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Wanda Jackson @ 9:30 Club

Posted on February 28, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 26th, 2011: Wanda Jackson, the self-proclaimed First Lady of Rockabilly and America's first female Rock and Roll singer, performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Jackson, 73, is enjoying a career resurgence thanks to her latest album, The Party Ain't Over, which was produced by Jack White. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post)

I can’t say I’ve ever shot an artist that has already been inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame, but that changed Friday when I had the chance to shoot Wanda Jackson, the 73-year-old “Queen of Rock N Roll.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 26th, 2011: Wanda Jackson, the self-proclaimed First Lady of Rockabilly and America's first female Rock and Roll singer, performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Jackson, 73, is enjoying a career resurgence thanks to her latest album, The Party Ain't Over, which was produced by Jack White. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 26th, 2011: Wanda Jackson, the self-proclaimed First Lady of Rockabilly and America's first female Rock and Roll singer, performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Jackson, 73, is enjoying a career resurgence thanks to her latest album, The Party Ain't Over, which was produced by Jack White. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post)

Jackson is enjoying a resurgence in popularity due to her 2010 album “The Party Ain’t Over,” which was produced by Jack White.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 26th, 2011: Wanda Jackson, the self-proclaimed First Lady of Rockabilly and America's first female Rock and Roll singer, performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Jackson, 73, is enjoying a career resurgence thanks to her latest album, The Party Ain't Over, which was produced by Jack White. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post)

As for the show, Jackson was very talkative throughout, detailing her former romance with Elvis Presley and continually thanking the audience for coming. her set ran the gamut of her career, from her 50’s heyday to some recent cuts as well as a few Elvis covers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 26th, 2011: Wanda Jackson, the self-proclaimed First Lady of Rockabilly and America's first female Rock and Roll singer, performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Jackson, 73, is enjoying a career resurgence thanks to her latest album, The Party Ain't Over, which was produced by Jack White. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 26th, 2011: Wanda Jackson, the self-proclaimed First Lady of Rockabilly and America's first female Rock and Roll singer, performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Jackson, 73, is enjoying a career resurgence thanks to her latest album, The Party Ain't Over, which was produced by Jack White. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post)

There was no pit for this show but there were also no photo restrictions, so I was free and clear to keep shooting after the 3rd song. Since I was going to be shooting in the same spot for the entire show, I only brought two lenses with me, my 24-70/2.8 and 70-200/2.8.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 26th, 2011: Wanda Jackson, the self-proclaimed First Lady of Rockabilly and America's first female Rock and Roll singer, performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Jackson, 73, is enjoying a career resurgence thanks to her latest album, The Party Ain't Over, which was produced by Jack White. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 26th, 2011: Wanda Jackson, the self-proclaimed First Lady of Rockabilly and America's first female Rock and Roll singer, performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Jackson, 73, is enjoying a career resurgence thanks to her latest album, The Party Ain't Over, which was produced by Jack White. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post)

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Wanda Jackson @ 9:30 Club – Images by Kyle Gustafson

Kyle Gustafson is a freelance photographer based in Washington, D.C. His work appears weekly in The Washington Post. Complex Magazine named him one of the 50 Greatest Concert Photographers Right Now.

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