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John Frank Wilson (December 11, 1941 – October 4, 1991) [1] was an American singer, the lead vocalist of J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers. Born in Lufkin, Texas, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Wilson was inducted into the West Texas Music Hall Of Fame.
The Cavaliers formed around 1955 with leader and guitarist Sid Holmes, bassist Lewis Elliott, saxophonist Rob Zeller, drummer Ray Smith, and vocalist Alton Baird. Baird was drafted shortly after the group formed and the band brought in J. Frank Wilson, after his discharge from Goodfellow Air Force Base (San Angelo, Texas) and Sid Holmes's subsequent mental deterioration in 1962.
Although it was not a success for him, contemporary covers by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers in 1964, Wednesday in 1974, and a much later take by Pearl Jam became hits. It was the best-known hit of the Venezuelan musical group Los 007 , formed in Caracas in 1965, that covered the song in Spanish, and spent 20 consecutive weeks in first place ...
Wilson went on with the tour, though, taking only a week off. He came out on the stage on crutches to sing "Last Kiss" and "Hey, Little One". The collision had a curious effect on record sales, nevertheless, pushing the song to number two (it had previously stalled at number three) on the national charts.
J. C. Wilson (born 1956), American football cornerback; J. Frank Wilson (1941–1991), American singer, the lead vocalist of J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers; J. Keith Wilson, American art curator; J. S. Wilson (John Skinner "Belge" Wilson, 1888–1969), Scottish soldier and scouting notable; Jack Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
Frank J. Wilson was born in Buffalo, New York, on May 19, 1887. [1] During World War I Wilson served for the United States Army for a brief stint before being honorably discharged in 1919 due to poor eyesight.
The J. Frank Brown Stock Index From June 2011 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when J. Frank Brown joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 74.7 percent return on your investment, compared to a 8.5 percent return from the S&P 500.
Frank Edward Wilson (December 5, 1940 – September 27, 2012) [1] was an American songwriter, singer, and record producer for Motown Records. Early life and education [ edit ]