a> will open the evening; they’ve joined with \u00a0Jackson on many occasions over\u00a0the past few years. Jackson herself is quoted on the Lustre Kings’ website:<\/p>\n

I have worked with many bands around the world through the years, and none are better than Mark Gamsjager and the Lustre Kings. Their fine showmanship and musical ability make them the greatest in my book. THEY ROCK!!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door and are available through Brown Paper Tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n