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Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson, Jr. (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984) was an American singer and performer. Known as "Mr. Excitement", Wilson was important in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. He was considered a master showman, one of the most dynamic and influential singers and performers in R&B and rock history. Gaining fame in his early years as a member of the R&B vocal group Billy Ward and His Dominoes, he went solo in 1957 and recorded over 50 hit singles that spanned R&B, pop, soul, doo-wop and easy listening. During a 1975 benefit concert, he collapsed on-stage from a heart attack and subsequently fell into a coma that persisted for nearly nine years until his death in 1984. By this time, he had become one of the most influential artists of his generation.
A two-time Grammy Hall of Fame Inductee, Jackie Wilson was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Jackie Wilson #69 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Jackie Wilson - Lonely teardrops
Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops 1959
Jackie Wilson~ Greatest Hits [full album]
Jackie Wilson performing Higher And Higher
Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher (Best Quality)
Jackie Wilson Baby Workout - Live 1965
Jackie Wilson news clip
Jackie Wilson - So much - Full Album
Jackie Wilson - The Man Behind The Music
I Get The Sweetest Feeling - Jackie Wilson
jackie wilson reet petite
Jackie Wilson - Reet petite
Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
Hozier - Jackie And Wilson
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Plot: Young loner, Frank Scarfe, 22, is stuck in the past, due to traumatic incidents that happened to him 10 years previously. The death of a former guide-leader triggers off a series of events that help him bury the past and get on with his life. He's aided and abetted in his quest by Jackie, a flirtatious grave-digger with a mean set of wheels.
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Genres: ,Actors: Miles Goodman (composer), Kerry Lyn McKissick (miscellaneous crew), Taylor Hackford (producer), Thomas Rosales Jr. (actor), Carlos Santana (composer), Sheldon Kahn (editor), Noble Willingham (actor), Lou Diamond Phillips (actor), John Quade (actor), Mike Moroff (actor), Esai Morales (actor), Elizabeth Peña (actress), Joe Pantoliano (actor), Dan Perri (miscellaneous crew), Richard Davis Jr. (miscellaneous crew),
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Keywords: 1950s, actor-shares-last-name-with-character, airplane-accident, alcoholic, biker, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, brawl, brothel, brother-brother-relationship, cartoonist