The guitarist performed on the Opry beginning in 1956 and was still appearing on the show in 2010.
"Waterloo" was a hit on the country and pop charts in 1959. His other hits, mostly in the 1960s, included"Don't Be Angry,""B.J. the D.J,""Why I'm Walkin',""A Wound Time Can't Erase" and"I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water."Over the course of his career, Jackson landed 44 singles on the Billboard country chart..
He claimed Opry officials had cut back his appearances starting in 1998, and sought $10 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.Jackson's mentor in his early career was country legend Ernest Tubb, who bought him his first stage clothes and hired him as his opening act.
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