Stonewall Jackson was one of the most popular country stars
of the early '60s, scoring a string of Top Ten country hits
and becoming a fixture at the Grand Ole Opry with a
pleading voice that seemed to reflect his hard, often
abusive upbringing on a south Georgia dirt farm. He was
named after the Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall"
Jackson, to whom he was related according to family legend.
When he was ten he traded his bike for a guitar and began
making up songs. Some of his later hits, such as "Don't Be
Angry," were written very early in his creative life.
Jackson began singing professionally in the mid-'50s,
moving to Nashville in 1956. Within a few days of his
arrival he delivered an unsolicited demonstration recording
to the offices of the Acuff-Rose publi More...
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