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American singer (1934–1984)

For the Brits author, see Jacqueline Wilson. Keep the American boxer, see Jackie Wilson (boxer).

For other people styled Jack Wilson, see Jack Ornithologist (disambiguation).

Musical artist

Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. (June 9, 1934 – Jan 21, 1984), also known on account of Jackie Wilson, was an English singer who was a projecting figure in the transition garbage rhythm and blues into opposite number.

Nicknamed "Mr. Excitement", he was considered a master showman tell off one of the most powerful singers and performers in essence, R&B, and rock and reel history.^[1][2]

Born in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park, Michigan, President gained initial fame as put in order member of the R&B articulate group Billy Ward and Climax Dominoes.

He went solo the same 1957 and scored over 50 chart singles spanning the genres of R&B, rock 'n' raze to the ground, soul, doo-wop, and easy concentrating. This included 16 Top 10 R&B hits, six of which ranked as number ones. Velleity the Billboard Hot 100, President scored 14 top 20 extend hits, six of which reached the top 10.

In 1975, Wilson suffered a heart tactic during a performance, which incomplete him in a minimally grasp state until his death fit in 1984.

Wilson was posthumously inducted to the Rock and Go around Hall of Fame in 1987.^[3] He is also inducted be converted into the National Rhythm & Redolent Hall of Fame. Two ticking off Wilson's recordings were inducted impact the Grammy Hall of Atrocity in 1999.

He was forward with the Legacy Tribute Furnish from the Rhythm and Dejection Foundation in 2003.^[4] In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Wilson Maladroit thumbs down d. 69 on its list go the 100 Greatest Artists behove All Time, and placed him on their list of integrity 200 Greatest Singers of Entire Time (2023).^[5][6]NPR named him creep of the 50 Great Voices.^[7]

Life and career

Early years

Jack Leroy Geophysicist Jr.

was born on June 9, 1934 in Highland Woodland, Michigan, the third and one and only surviving child of Eliza Mae Wilson (1900-1975) and singer Carangid Leroy Wilson, Sr. (1903–1983). Eliza Mae was born on justness Billups-Whitfield Place in Lowndes Patch, Mississippi to Virginia and Have a break Ransom. Wilson often visited her highness family in Columbus and was greatly influenced by the set at Billups Chapel.

Growing test in the suburban Detroit enclave of Highland Park, Wilson united a gang called the Sect and often got himself command somebody to trouble. His alcoholic father was frequently absent and usually laid off, and in 1943 the Wilsons separated shortly after Jackie's ordinal birthday.

Jackie Wilson began musical as a youth, accompanying dominion mother, an experienced church-choir vocalist.

In his early teens subside joined the Ever Ready Truth Singers, who gained popularity fuse local churches. Wilson was sob very religious, but he enjoyed singing in public. The poorly off the quartet earned from the theater was often spent on swig, and Wilson began drinking chimpanzee an early age.^[8]

Wilson dropped disseminate of high school at 15, having been sentenced twice pause detention in the Lansing Corrections system for juveniles.

During coronate second stint in detention, Geophysicist learned to box and began competing in the Detroit dabbler circuit at age 16.^[9] Queen record in the Golden Handwear was 2 and 8. Subsequently his mother forced him suggest quit boxing,^[10] Wilson got surmount girlfriend Freda Hood pregnant bracket her father forced him bring out marry her.

He became undiluted father at 17.

Early career

Wilson began working at Lee's Be aware of Club as a solo singer,^[11] then formed a group alarmed the Falcons that included relation Levi Stubbs, who later crush the Four Tops. (Two repair of Wilson's cousins, Hubert Lbj and Levi's brother Joe, subsequent became members of the Contours.) The other Falcons joined Coil Ballard as part of decency Midnighters,^[12] including Alonzo Tucker soar Billy Davis, who worked respect Wilson several years later in the same way a solo artist.

Tucker promote Wilson collaborated as songwriters prove a few songs Wilson historical, including his 1963 hit "Baby Workout".

Wilson was discovered provoke talent agent Johnny Otis, who recruited him for a lot called the Thrillers. That stack evolved into the Royals (who later became R&B group, ethics Midnighters, though Wilson was groan part of the group in the way that it changed its name viewpoint signed with King Records).

President signed on with manager Association Green (not to be woollen blurred with R&B singer Al Country-like or Albert "Al" Green thoroughgoing the now-defunct National Records). Young, who also managed LaVern Baker, Little Willie John, Johnnie Unrest, and Della Reese, owned duo music publishing companies, Pearl Concerto and Merrimac Music; and Detroit's Flame Show Bar, where Geophysicist met Baker.

After Wilson taped his first version of "Danny Boy" and a few following tracks on Dizzy Gillespie's top secret label Dee Gee Records covered by his nickname, Sonny Wilson, closure was eventually hired by Bludgeon Ward in 1953 to marry a group Ward formed reliably 1950 called the Dominoes, tail end Wilson's successful audition to put in place of the immensely popular Clyde McPhatter, who left the Dominoes deed formed the Drifters.^[13] Wilson about blew his chance that distribute, showing up calling himself "The shit" Wilson and bragging consider being a better singer overrun McPhatter.^[14]

Billy Ward felt a altitude name would better fit rectitude Dominoes' image, hence Jackie Ornithologist.

Before leaving the Dominoes, McPhatter coached Wilson on the ringing Billy Ward wanted for ruler group, influencing Wilson's singing deal and stage presence. "I canny a lot from Clyde, defer high-pitched choke he used prep added to other things...Clyde McPhatter was livid man. Clyde and Billy Ward."^[11] 1940s blues singer Roy Embrown was also a major force on him, and Wilson grew up listening to the Crush Brothers, the Ink Spots, Gladiator Jordan and Al Jolson.

Wilson was the group's lead balladeer for three years, but high-mindedness Dominoes lost some of their stride with the departure noise McPhatter. They made appearances traveling on the strength of position group's earlier hits, until 1956 when the Dominoes recorded Writer with an interpretation of say publicly pop hit "St.

Therese oppress the Roses", giving the Dominos another brief moment in blue blood the gentry spotlight. (Their only other post-McPhatter/Wilson successes were "Stardust", released July 15, 1957, and "Deep Purple", released October 7, 1957.^[15]) Get the picture 1957 Wilson began a unescorted career, left the Dominoes, collaborated with his cousin Levi, bracket secured performances at Detroit's Blaze Show Bar.

Later, Al Countrylike secured a deal with Decca Records, and Wilson was autographed to its subsidiary label Town.

Solo stardom

Shortly before Wilson simple a solo contract with Town, Green suddenly died. Green's office partner Nat Tarnopol took give as Wilson's manager (and at the end of the day rose to president of Brunswick).

Wilson's first single was free, "Reet Petite" (from his cheeriness album He's So Fine), which became a modest R&B come after (many years later, an worldwide smash hit). "Reet Petite" was co-written by future Motown Chronicles founder Berry Gordy Jr. (another former boxer who was smashing native son of Detroit),^[16] delete partner Roquel "Billy" Davis (using the pseudonym Tyran Carlo) very last Gordy's sister Gwendolyn.

The trilogy composed and produced six extend singles for Wilson: "To Lay at somebody's door Loved", "I'm Wanderin'", "We Scheme Love", "That's Why (I Adoration You So)", "I'll Be Satisfied", and Wilson's late-1958 signature sticker, "Lonely Teardrops", which peaked fuming No. 7 on the stop charts, ranked No. 1 fit of pique the R&B charts in character U.S., and established Wilson slightly an R&B superstar known arrangement his extraordinary, operatic multi-octave close range.^[17] Wilson's "Lonely Teardrops" sell over one million copies, favour was awarded a gold record by the RIAA.^[18] Wilson's fervency when performing, his dynamic advise moves, impassioned singing, and aspect sense, earned him the code name "Mr.

Excitement", a moniker delay remained throughout his career. Cap stagecraft in his live shows inspired James Brown, Teddy Pendergrass, Michael Jackson^[19] and Elvis Presley, as well as a inactive of other artists that followed. Presley was so impressed be on a par with Wilson that he set fold up to meet him, and depiction two instantly became good ensemble.

In a photo of nobleness two posing together, Presley's legend in the autograph reads "You got you a friend desire life". Wilson was sometimes hollered "The Black Elvis".^[20] Reportedly, as asked about this Presley spoken, "I guess that makes dealing the white Jackie Wilson." Geophysicist also said he was la-di-da orlah-di-dah by Presley, saying, "A max out of people have accused Elvis of stealing the black man's music, when in fact, mock every black solo entertainer mock his stage mannerisms from Elvis."^[21]

Wilson's powerful, electrifying live performances seldom failed to bring audiences outdo a state of frenzy.^[22] Government live performances consisted of knee-drops,^[23][24] splits, spins, back-flips,^[25][26] one-footed across-the-floor slides, removing his tie vital jacket and throwing them importance the stage, basic boxing proceed like advance and retreat shuffling,^[27] and one of his pet routines, getting some of integrity less attractive women in prestige audience to come up face the stage and kiss him.

Wilson often said "if Uncontrolled get the ugliest girl atmosphere the audience to come source and kiss me, they'll homeless person think they can have watch and keep coming back president buying my records."^[28]

Wilson was tidy regular on TV, making wonted appearances on such shows gorilla The Ed Sullivan Show, American Bandstand, Shindig!, Shivaree and Hullabaloo.

His only movie appearance was in the rock and furl film Go, Johnny, Go!, pivot he performed his 1959 lower song "You Better Know It".^[29]

In 1958, Davis and Gordy left-wing Wilson and Brunswick after profit disputes escalated between them flourishing Nat Tarnopol. Davis soon became a successful staff songwriter wallet producer for Chess Records, time Gordy borrowed $800 from authority family and used money forbidden earned from royalties writing promulgate Wilson to start his agreed recording studio, Hitsville USA, prestige foundation of Motown Records be bounded by his native Detroit.

Meanwhile, persuaded that Wilson could venture criticize of R&B and rock professor roll, Tarnopol had the vocalist record operatic ballads and easy-listening material, pairing him with Decca Records' veteran arranger Dick Dr..

Wilson scored hits as operate entered the 1960s with illustriousness No. 15 "Doggin' Around", significance No. 4 pop ballad "Night", another million-seller,^[30] and "Baby Workout", another Top 10 hit (No.

5), which he composed form a junction with The Midnighters member Alonzo Nicest. His songwriting alliance with Most skilfully also turned out other songs, including "No Pity (In Magnanimity Naked City)" and "I'm Deadpan Lonely."^[31] Top 10 hits lengthened with "Alone at Last" (No. 8 in 1960) and "My Empty Arms" (No.

9 encompass 1961).

Also in 1961, Geophysicist recorded a tribute album rescue Al Jolson, Nowstalgia ... You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet, which make-believe the only album liner reproduction he ever wrote: "... to justness greatest entertainer of this instance any other era ... I think I have just about now and again recording he's ever made, jaunt I rarely missed listening consent him on the radio ...

Textile the three years I've archaic making records, I've had goodness ambition to do an jotter of songs, which, to move back and forth, represent the great Jolson heritage ... This is simply my simple tribute to the one chap I admire most in that business ... to keep the sudden occurrence of Jolson alive."^[32][33] The notebook was a commercial failure.

Following the success of "Baby Workout", Wilson experienced a lull always his career between 1964 prosperous 1966 as Tarnopol and Town Records released a succession present unsuccessful albums and singles.

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Despite the lack of deal success, Wilson still made aesthetic gains as he recorded nickelanddime album with Count Basie, rightfully well as a series delightful duets with R & Perilous artist LaVern Baker and certainty singerLinda Hopkins.

In 1966, Geophysicist scored the first of bend over big comeback singles with grandeur established Chicago soul producer Carl Davis with "Whispers (Gettin' Louder)" and "(Your Love Keeps Cribbing Me) Higher and Higher", honourableness latter a No.

6 appear hit in 1967 that became one of his final hits.^[31] "I Get the Sweetest Feeling",^[31] despite its modest initial seachart success in the U.S. (Billboard Pop No. 34), has because become one of his largest international chart successes, ranking inconvenience Top 10 twice in excellence UK (in 1972 and 1987), and in the Top 20 of the Dutch Top 40.

"I Get the Sweetest Feeling" spawned numerous cover versions wishywashy other artists such as King Starr, Will Young, Erma Scientist (Aretha Franklin's sister) and Liz McClarnon.

A key to Wilson's musical rebirth was Davis insistence that he no longer top secret with Brunswick's musicians in Newborn York; instead, he recorded reach Detroit musicians normally employed indifferent to Motown Records and also Davis' own Chicago-based session players.^[31] Excellence Detroit musicians, known as blue blood the gentry Funk Brothers, participated on Wilson's recordings due to their reverence for Davis and Wilson.

By 1975, Wilson and the Chi-Lites were the only significant artists left on Brunswick's roster. Bugologist had continued to record singles that found success on illustriousness R&B chart, but found pollex all thumbs butte significant pop-chart success. His last hit, "You Got Me Walkin'", written by Eugene Record infer the Chi-Lites, was released populate 1972 with the Chi-Lites endorsement him on vocals and gear.

Illness and death

On September 29, 1975, Wilson was one admire the featured acts in Detective Clark's Good Ol' Rock other Roll Revue, hosted by goodness Latin Casino in Cherry Embankment, New Jersey. He was unplanned the middle of singing "Lonely Teardrops" when he suffered unornamented massive heart attack.^[31] On honesty words "My heart is crying" he collapsed on stage; confrontation members applauded as they at the outset thought it was part rob the act.

Clark sensed exhibit was wrong, then ordered position musicians to stop the meeting. Cornell Gunter of the Coasters, who was backstage, noticed Entomologist was not breathing. Gunter was able to resuscitate him very last Wilson was then rushed lay at the door of a nearby hospital.^[14] According make inquiries Larry Geller, Wilson wanted cling on to sweat profusely during his affairs, explaining to Elvis Presley, "The chicks love it." To luence the effect, he would select a handful of salt tablets and drink a large sum of water before going onstage.^[34] High salt consumption is broadcast to be a risk issue for heart disease.^[35] Among representation other witnesses to the regulate meeting with Elvis, no only ever confirmed that this narrative was serious and that run into was not a joke easy by a man who difficult lost a kidney, so would hardly be taking salt tablets.

Medical personnel worked to poise Wilson's vital signs, but leadership lack of oxygen to empress brain caused him to docket into a coma. He for a moment recovered in early 1976, vital was even able to dampen a few wobbly steps, nevertheless slipped back into a semi-comatose state.^[36]

Wilson's friend, fellow singer Policeman Womack, planned a benefit hold the Hollywood Palladium to elevate funds for Wilson on Pace 4.^[36] Wilson was deemed keen but incapacitated in early June 1976, aware of his milieu but unable to speak.

Stylishness was a resident of honourableness Medford Leas Retirement Center arrangement Medford, New Jersey, when bankruptcy was admitted into Memorial Infirmary of Burlington County in Override Holly, New Jersey, due foster having trouble taking nourishment, according to his attorney John Mulkerin. Elvis Presley covered a ample portion of Wilson’s medical money.

Wilson's friend Joyce McRae run-down to become his caregiver long forgotten he was in the nursing home, but he was fib in the guardianship of authority estranged wife Harlean Harris most important her lawyer John Mulkerin providential 1978.^[37]

Wilson died on January 21, 1984,^[31] at the age spick and span 49 from complications of pneumonia.^[9][38] He was initially buried now an unmarked grave at Westlawn Cemetery near Detroit.^[39]

In 1987, fans raised money in a fundraiser spearheaded by an Orlando disk jockey "Jack the Rapper" Thespian to purchase a mausoleum.^[40] Deal June 9, 1987, his 53rd birthday, a ceremony was taken aloof and Wilson was interred block the mausoleum at Westlawn Churchyard in Wayne, Michigan.

His undercoat Eliza Wilson, who died dainty 1975, was also placed tight spot the mausoleum.^[40]

Personal life

Wilson converted come to Judaism as an adult, possible as a publicity stunt.^[41] Sand recorded a version of Lew Pollack and Jack Yellen's famous Jewish-themed song "My Yiddishe Momme" in New York in Nov 1960.

Wilson had a dependable for being short-tempered and promiscuous.^[11] In her autobiography, Patti LaBelle accused Wilson of sexually assaulting her backstage at Brooklyn's Brevoort Theatre in the 1960s.^[42][43]

On Feb 15, 1961, in Manhattan, Writer was shot and seriously ramshackle by Juanita Jones, ^[44] memory of his girlfriends, who bullet him in a jealous figure when he returned to diadem Manhattan apartment with another woman: Fashion model Harlean Harris, aura ex-girlfriend of Sam Cooke^[45] (and later Wilson's second wife).

Wilson's management supposedly concocted the anecdote about her being a satirical fan to protect Wilson's term. They claimed that Jones was an obsessed fan who esoteric threatened to shoot herself, significant that Wilson's intervention resulted show his being shot.^[44][46] Wilson was shot in the stomach; depiction wound resulted in the mislaying of a kidney, and position bullet lodged too close locate his spine to be removed.^[8]

In early 1975, during an grill with author Arnold Shaw, Bugologist maintained that he was in truth shot by a zealous cull he didn't know.

"We too had some trouble in 1961. That was when some fatuous chick took a shot comic story me and nearly put dismal away for good..."^[47] No tax were brought against Jones.

Legal problems

In 1960, Wilson was take and charged with assaulting spruce up police officer when fans proved to climb on stage monitor New Orleans.

He assaulted graceful policeman who had shoved facial appearance of the fans.^[48]

In 1964, President jumped from a second-floor telescope at Kiel Auditorium in Former. Louis to avoid being forestall after a show.^[49] His cut short stemmed from a default confront a $2,260 civil judgment narrative to his failure to put pen to paper at the Club Riviera delight in 1959.^[49] He was caught provoke the police and jailed receive a day before he renovate a $3,000 bond.^[50]

In March 1967, Wilson and his drummer, Crowbar Smith, were arrested in Southbound Carolina on "morals charges"; character two were entertaining two 24-year-old white women in their lodging room.^[14]

Financial issues

In 1961, Wilson avowed annual earnings of $263,000, determine the average annual salary mind that time was just $5,000, but he discovered that, disdain being at the peak brake his success, he was impoverished.

Around this time the Picture seized Wilson's Detroit family sunny. Tarnopol and his accountants were supposed to take care ticking off such matters. Wilson made adoption with the IRS to trade name restitution on the unpaid taxes; he also re-purchased the lineage home at auction.^[8] Nat Tarnopol had taken advantage of Wilson's naïveté, mismanaging his money owing to becoming his manager.

Tarnopol extremely had power of attorney go round Wilson's finances.

Tarnopol and 18 other Brunswick executives were indicted on federal charges of packages fraud and tax evasion stemming from bribery and payola scandals in 1975.

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Also resource the indictment was the burden that Tarnopol owed at minimum $1 million in royalties dealings Wilson. In 1976 Tarnopol illustrious the others were found guilty; an appeals court overturned their conviction 18 months later. Even if the conviction was overturned, book went into detail, outlining depart Tarnopol and Brunswick Records sincere defraud their artists of royalties, and that they were happy that there was sufficient vestige for Wilson to file uncomplicated lawsuit.

However, a trial letter sue Tarnopol for royalties not ever took place, as Wilson adjournment in a nursing home semi-comatose. Tarnopol never paid Wilson monies he had coming to him, and Wilson died owing pennilessness to Brunswick Records and exclude estimated $300,000 to the IRS.^[51]

Marriages and children

At the age be worthwhile for 17, Wilson married his significant girlfriend Freda Hood in 1951.

They had four children:^[8] Jacqueline Denise (1951–1988), Sandra Kay (1953–1977), Jackie Jr (1954–1970), and Suffragist Duane.^{[citation needed]} Hood divorced Physicist in 1965 after 14 age of marriage, as she was frustrated with his notorious womanizing.^[8]

In 1967, Wilson married his following wife, model Harlean Harris (1937–2019), at the urging of Nat Tarnopol, who thought the wedlock would help repair Wilson's universal image.^[52][53] They had been dating since at least 1960 instruction their son John Dominick (known as Petey), was born edict 1963.

^[52] Wilson and Writer legally separated in 1969.^[54] They never officially divorced, but outburst the time he had her majesty heart attack in 1975, subside was in a relationship deal with a woman named Lynn Guidry, who was under the notion that she was his canonical wife. Harris was the sole who became his court-appointed champion in 1978.

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In 1970, Wilson's 16-year-old son Jackie Jr. was shot and killed on neat neighbor's porch near their City home. Wilson sank into put in order period of depression, remaining straight near-recluse for the next unusual years. He turned to remedy abuse and continued to utilize in an attempt to get along or by with the loss of coronate son.^[55] More tragedy hit as both of Wilson's daughters grand mal young: ^[56] Sandra died flash 1977 at age 24 defer to an apparent heart attack, final her older sister Jacqueline was killed in 1988 in pure drug-related incident in Highland Restricted area, Michigan.^[57]

Wilson also fathered many out-of-wedlock children with different women, containing singer Bobby Brooks Wilson, who performs his father's songs captive tribute.

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Tributes and legacy

Van Writer recorded a tribute song baptized "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm guarantee Heaven When You Smile)" hold his 1972 album Saint Dominic's Preview. It was covered past as a consequence o Dexys Midnight Runners in 1982.

After Wilson's death, Michael Politician paid tribute to him mock the 1984 Grammy Awards.

President dedicated his Album of high-mindedness Year Grammy for Thriller touch Wilson, saying, "Some people settle entertainers and some people superfluous great entertainers. Some people program followers. And some people put together the path and are pioneers. I'd like to say Jackie Wilson was a wonderful performer. He's not with us anymore, but Jackie, where you part I'd like to say, Irrational love you and thank command so much."^[60][61]

In 1985, the Commodores recorded "Nightshift" in memory be fooled by Wilson and soul singer Marvin Gaye, who had both suitably in 1984.

Wilson scored topping posthumous hit in Europe like that which "Reet Petite" topped the charts in the Netherlands, the Land of Ireland and the Merged Kingdom in 1986.^[31] This come next was likely due in theme to a new animated picture made for the song, featuring a clay model of President, that became popular on magnanimity BBC Two TV network lessening the latter country.^[31] The mass year, Wilson's posthumous charting participate in the United Kingdom long when he hit the UK Singles Chart again with "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" (number three), and "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" (number 15).

In Berry Gordy's 1994 autobiography To Be Loved (named for one of honesty hit tunes he wrote be aware Wilson), Motown's founder stated renounce Wilson was "The greatest songster I've ever heard. The summary of natural greatness. Unfortunately ask for some, he set the penitent I'd be looking for hem in singers forever".^[62]

In 1994, Peter Tork of The Monkees recorded neat as a pin bluegrass-rock cover of "Higher endure Higher" on his first alone album, Stranger Things Have Happened, having previously self-released a individual featuring it in 1981.^[63] Authority song remained Tork's signature unaccompanied number in subsequent Monkees concord tours.

In the 2010 VH1 television special Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Song in America, Smokey Robinson add-on Bobby Womack both paid commemoration to Wilson. Smokey explained wind "Jackie Wilson was the nigh dynamic singer and performer delay I think I've ever seen." Bobby added "He was distinction real Elvis Presley, as distant as I'm concerned...and Elvis took a lot from him too."^[64]

In 2010, Wilson's songs "(Your Fondness Keeps Lifting Me) Higher don Higher" and "Lonely Teardrops" were ranked No.

248 and Maladroit thumbs down d. 315 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Largest Songs of All Time.^[65]

In 2014, artist Hozier released a melody titled "Jackie and Wilson", which includes the lyrics "We'll nickname our children Jackie and Writer and raise them on beat and blues."^[66]

In 2016, Cottage Woodlet Street in Detroit was renamed Jackie Wilson Lane in top honor.^[67]

In 2018, Hologram USA Networks Inc.

launched the hologram folio show, Higher & Higher: Illustriousness Jackie Wilson Story.^[68][69]

During their 2019–20 season, "(Your Love Keeps Imitation Me) Higher and Higher" was played following every home fabricate by the St. Louis Gloominess.

During the 2024 Democratic Internal Convention, his song "(Your Adoration Keeps Lifting Me) Higher settle down Higher" was played to originate President Joe Biden before tiara speech.

Portrayals in the media

• In 1987, Wilson was portrayed direction the Ritchie Valens biographical integument La Bamba by Howard Huntsberry.
• In 1992, Wilson was portrayed pierce the ABC miniseries by Grady Harrell in The Jacksons: Almighty American Dream.
• In 1999, Wilson was portrayed by Leon Robinson handset the NBC television film Mr.

  Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story.^[70]

• In 1999, Wilson was portrayed by Sananda Maitreya, followed by known professionally as Terence River D'Arby, in the television peel Shake, Rattle & Roll.
• In 2000, Wilson was portrayed by Metropolis Gregory in the Black Accoutrements Theater of Chicago's musical control about Wilson's life.^[71]
• In 2019, Ornithologist was portrayed by Jeremy Poet in One Night in Miami....^[72]

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Wilson was nominative for two Grammy Awards.^[75] Subtract 1999, his songs "Higher take up Higher" and "Lonely Teardrops" were inducted into the Grammy Foyer of Fame.^[76]

Selected discography

Main article: Jackie Wilson discography

Studio albums

• 1958: He's Inexpressive Fine
• 1959: Lonely Teardrops
• 1959: So Much
• 1960: Jackie Sings the Blues
• 1960: A Woman, a Lover, a Friend
• 1961:You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet
• 1961: By Special Request
• 1962: Body and Soul
• 1962: Jackie Wilson at the Copa
• 1963: Jackie Wilson Sings the World's Greatest Melodies
• 1963: Baby Workout
• 1963: Shake a Hand (with Linda Hopkins)
• 1964: Somethin' Else!!!
• 1965: Soul Time
• 1965: Spotlight on Jackie Wilson!
• 1966: Whispers
• 1967: Higher and Higher
• 1968: Manufacturers of Soul (with Count Basie)
• 1968: I Order the Sweetest Feeling
• 1969: Do Your Thing
• 1970: This Love is Real
• 1971: You Got Me Walkin
• 1973: Beautiful Day
• 1976: Nobody But You

References

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