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Jackie Wilson |
Died: Exact date unknown +++ Golden Gloves champ +++ Discovered at a talent show by Johnny Otis in 1951 +++ Replaced Clyde McPhatter as lead singer of the Dominoes ("Sixty-minute man") in 1953 +++ Went solo in 1957 +++ First major hit, "Reet Petite", for BRUNSWICK records +++ Other smash hits followed, including "Lonely Teardrops", "Night", "Doggin' around" and "A woman, a lover, a friend" and many others +++ Scored again later in 1968 with "I get the sweetest feeling" +++ Jackie Wilson's influence on many singers has been greatly underrated and only recently recognized +++ |
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