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Al Wilson is a knock-out...! |
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| Location: | California |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jul 12, 2008 (54 days back) |
About Me |
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| 19 june 1939 - 21 april 2008 Al Wilson was born in Meridian, Mississippi in june 19, 1939. He showed little interest in education but performed in school plays, sung in talent shows and won first prize in a local art contest. Wilson began his career at the age of 12 leading his own spiritual quartet and singing in the church choir, even performing covers of country and western hits as circumstances dictated. While he was in high school, Wilson and his family relocated to San Bernardino, California, where he worked odd jobs as a mail carrier, a janitor, and an office clerk, in addition to teaching himself to play drums; after graduation he spent four years touring with Johnny Harris and the Statesmen before joining the U.S. Navy and singing with an enlisted men's chorus. After a two-year military stint, Wilson settled in Los Angeles, touring the local nightclub circuit before joining the R&B vocal group the Jewels; from there he landed with the Rollers, followed by a stint with the instrumental combo the Souls. In 1966, Wilson signed with manager Marc Gordon, who quickly scored his client an a cappella audition for Johnny Rivers — the "Secret Agent Man" singer not only signed Wilson to his Soul City imprint, but also agreed to produce the sessions that yielded the 1968 R&B smash "The Snake",which has been very popular on the Northern Soul music circuit in the UK; it also provided Wilson with his only British chart hit, reaching number 41 in 1975. The minor hit "Do What You Gotta Do" appeared that same year. In 1969, Wilson charted with his cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Lodi", and Rivers' own "Poor Side Of Town". Wilson largely disappeared from sight until 1973, when he issued the platinum-selling Weighing In — the album's success was spurred by the shimmering "Show and Tell," a Johnny Mathis castoff that sold well over a million copies. 1974's "The La La Peace Song" proved another major hit, and two years later, "I've Got a Feeling We'll Be Seeing Each Other Again" cracked the R&B Top Three. With 1979's "Count the Days" Wilson scored his final chart hit, however, and he spent the next two decades touring clubs and lounges; in 2001 he re-recorded his classic hits for the album Spice of Life. In 2007 many of his original master tapes were lost to a fire at his home recording studio. Wilson's recording of "The Snake" is currently being featured in a Lambrini advert on British TV. Al Wilson died April 21, 2008 of kidney failure, in Fontana, California at the age of 68 and was survived by his wife Patricia, a son and two daughters. Al and his dougther Alene (Ed) Al Wilson with Bobby Thomas |
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Music:Member Since: 5/27/2008Band Members: Johnny Rivers, George Harrison, and Al Wilson, 1967 WILLOUGHBY BROOK ROAD TOUCH AND GO HEY MOMMA SOMBODY STOLE THE WORDS TO MY SONG “Al Wilson is a knock-out...!” “Al has the audience in the palm of his hand, captivated...!” “A man who knows the way to wrap himself around a vocal...!” R.I.P. Al Copy this code to your website to display this banner! MAJOR WORKS : The Snake (1968) Now I Know What Love Is (1968) Who Could Be Loving You (1968) Shake Me Wake Me (1969) I Stand Accused (1969) By the Time I Get to Phoenix (1969) Poor Side of Town (1969) Lodi (1969) Show and Tell (1973) Touch and Go (1974) La La Peace Song (1974) I Won’t Last a Day Without You (1975) Be The One (1975) I've Got A Feeling (We'll Be Seeing Each Other Again) (1976) Record Label: Osignerad Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Soul) |
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