- Wanda Trivia: She was born on October 20, 1937 in Maud, Oklahoma.
- Wanda Trivia: Her father Tom was a former country singer who had to quit music because of the Great Depression.
- Wanda Trivia: She won a local talent show contest in 1952 and got her own local radio show which she hosted while attending high school.
- Wanda Trivia: "Fujiyama Mama" was a huge smash in Japan where it remained at #1 on the radio charts for six weeks..
- Wanda Trivia: In the 60s she had a #1 hit in Germany with "Santo Domingo," which she sang entirely in German!
- Wanda Trivia: “Let’s Have a Party” became her first Top 40 hit, reaching Number 37.
- Wanda Trivia: She has been inducted into the Oklahoma Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, and the German Country Music Hall of Fame.
- Wanda Trivia: In the 1950s, she was one of the first women to record rock ‘n’ roll.
- Wanda Trivia: She married IBM programmer Wendell Goodman in 1961 and has two children.
- Wanda Trivia: Early in her career, Elvis Presley encouraged Wanda to switch from pure country music by adopting a more rockabilly style.
- Wanda Trivia: Her nicknames are “The Queen of Rockabilly.” and "The First Lady of Rockabilly".
