If you were to compare the popular music today to that of 1959, it might feel like you were not only going back in time but that you’d stepped foot on another planet. Indeed, forget comparing it to ...

Country singer Stonewall Jackson was a Navy veteran who spent five weeks at #1 on the Billboard country music charts in 1959 with "Waterloo." The song crossed over to the pop charts and hit #4 on the ...

This week in 1959: The Labor Reform Act passed the U.S. Congress, restricting the power of unions to curb racketeering; Civil Rights Commission asked President Dwight Eisenhower for registrars to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country musician Stonewall Jackson, who sang on the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years and had No. 1 hits with "Waterloo" and others, died Saturday after a long battle with ...

Stonewall Jackson — the Grand Ole Opry's most senior member — has died. Jackson notched hit songs in three different decades and was a familiar face at the Opry for over 50 years. "Waterloo" and "B.J.

Jackson was known for his classic country singles that charted on the Hot Country Songs chart, including the country No. 1s "Waterloo" (1959) and "B.J. the D.J." (1963), as well as songs like "Life to ...