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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.
In 1985, The Commodores issued the song "Nightshift," which was dedicated to Gaye and fellow musician Jackie Wilson, who also died in 1984. The song, featured on their album of the same name, peaked at No. 1 on the rhythm and blues chart, reached the top ten on the Hot 100, and became a hit in other countries.
Gleason was born Herbert Walton Gleason Jr. on February 26, 1916, at 364 Chauncey Street in the Stuyvesant Heights (now Bedford–Stuyvesant) section of Brooklyn. [5] He was later baptized as John Herbert Gleason [6] and grew up at 328 Chauncey Street, Apartment 1A (an address he later used for Ralph and Alice Kramden on The Honeymooners). [7]
Fritz was not home and away on a wrestling trip when Jackie died, and Doris, according to D Magazine, wanted to die following her son's death.The outlet also reported that the death in 1959 is how ...
Jackie Wilson, then 21, was behind the wheel of the car and was accused of being the getaway driver. Wilson has said he did not know his brother would shoot the officers.
Following the tragic 1985 AIDS death of her older brother and bandmate, above-mentioned B-52’s guitarist Ricky Wilson, they returned four years later with fifth album Cosmic Thing, a mainstream ...
Jackie Wilson’s widow Harlean Wilson said the following in a 2019 interview published in The Chicago Defender: Jackie, she adds, owed much of his commercial success in the music business to his dedicated producer at Brunswick Records, Nat Tarnopol, who was also the head of the label and had originally brought Jackie to New York from their ...
He discovered numerous artists early in their careers who went on to become highly successful in their own right, including Little Esther Phillips, Etta James, Alan O'Day, [2] Big Mama Thornton, Johnny Ace, Jackie Wilson, Little Willie John, Hank Ballard, and The Robins, Sugar Pie Desanto, among many others. Otis has been called the "Godfather ...