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Jackie Wilson

R&B/Soul

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Listen to (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher by Jackie Wilson, see lyrics, music video & more!
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & HigherJackie Wilson
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Lonely TeardropsJackie Wilson
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To Be LovedJackie Wilson
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Doggin' AroundJackie Wilson
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Baby WorkoutJackie Wilson
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That's Why (I Love You So)Jackie Wilson
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A Woman, a Lover, a FriendJackie Wilson
Listen to Reet Petite by Jackie Wilson, see lyrics, music video & more!
Reet PetiteJackie Wilson
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I Get the Sweetest FeelingJackie Wilson
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I'll Be SatisfiedJackie Wilson

More albums from Jackie Wilson

Listen to Nobody but You by Jackie Wilson
ALBUMNobody but YouJackie Wilson
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ALBUMBeautiful DayJackie Wilson
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ALBUMYou Got Me WalkingJackie Wilson
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ALBUMThis Love Is RealJackie Wilson
Listen to I Get the Sweetest Feeling by Jackie Wilson
ALBUMI Get the Sweetest FeelingJackie Wilson
Listen to Manufacturers of Soul by Jackie Wilson & Count Basie
ALBUMManufacturers of SoulJackie Wilson & Count Basie
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ALBUMDo Your ThingJackie Wilson
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ALBUMHigher and HigherJackie Wilson
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ALBUMSoul TimeJackie Wilson
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ALBUMBaby WorkoutJackie Wilson
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ALBUMBody and SoulJackie Wilson
Listen to A Woman, a Lover, a Friend by Jackie Wilson
ALBUMA Woman, a Lover, a FriendJackie Wilson
Listen to So Much by Jackie Wilson
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ALBUMLonely TeardropsJackie Wilson
Listen to Jackie Sings the Blues by Jackie Wilson
ALBUMJackie Sings the BluesJackie Wilson
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ALBUMHe's So FineJackie Wilson

Jackie Wilson's Popular Music Videos

Watch Lonely Teardrops (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, May 27, 1962) music video by Jackie Wilson
Lonely Teardrops (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, May 27, 1962)
Jackie Wilson
Watch Lonely Teardrops (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 4, 1960) music video by Jackie Wilson
Lonely Teardrops (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 4, 1960)
Jackie Wilson
Watch Baby Workout (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 31, 1963) music video by Jackie Wilson
Baby Workout (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 31, 1963)
Jackie Wilson
Watch To Be Loved (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 4, 1960) music video by Jackie Wilson
To Be Loved (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 4, 1960)
Jackie Wilson
Watch I'm Comin' On Back To You (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, May 28, 1961) music video by Jackie Wilson
I'm Comin' On Back To You (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, May 28, 1961)
Jackie Wilson
Watch Night (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 31, 1963) music video by Jackie Wilson
Night (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 31, 1963)
Jackie Wilson
Watch The Greatest Hurt (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, January 21, 1962) music video by Jackie Wilson
The Greatest Hurt (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, January 21, 1962)
Jackie Wilson
Watch Alone At Last (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 4, 1960) music video by Jackie Wilson
Alone At Last (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 4, 1960)
Jackie Wilson
Watch Forever And A Day (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, May 27, 1962) music video by Jackie Wilson
Forever And A Day (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, May 27, 1962)
Jackie Wilson

Artist Playlists

Jackie Wilson Essentials
Jackie Wilson Essentials
Ladies and gentlemen, the one and only Mr. Excitement.
Jackie Wilson Essentials
Jackie Wilson: Deep Cuts
Jackie Wilson: Deep Cuts
His soulful intensity courses throughout his catalog.
Jackie Wilson: Deep Cuts

About Jackie Wilson

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Hometown
Highland Park, MI, United States
Born
June 9, 1934
Genre
R&B/Soul
Nicknamed “Mr. Excitement” for his cool style, dynamic voice, and electric dance moves, legendary singer Jackie Wilson touched on a variety of R&B, soul, pop, and rock styles from the late ’50s through the early ’70s. • A former boxer, Wilson sang in nightclubs around his native Detroit before joining the R&B vocal group Billy Ward & the Dominoes in 1953. He replaced Clyde McPhatter, who went on to form The Drifters. • Wilson scored a minor solo hit with 1956’s “Reet Petite,” cowritten by future Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. He fared better with 1958’s Gordy-penned “Lonely Teardrops,” the first of Wilson’s six No. 1 hits on the R&B chart. It also went Top 10 on the pop charts. • Throughout the early ‘60s, Wilson released a string of upbeat singles like “Baby Workout” and “Shake! Shake! Shake!” During this time, he tried out numerous styles across the emerging spectrum of rock and pop—with mixed results. • In 1966, after a couple years of limited chart success, Wilson fortuitously linked up with Chicago producer Carl Davis. That partnership yielded 1966’s “Whispers” and the following year’s “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher,” an R&B chart-topper and Top 10 pop hit that became one of Jackson’s signature songs. • Wilson suffered a heart attack on stage in New Jersey in 1975 and went into a coma. The singer remained hospitalized until his death in 1984. • He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
Jackie Wilson has also released music as a member of Billy Ward & The Dominoes.
Musical InfluencesJackie Wilson's musical influences include Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, Al Jolson, Ray Charles and more.
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Influenced by Jackie WilsonJackie Wilson has influenced the music of Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations and more.
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