Jackie Wilson
- MatchJackie Wilson
- 100%Martha & The Vandellas
- 100%Martha Reeves
- 82%Four Tops
- 79%Wilson Pickett
- 77%Fontella Bass
- 76%Sam & Dave
- 76%The Drifters
- 66%Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- 66%The Miracles
- 62%Gene Chandler
Biography
Jack Leroy Wilson, 9 June 1934, Detroit, Michigan, USA, d. 21 January 1984, Mount Holly, New Jersey, USA. When parental pressure thwarted his boxing ambitions, Wilson took to singing in small local clubs. He sang with the Thrillers (a predecessor group to the Royals) and recorded some solo tracks for Dizzy Gillespies Dee Gee label as Sonny Wilson, before replacing Clyde McPhatter in Billy Ward And The Dominoes. Wilson joined this notable group in 1953, but embarked on a solo career four... Read more