Post by Babyboomer on Apr 8, 2007 11:27:23 GMT -5
“I don't want any gray hairs on that stage or in the audience, and before I'm done there won't be any”.
Jackson has been a member of the show since 1956. He had a string of hits in the 1950s and 1960s, including the No. 1 songs 'Waterloo' and 'B.J. the D.J.'
Jackson claims his appearances on the show declined after Fisher was hired in 1998. Jackson said he approached Fisher on several occasions and was told, 'I don't want any gray hairs on that stage or in the audience, and before I'm done there won't be any,' and, 'You're too old and too country.'
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Jackson has been a member of the show since 1956. He had a string of hits in the 1950s and 1960s, including the No. 1 songs 'Waterloo' and 'B.J. the D.J.'
Jackson claims his appearances on the show declined after Fisher was hired in 1998. Jackson said he approached Fisher on several occasions and was told, 'I don't want any gray hairs on that stage or in the audience, and before I'm done there won't be any,' and, 'You're too old and too country.'
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