Cordell jackson

A pioneering record-label owner and engineer, she played guitar in a raw and unapologetically abrasive way. “Whatever song it was,” she said, “I always creamed it.”

The Memphis native shot some of the most influential musicians of the past 30 years—including Jay Reatard, Three 6 Mafia, and Sonic Youth—often in his home.

Cordell Jackson

Born in 1923, Cordell Jackson, "Guitar Granny,'' started performing in the 1930s with her father's band, the Pontiac Ridge Runners. Hagstrom UK Corvette 1923 - 2004

Cordell Jackson - Wikipedia

Cordell Jackson (July 15, 1923 October 14, 2004) was an American guitarist thought to be the first woman to produce, engineer, arrange and promote music on her own rock and roll music label. She was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, on July 15, 1923, and died in Memphis, Tennessee, on October 14, 200

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 intro

Dust-to-Digital on Instagram: “‪Remembering Cordell Jackson, born in Mississippi in 1923. At age 20, she moved to Memphis, where she recorded demos for Sam Phillips. In…”