Jackie Wilson

Jackie Wilson was a key figure in American pop and R&B, and an important influence on everything from soul to reggae. They called him Mr. Excitement, and with good reason; Wilson's coiled-spring intensity and unique high tenor vocals combined to make him one of the great showmen of 1950s and '60s R&B. Sadly, a 1975 accident left the singer comatose until his death in 1984, robbing the world of a unique voice.

• Chuck Jackson (60's)
• Clyde McPhatter
• Curtis Mayfield
• Gene Chandler
• James Brown
• Jerry Butler
• LaVern Baker
• Little Anthony & The Imperials
• Major Lance
• O.V. Wright
• Sam Cooke
• Walter Jackson

• Dizzy Gillespie
• Louis Jordan
• Ray Charles/Cleo Laine
• Roy Brown
• Sammy Davis Jr.

• Al Green
• Bob Marley
• Bobby Womack
• Curtis Mayfield
• Dexy's Midnight Runners
• Howard Huntsberry
• Jimmy Cliff
• John Holt
• Marvin Gaye
• Michael Jackson
• Prince
• Stevie Wonder
• The Temptations (R&B)
• Toots Hibbert
• Van Morrison

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