http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3u6byarRl4&NR=1
I found this last night and I still feel happy.!
2007-10-05 07:16:51 · 8 answers · asked by Donna 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
Loved Jackie Wilson!...but he had one troubled life that ended tragically also.... :-(
Jackie's 2nd wife was Sam Cooke's former girlfriend...Harlean
"Wilson suffered a massive heart attack while playing a **** Clark show at the Latin Casino in Cherry Hill, New Jersey on September 29, 1975, falling head-first to the stage; he was singing "Lonely Teardrops". The blow to the head Wilson suffered left him comatose. For the next eight years and four months he was in a vegetative state until his death at age 49. Al Green, the soul singer, was one of the few artists who regularly visited a bed-ridden Jackie.
Wilson's medical costs were paid for by Elvis Presley and members of The Spinners. According to the biography, Jackie Wilson: Lonely Teardrops[4], he received a well-publicized funeral attended by approximately 1,500 relatives, friends and fans. He is interred in the Westlawn Cemetery in Wayne, Michigan.
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2007-10-05 07:23:09 · answer #1 · answered by sage seeker 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Thank you Donya!
I can remember dancing to this in public school. Back in those days we had Friday night dances once a month just like the highschoolers did. I can still remember all those boys standing along the walls refusing to participate, while the girls danced together in the center of the gym and had a ball !
2007-10-05 07:30:39 · answer #2 · answered by Susie Q 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jackie Wilson is absolutely one of my favorites. We used to listen to 'Lonely Teardrops' over and over on the juke box at the skating rink, every Sat. night.
I think I've discovered a new exercise program. Whenever someone on here gives me a link to one of these rockin' oldies, I get up and dance. That way I don't have to feel guilty about the time I spend sitting and on Y/A. lol
2007-10-05 07:48:05 · answer #3 · answered by luvspbr2 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thank You!! Uplifting Indeed!
Do you ever watch one of these and think back to when performers used to dress up for National TV.....
2007-10-05 09:18:19 · answer #4 · answered by kayboff 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sage Seeker, that was so interesting. I had all of Al Green's music!!!!
2007-10-05 09:55:37 · answer #5 · answered by ndnquah 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Loved Jackie Wilson and thanks to everyone for all the added info and memories of dancing. Sage's info is priceless.
2007-10-05 08:15:04 · answer #6 · answered by Southern Comfort 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thanks for that ! He was a real pick-me-up for the day ! Loved him !
2007-10-05 08:16:58 · answer #7 · answered by Stella 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thanks! That made my day!
2007-10-05 09:21:16 · answer #8 · answered by cardiac1984 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋