Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson
Latest Release
- Because of Jesus I'm Here Today (Gospel / Christian)
- June 2025
- • 1 Song
Top Songs
| 1 | (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher | ||
| 2 | (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher | ||
| 3 | Lonely Teardrops | ||
| 4 | Reet Petite | ||
| 5 | You Love Keeps Lifting Me Hight and Higher (second version) |
Albums
Jun 2025 • 1 song
Oct 2024 • 23 songs
Nov 2023 • 12 songs
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About
Biography
Within the pop music of the 1960s, Jackie Wilson was one of the most important agents of the transition from R&B into soul. In terms of vocal power (especially in the upper register), few could outdo him, and he was an electrifying on-stage showman. Although never a crossover superstar on par with the likes of Ray Charles, James Brown, or Sam Cooke, he was a consistent hitmaker from the mid-'50s through the early '70s.
Wilson was well-known on the R&B scene before he went solo in the late '50s. In 1953, he replaced Clyde McPhatter in Billy Ward & the Dominoes, one of the top...