NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 07: Stonewall Jackson performs during Marty Stuart's 11th annual Late Night Jam at the Ryman Auditorium on June 7, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images) 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.
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