Who was Jackie Wilson?
Q: Who was Jackie Wilson?
A: Jackie Wilson was an American singer and performer who helped to change rhythm and blues into soul.
Q: What was his nickname?
A: Jackie Wilson's nickname was "Mr. Excitement".
Q: What kind of music did he sing?
A: Jackie Wilson sang R&B, pop, soul, doo-wop, and easy listening music.
Q: When did he start recording on his own?
A: Jackie Wilson started recording on his own in 1957.
Q: How did he die?
A: Jackie Wilson collapsed on-stage from a heart attack during a 1975 benefit concert and fell into a coma that lasted nearly nine years until his death in 1984.
Q: What awards and honors did he receive?
A: Jackie Wilson was a two-time Grammy Hall of Fame Inductee and was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him #68 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Michael Jackson dedicated his Album of the Year Grammy for Thriller to Wilson at the 1984 Grammy Awards.
Q: When was his last album released?
A: Tarnapol released the first Wilson album in nearly nine years after Michael Jackson dedicated his Album of the Year Grammy for Thriller to Wilson at the 1984 Grammy Awards.
