Stonewall Jackson
Stonewall Jackson (November 6, 1932 - December 4, 2021) was an American co… Read Full Bio ↴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 and Tom Dooley as examples.
Jackson was the first to join the Grand Ole Opry before he got a recording contract. He signed to Columbia Records and debuted in 1958 with "Don't Be Angry." The song didn't score in the country music top 40, but it got him recognition.His breakthrough came in the country Top 40 in late 1958, with a song written by a young George Jones, "Life to Go." It peaked at #2 in early 1959 and his follow-up record, "Waterloo," was #1 for 5 weeks and crossed over into the Top 40 Pop charts, where it reached #4. His next #1 came in 1964, with "B.J. The D.J." (about an over-worked country music radio station DJ, who crashes his car in a rainstorm because of bad tires). Jackson was the first to record a live record from the Grand Ole Opry, in 1963 with "Old Showboat." Other classics include "The Carpet On The Floor," "Why I'm Walkin'," "A Wound Time Can't Erase" and "I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water." Jackson also recorded a cover of Lobo's 1971 hit, "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo."
From 1958 to 1971, Jackson had 35 Top 40 Country Hits. Along with Ray Price, Jackson is considered a cornerstone, after Hank Williams and Lefty Frizzell, in the hard-driving honky tonk sound in the late 50's and early 60's.
In 2006, Jackson sued the Grand Ole Opry for $10 million, claiming age discrimination. As a member of the Opry for over fifty years, Jackson believed that management was sidelining him in favor of younger artists. In his court filing, Jackson claimed that Grand Ole Opry general manager, Pete Fisher, stated that he didn't "want any gray hairs on that stage or in the audience, and before I'm done there won't be any." Fisher is also alleged to have told Jackson that he was "too old and too country."
Jackson was the first to join the Grand Ole Opry before he got a recording contract. He signed to Columbia Records and debuted in 1958 with "Don't Be Angry." The song didn't score in the country music top 40, but it got him recognition.His breakthrough came in the country Top 40 in late 1958, with a song written by a young George Jones, "Life to Go." It peaked at #2 in early 1959 and his follow-up record, "Waterloo," was #1 for 5 weeks and crossed over into the Top 40 Pop charts, where it reached #4. His next #1 came in 1964, with "B.J. The D.J." (about an over-worked country music radio station DJ, who crashes his car in a rainstorm because of bad tires). Jackson was the first to record a live record from the Grand Ole Opry, in 1963 with "Old Showboat." Other classics include "The Carpet On The Floor," "Why I'm Walkin'," "A Wound Time Can't Erase" and "I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water." Jackson also recorded a cover of Lobo's 1971 hit, "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo."
From 1958 to 1971, Jackson had 35 Top 40 Country Hits. Along with Ray Price, Jackson is considered a cornerstone, after Hank Williams and Lefty Frizzell, in the hard-driving honky tonk sound in the late 50's and early 60's.
In 2006, Jackson sued the Grand Ole Opry for $10 million, claiming age discrimination. As a member of the Opry for over fifty years, Jackson believed that management was sidelining him in favor of younger artists. In his court filing, Jackson claimed that Grand Ole Opry general manager, Pete Fisher, stated that he didn't "want any gray hairs on that stage or in the audience, and before I'm done there won't be any." Fisher is also alleged to have told Jackson that he was "too old and too country."
More Genres
No Artists Found
More Artists
Load All
No Albums Found
More Albums
Load All
No Tracks Found
Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Search results not found
Song not found
Stonewall Jackson Lyrics
"Never More" Quote the Raven (Never more never more) never more quote the Raven never…
(You're Right) I Need You Real Bad If you think I want to please you if you're…
A Broken Heart A Wedding Band One more kiss before you go there'll be no harming…
A Life to Go I've got a sad sad story friend that I don't…
A Little Guy Called Joe In a war torn land of poverty somewhere across the…
A man without a home I got back in this town today for ten long…
A Mansion on the Hill Tonight down here in the valley I'm lonesome and oh…
A Wound Time Can't Erase Have you found since you turned me down the one…
All Together Now All together now everybody drink (everybody drink) All toget…
Almost Hear The Blues The night wind whispers softly why did you do her…
Angry Words It hurts down deep when angry words are spoken Because of…
B. J. the D. J A story bout a pal of mine who worked down…
Before I Met You I thought I had seen pretty girls in my time…
Better Days for Mama That whiskey and his wild wreckless way put my young…
Big Busy World Reminiscing for a sweet love you can lose on track…
Big House on the Corner You can see the ad in the morning paper this…
BJ the DJ A story bout a pal of mine who worked down…
Black Sheep In a little country village not very far away There lived…
Blue Field In the West Virginia hills there must be ten thousand…
Blues Plus Booze Just last night my love said she was leaving I sat…
Born That Way I don't know why I drink so much can't even…
Can't Hang up the Phone You just called up to say it's over as of…
Cold Cold Heart The crest of the waves break over my head My strength's…
Cold Hard Facts of Life I got back in town a day before I'd planned…
D.J. For A Day That whiskey and his wild wreckless way put my young…
Don Don't be angry at me darling if I fail to…
Don't Touch Me You're gonna break my heart beyond repair But I guess that…
Dont Be Late Don't be angry at me darling if I fail to…
Don’T Be Angry Don't be angry with me darling If I fail to understand All…
Drinking and Driving I won't be home anymore I'll be so far away In…
Everybody But Me Last night I went to a party held my head…
Farther Along Tempted and tried we're oft made to wonder why it…
Gonna Find Me a Bluebird Gonna find me a bluebird let him sing me a…
Greener Pastures You'll be leaving me to look for greener pastures It really…
Grieving in My Heart In my heart the tears are falling in my dreams…
Half As Much If you loved me half as much as I love…
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You Have I told you lately that I love you could…
Help Stamp out Loneliness Help help help stamp out loneliness bring back the happy…
Here's To Hank Once lived a man that was an inspiration to country…
Herman Schwartz I don't believe you, Herman Schwartz You say my baby's stepp…
How Many Lies Can I Tell Oh I've just been downtown I've spread the talk around That…
Hungry for Love How many arms hold the wrong one so tight under…
I Can Oh I've just been downtown I've spread the talk around That…
I Can't Go On Living This Way Well my life seems such a mess and I don't…
I Can't Help It Today I passed you on the street and my heart…
I love you because Have I told you lately that I love you could…
I Miss You Most In The Winter Time Funny how the spring brings back your mem'ry And the summer…
I Need You Real Bad If you think I want to please you if you're…
I Pawned My Past Today Ten dollars for my wedding band that's all the man…
I Started Loving You Again Today I started loving you again I'm right back where…
I Threw Away the Rose Once I lived a life of wine and roses I…
I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water I was born in Macon Georgia they kept my dad…
I Wish I Had A Girl I wish I had a girl someone to love me…
I'll Go Get the Tool Box I sat there with my teardrops showing just the way…
I'm Gonna Find You I'm gonna find you I'm gonna find you I'm gonna…
I'm here to get my baby out of jail I'm not in your town to stay said a lady…
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Hear that lonesome whippoorwill he sounds too blue to fly Th…
I've Got to Change I've got to change and to stop my running round She…
If Heartaches Were Wine If hurt was a tavern then I'd have a home Somewhere…
If Teardrops Were Pennies An acre of diamonds I'd offered to you a solid…
If This House Could Talk If this house could talk oh what a story although…
Igmoo Two four six eight! Who do we appreciate! Igmoo! Igmoo! we l…
Ill Go Get the Tool Box I sat there with my teardrops showing just the way…
It's Not Me It's not me that you speak to when you're talking…
It's Such A Pretty World Today It's such a pretty world today look at the sunshine And…
Jesus Hold My Hand Jesus hold my hand I need the every art Through this…
Jesus Took The Outlaw Out Of Me Jesus took the outlaw out of me praise God He took…
Joy to the World Jerry Miles was a boofrog he was a good friend…
Just out of Reach I'm not in your town to stay said a lady…
Kneel at the cross Kneel at the cross Christ will meet you there oh…
Knoxville Girl I met a little girl in Knoxville a town we…
Leona Leona Leona you tell him you're through you tell him…
Let There is no doubt you've been untrue you're stepping out…
Let's Turn Back The Years Darling let's turn back my years and go back to…
Life of a Poor Boy When I was just a youngster and hardly in my…
Life To Go I've got a sad sad story friend that I don't…
Little Old Wine Drinker I'm praying for the rain in California So the grapes can…
Lives Like Mine I'm sitting here a thinking but wasting my time I know…
Lovesick Blues I got a feelin' called the blues, oh Lord Since my…
Man Has Cried They say that love's a very old word it dated…
Mary Don't You Weep Oh Mary don't you weep for me oh Mary just…
Mary, Don't You Weep Oh Mary don't you weep for me Oh Mary just you…
Me & You & A Dog Named Boo I remember to this day the bright red Georgia clay And…
Misery Known as Heartache Yes I gather up the pieces of my heart dear…
Morals Of A Man She was a good girl from the family well respecting Until…
Mother The Queen Of My Heart I had a home out in Texas out where the…
My Song You've heard songs about the broken hearted couple who have…
Nashville In the year of forty three mama finished feedin' me And…
Never More TheRaven (Never more never more) never more quote the Raven never…
No One Will Ever Know No one will ever know my heart is breaking although…
Nobody but a Fool Come sit by my side little darlin' Come lay your…
Not My Kind of People I called the old crowd over as soon as you…
Nothing Takes the Place of Loving You I've tried everything that I could think of Went out and…
Ode To Cowboy Jack Jack was a lonely cowboy with a heart so brave…
Oh Lonesome Me Everybody's a going out and having fun I'm just a fool…
Old Showboat I blew into Dallas feeling kind-a low Thought I'd make me…
One Day At A Time Funny how the spring brings back your mem'ry And the summer…
One Look at Heaven You were my one look at heaven I was closer…
Only Lonely Me If you hear some footsteps walking close behind you in…
Pins and Needles I know not where on earth to find you I…
Please Help Me I'm Falling Please help me I'm falling in love with you Close the…
Plenty of Everything I've got plenty od everything but you Last night the moon…
Promises & Hearts Were Made To Break I made myself a promise I knew I couldn't keep I…
Push The Panic Button Well Billy Wayne was found this morning passed out in…
Red River Valley From this valley they say you are leavin' oh I'll…
Road To Recovery Tonight there's a fire burning brightly in my chimney Though…
Run A bluebird a wingin' his lonely way south Tryin' to escape…
Save A Little Place For Me Oh Lord I'm just a poor man but I've worked…
Second Choice I'm always second choice I'm never first with you Oh how…
Shackles And Chains On a long lonesome journey I am going oh my…
Ship In The Bottle As I sit at this bar and drink it over…
Smoke Along the Track One day the train was passin' I caught it crawlin'…
Soldier's Last Letter I'm writing this letter to you tonight mom and this…
Somebody's always leaving Mama died when I was born that July daddy took…
Something Got A Hold Of Me At first when I heard of some people who say…
Sorrow's Tearing Down The House I met you and we married we planned our future…
Spirit's Of St. Louis A story 'bout a pal of mine Who worked down near…
Stamp Out Loneliness Help help help stamp out loneliness bring back the happy…
Stateside The Japany's moon is bright tonight and Tokio is full…
Step Aside Angray words were spoken and I left my baby in…
Still Awake It's three a.m. or after and I'm still awake I thought…
Sweetheart of the Town Your secret love has known to everybody in this town No…
Take These Chains From My Heart Take these chains from my heart and set me free You've…
Tears on Her Bridal Bouquet Oh I just return from a wedding a wedding that…
Thankful for Your Love After all I've done you still love me You still show…
The Bare Necessities Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities Fo…
The Best I Have Have I told you lately that I love you could…
The Carpet on the Floor There's a path that is wore in the carpet on…
The Cold Hard Facts Of Life I got back in town a day before I'd planned…
The Difference Between Going And Really Gone By our house runs the highway only forty feet away In…
The Harm You've Done I never dreamed I'd have a cryin' time it seemed…
The Letter Edged In Black I was standing by my window yesterday morning Without a thou…
The Lonesome In Me I go home to a home where love is all…
The Minute Men (Are Turning In Their Graves) (Harlan Howard) They march in lines and carry signs protest…
The Old Country Church There's a place dear to me where I'm longing to…
The Past Is All the Future I See When she left me all she left me was lonely She…
The Sadness In A Song (Oh the sadness in a song) In a crowded honky tonk…
The Water's So Cold The crest of the waves break over my head My strength's…
The Wine Flowed Freely All the days of my youth I remember so well…
There's a Limit In my troubled sleep my hands reach out to touch…
Think I'll Go Somewhere And Cry Myself To Sleep Think I'll go somewhere and cry myself to sleep I just…
This One Gets My Vote I just found out where you go each and every…
This World Holds Nothing I don't like the sunshine I don't see the stars I…
Thoughts Of A Lonely Man Tonight when I get through at work I'll just head…
Today I Started Loving You Again Today I started loving you again I'm right back where…
Touch Me Not You're gonna break my heart beyond repair But I guess that…
Tragic Romance Nestled in the heart of the Tennessee Hills Among the peacef…
Uncle Sam and Big John Bull Oh, they ain't a-gonna fight, they ain't a-gonna fight They …
Wait a Little Longer Please Jesus Here the labor is so hard and the workers they…
Waitin' For Dawn Till Dawn When I was young and foolish and always on the…
Waiting For A Train All around the water tank a waitin' for a train I'm…
Wanderin' Boy's Last Letter I'm writing this letter to you tonight mom and this…
Washed My Hands in Muddy Water I was born in Macon Georgia they kept my dad…
Water Loo [Chorus] {Waterloo, Waterloo Where will you meet your Wate…
Waterloo Waterloo, Waterloo Where will you meet your Waterloo? Every …
We're The Kind Of People I called the old crowd over as soon as you…
Wedding Bells I have the invitation that you sent me You wanted me…
What A Friend We Have In Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus All our sins and…
Where Could I Go But To The Lord Living below in this old sinful world hardly a comfort…
Why I'm Walkin I've got an angel on my mind, that's why I'm…
Wild Wild Wind The sun goes down and the lights turn on to…
Wings of a Dove On the wings of a snow white dove God sends…
Wound Time Can Have you found since you turned me down the one…
You I remember to this day the bright red Georgia clay And…
You Haven't Heard That last time I called you on the phone You said…
You Saw Me Off Month after month I have ridden this so best oh…
You Win Again Today I started loving you again I'm right back where…
Your Cheatin' Heart Your cheatin' heart will make you weep you'll cry and…