Stonewall Jackson
Sign in to saveAmerican country singer-songwriter
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1824
- Died
- 1863
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
- Stonewall Jackson's book of maxims
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- Listeners
- 80,819
- Total plays
- 506,566
Tags
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Stonewall Jackson (November 6, 1932 - December 4, 2021) was an American country singer and musician who achieved his greatest fame during country's golden honky tonk era in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was named after the famous general, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, who was an ancestor.His most popular song was "Waterloo" in 1959. The song is a haunting and catchy tune that states that "Everybody has to meet his Waterloo," meaning their fate or comeuppance. The song cites Adam, Napoleon an
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Jackson
- Named after
- Stonewall Jackson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Tabor City
- Place of death
- Nashville
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- country music
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Image
- Stonewall Jackson (1966).png
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1932-11-06
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
- date of death
- 2021-12-04
- Commons category
- Stonewall Jackson (musician)
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