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 vascular dementia.
He was 89.The Opry, the longest-running radio show in history, announced Jackson's death in a news release.Jackson, a guitarist, performed on the Opry beginning in 1956 and was still appearing on the show in 2010.
His real name was Stonewall, after Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson.According to WSMV-TV, the late Porter Wagoner would introduce Stonewall on his show by saying he came to the Opry “with a heart full of love and a sack full of songs.”“Waterloo” was a hit on the country and pop charts in 1959.