CORDELL JACKSON 12/8/95

[@thegirl4genius797]

Cordell was more than just my Granny. Some might not believe, but she helped me put emotion more into every chord. Miss her every day. And, yes, she had an entire room of dresses.

[@carlawilliams5132]

She was your grandmother? Are you a musician I’m sorry I’m being too personal

[@chadlefeber347]

Lucky, lucky you!

[@thegirl4genius797]

@@carlawilliams5132 Yes. My dad is also. He was her drummer, and son. She was an amazing woman.

[@SarahCampeau]

Cool

[@MBRollo-gg7vk]

@@thegirl4genius797 your grandma was awesome…I’d heard the name before, but never actually listened to her until today and it might be the coolest thing I’ve ever seen.

[@ms.booklover2676]

I love the contrast I see: on the one hand, her bouffant, nice jewelry, and country music dress leads me in one direction, and her performance leads me to another. Sweet.

[@lwiggins2919]

Never heard of her until today 20/19/22. What a wonderful talent and gift

[@grimgoblinjack]

21:15 Cordell is a great singer too! "Somewhere in between Willie Nelson and Jimi Hendrix was Cordell Jackson, an American musician thought to be the first woman to produce, engineer, arrange and promote music on her own rock and roll music label. She was making music reminiscent of the Velvet Underground before the world was even introduced to rock & roll. The Mississippi-born, ballgown-wearing guitarist played with more energy than any Indie band worth their salt today, and during live performances, Cordell would strum on her guitar so fast that she would often break her guitar picks by the end of the song. At the height of her career, she appeared on David Letterman and MTV news and became known as “rock-and-roll granny”. Jackson started playing the guitar at the age of 12 in a bible belt town where “girls didn’t play guitar”. She began writing her own songs in her 20s after moving to Memphis, the capital of rock & roll. “They didn’t have a name for “rock & roll then”, Cordell later told MTV news in 1989. “I just always played it fast” ( From Nessy Messy) ~ Laurie ~

[@goiaMB8517]

Yeah, what a nice voice, and use of it. It reminds me, slightly, of Janis Joplin. There are probably singers more reminiscent of her, but Janis is the closest I'll get. It sounds awesome. What an inspiration. A lot of joy in her music and her performance (and presence). I really do like her ^_^

[@lilRadRidinHood]

Mainly because they both had the noticable accent of the ladies in the Southern United States

[@chrishobson7535]

Why did it take me 20 years to hear this lady... i want more

[@fernandobocadillos]

Never heard of her until today. Please, somebody bring me back my jaw. This is fucking awesome!!!

[@mfb3042]

In case you never heard her single I'm Home Again (In The Memories of My Mind): kzbin.info/www/bejne/en3EnYCXo6x0rLs

[@dwrbrtsn]

She's gotta be the coolest granny I've ever seen.

[@tarahgutzmer2544]

Wow. Incredible rocking granny. U can see her passion. Beautiful woman.

[@markbrooks4471]

This woman is amazing, the essence of the Cramps sound right here. Ivy was obviously listening closely.

[@hugoblack4133]

I was at this show with Nancy Apple (Cadillac Cowgirl) and some other bandmates. Probably less than 50 people in the entire place. We sat on the "front row" (actually a long banquet table with folding chairs) and I watched the opening band sitting beside Cordell in her pink dress. We had a blast. And she was an amazing flirt. So funny!

[@lilRadRidinHood]

Eight years ago this was posted. It's amazing for a lady who is in her advanced years but only has 53(54) comments. There's guitarists today who can bend notes like crazy, and use expensive equipment to produce distortion, but she's on the verge of breaking notes and distorts "new" riffs that are commonplace today.

[@Bryan-t7i6g]

WOW.. Just WOW.. ....amazing

[@DeliciousDeBlair]

JUST GOES TO SHOW... ARE NEVER TOO OLD TO ROCK-N-ROLL!!! (~_^)-b

[@lkbwheewhee53]

I needed this message!

[@SatinCamaro]

Ty Miss Jackson! Rock on in peace!

[@darrylmitchell5639]

She was badass to the end.❤️

[@startover125]

It’s October 23, 2023,,, I had never heard of her until today, shame on me😢

[@BellyLaugher]

me neither🤗, but today is October 6th➡so I'm figuring you probably discovered her 4 days before me, eh (17 after me)?

[@sheilasmall8831]

Just seeing her for first time! Wow!❤

[@stanleysanders3977]

I can tell by her use of the fingerboard and pickin hand, she has played, and played a lot! But....SOMEBODY tune that Axx!!

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

It’s not that good an instrument and it’s not helped by then fact she hit those strings hard! 😂

[@TheNeonRabbit]

She didn't just invent Rock she invented punk rock

[@jonhoughton1435]

I’d love to know what band preceded her that she mentioned.

[@stephenwilliams1854]

Miss Jackson sure do kick arse

[@TheRockerxx69]

WE DOGGONE NEED THOSE KINDA ROCKIN LASSES FEK

[@rapidotlussoguitar]

Just magical 😅 🔥❤️

[@craigharrison1274]

She's awesome!

[@olympia]

LOVE

[@deadlyoneable]

Let’s be honest….she plays the same thing every time. BUT, yes I do admire what she did at that age and how she just had fun with it. Def the coolest grandma of all time.

[@RBunks92]

I'm speechless, and it's not a good kind of speechless...

[@gabrielgabom]

Very good!!!

[@jeffburton2282]

Ground Breaking Artist 🤯

[@robinharvey6636]

Excellent 👍👍

[@vocowaogakka]

GRATE TONE !!!

[@reddiver7293]

Well done.

[@shaunsanders9673]

Move over Link Wray.

[@Steel-Fist13]

No generation gap here.

[@godzilla1806]

Oma!You Rock!

[@Gollas4k]

jawoll!

[@devilshark6694]

Great on paper but Not as good as I wanted her to be

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

I admire her as an independent producer, writer and guitarist in a time when very few people were playing that sort of music And as a woman she would when faced EXTRAORDINARY barriers to overcome in the male-dominated industry But…-and it pains me to say this…she’s just not that good! She’s got a couple of licks she plays over and over, but she’s out of time a lot of the time. It’s a jerky performance There’s footage of her playing on Letterman with his band; to their credit they’re all virtuoso musicians but they are watching her like a hawk as she chops and changes and slips in and out of time And her guitar always seems out of tune

[@joealanouf]

badly in need of a backing band.

[@SarahCampeau]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZO1h4OPibpqjtE

[@kathysahagian7478]

No she is the act.

[@katimartinezmartos8021]

​@@kathysahagian7478Si, tocaya mía!!

[@istvanhutter5109]

I don't want to hurt her, but her music is boring.

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

I admire her as an independent producer, writer and guitarist in a time when very few people were playing that sort of music And as a woman she would when faced EXTRAORDINARY barriers to overcome in the male-dominated industry But…-and it pains me to say this…she’s just not that good! She’s got a couple of licks she plays over and over, but she’s out of time a lot of the time. It’s a jerky performance There’s footage of her playing on Letterman with his band; to their credit they’re all virtuoso musicians but they are watching her like a hawk as she chops and changes and slips in and out of time And her guitar always seems out of tune

[@user-rr3sh3yn6v]

Over rated

[@lauraagigian8653]

Don’t forget that she literally invented this style of music before rock ‘n’ roll even existed. She wasn’t allowed on a major label because she was a woman so she created her own, produced her own albums. She was a pioneer, unrecognized by the general public. All of the “better“ artists that came after her took after her. She is 100% UNDERrated.

[@lauraagigian8653]

(Of course there were many black musicians doing similar things that came before her, who obviously inspired her. I am referring to the world of white rock ‘n’ roll.)

[@damienf.7543]

I do hope you see the light

[@user-rr3sh3yn6v]

@@damienf.7543 I don't plan to listen to her ever again. Bad playing. No groove

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

I admire her as an independent producer, writer and guitarist in a time when very few people were playing that sort of music And as a woman she would when faced EXTRAORDINARY barriers to overcome in the male-dominated industry But…-and it pains me to say this…she’s just not that good! She’s got a couple of licks she plays over and over, but she’s out of time a lot of the time. It’s a jerky performance There’s footage of her playing on Letterman with his band; to their credit they’re all virtuoso musicians but they are watching her like a hawk as she chops and changes and slips in and out of time And her guitar always seems out of tune