The guitarist began performing on the Opry in 1956 and continued to do so until 2010.
Stonewall Jackson, a country singer who sang on the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years and had No. 1 hits with "Waterloo" and other songs, died on Saturday at the age of 84 after a long battle with vascular dementia. He was 89 years old at the time.
Jackson's death was announced in a news release by The Opry, the world's longest-running radio show.
Jackson, a guitarist, began performing on the Opry in 1956 and continued to do so until 2010. Stonewall was his real name, and he was named after Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
According to WSMV-TV, Stonewall was introduced on his show by Porter Wagoner, who said he came to the Opry "with a heart full of love and a sack full of songs."
In 1959, the song "Waterloo" was a hit on both the country and pop charts. "Don't Be Angry," "B.J. the D.J.," "Why I'm Walkin'," "A Wound Time Can't Erase," and "I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water" were among his other 1960s hits.
He recorded his cover of Lobo's "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" in 1971.
Jackson charted 44 singles on the Billboard country chart during his career.
He settled a federal age discrimination lawsuit against the Opry in 2008, at the age of 75. He claimed that beginning in 1998, Opry officials reduced his appearances, and he sought $10 million in compensatory and punitive damages. The terms of the agreement were not made public.
Jackson grew up on a farm in south Georgia after being born in eastern North Carolina.
Ernest Tubb, a country legend, was Jackson's early mentor, who bought him his first stage clothes and hired him as his opening act. According to the Grand Ole Opry website, he received the Ernest Tubb Memorial Award in 1997 for his contributions to country music.
"From the Bottom Up," his autobiography, was published privately in 1991.
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