Al Wilson
Best remembered for the number one pop hit "Show and Tell," soul singer Al Wilson was born June 19, 1939 in Meridian, Mississippi. From childhood forward he was singing professionally, and by the age of 12 was leading his own spiritual quartet and singing in the church choir, even performing covers of country & 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 & 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." The minor hit "Do What You Gotta Do" appeared that same year, but Wilson then 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. "The La La Peace Song," released in 1974, proved another major hit, and two years later, "I've Got a Feeling We'll Be Seeing Each Other Again" peaked at number three on the R&B chart. 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. Kidney failure took his life on April 21, 2008.
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Show and Tell: The Best of Al Wilson
R&B - Lançado por Rocky Road Records™ em 24/08/2006
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The Snake (Billboard Hot 100 - No 27)
Funk - Lançado por Music Manager em 19/06/2020
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Show And Tell (Digitally Remastered)
Soul - Lançado por Essential Media Group em 01/01/1973
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Spice Of Life
Soul - Lançado por CLASSIC WORLD ENTERTAINMENT em 30/01/2001
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Al Wilson The Ultimate Collection
Soul - Lançado por StreamWorld Entertainment Classics em 23/05/2022
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Show and Tell
Funk - Lançado por Good Time Records em 24/03/2023
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La La Peace Song (Digitally Remastered)
Soul - Lançado por Essential Media Group em 23/03/2010
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Al Wilson (Rerecorded)
R&B - Lançado por Suite 102 em 01/01/2009
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Hits Anthology: Al Wilson (Digitally Remastered)
Soul - Lançado por Essential Media Group em 11/05/2010
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Show & Tell
Pop - Lançado por Treasury Collection em 15/05/2014
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Count The Days (Digitally Remastered)
Soul - Lançado por Essential Media Group em 01/01/1979
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The Best of Al Wilson
Soul - Lançado por Platinum Collection em 25/10/2003
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La La Peace Song
Funk - Lançado por Good Time Records em 16/12/2022
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Show & Tell
Soul - Lançado por Margate Copyright em 10/01/2009
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Show & Tell (Extended Mix)
Soul - Lançado por Rocky Road - The Estate of Al Wilson em 16/08/2021
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Weighing In
Funk - Lançado por Good Time Records em 01/01/1973
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We're Having a Party
Soul - Lançado por Maestro Entertainment, Corp em 06/05/2014
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