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  2. Jackie Wilson - Wikipedia

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    Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984), also known as Jackie Wilson, was an American singer who was a prominent figure in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. Nicknamed "Mr. Excitement", he was considered a master showman and one of the most dynamic singers and performers in soul, R&B, and rock and roll history.

  3. Billy Ward and his Dominoes - Wikipedia

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    Ward is remembered as a petty tyrant who levied fines against group members for infractions, including arriving late for rehearsals and wearing un-shined shoes on stage. Jackie Wilson recalled, [8] "Billy Ward was not an easy man to work for. He played piano and organ, could arrange, and he was a fine director and coach.

  4. List of 1960s musical artists - Wikipedia

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    Bobby "Blue" Bland; Bobby "Boris" Pickett; Bobby Darin; Bobby Freeman; The Bobby Fuller Four; Bobby Goldsboro; Bobby Hebb; Bobby Lewis; Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces; Bobby Rydell; Bobby Sherman; Bobby Vee; Bobby Vinton; Bobby Womack/Valentinos; Bodast; Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band; The Boogie Kings; Booker T. & The MG's; Boots Randolph; The Box Tops ...

  5. Clyde McPhatter - Wikipedia

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    Clyde Lensley McPhatter (November 15, 1932 – June 13, 1972) was an American rhythm and blues, soul, and rock and roll singer. He was one of the most widely imitated R&B singers of the 1950s and early 1960s [2] and was a key figure in the shaping of doo-wop and R&B.

  6. The Miracles - Wikipedia

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    The group auditioned for Brunswick Records in front of Alonzo Tucker (an original member of the Midnighters who had since left the group to join Jackie Wilson's management team), [10] [11] Nat Tarnopol (Jackie Wilson's manager) and one of the label's staff songwriters, Berry Gordy, who remained quiet during the audition. [12]

  7. The Funk Brothers - Wikipedia

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    It became a worst-kept secret that Jackie Wilson's 1967 hit "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" did not have a Motown influence quite by accident—the Funk Brothers migrated to do the Wilson session, in an interesting reference to Motown's early history: Berry Gordy, Jr got his first music break by getting Wilson to record some of ...

  8. Dick Jacobs - Wikipedia

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    Dick Jacobs (29 March 1918 – 20 May 1988) was an American musician, conductor, arranger, orchestrator, music director and an artists-and-repertoire director for several record labels (Coral, Decca, Brunswick and Springboard). [1]

  9. Lonely Teardrops - Wikipedia

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    "Lonely Teardrops" is a song written by Berry Gordy Jr., Gwen Gordy and Roquel "Billy" Davis, first recorded and released as a single in 1958 by R&B singer Jackie Wilson, [2] on the Brunswick label. The single was commercially successful, reaching the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 , and number-one on the R&B chart .