28pp; centerfold illus from photographs. Biography inside the cover is followed by words and music to 11 songs, including: Lonely Teardrops; A Woman, A Lover, A Friend; Doggin' Around; Talk That Talk; and seven more. 12" x 9" After retiring from Golden Gloves boxing in Detroit in 1957, Jackie Wilson's first record was a jive tune called "Reet-Petite" which sold more than a quarter-million copies. Two years later, the Afro-American newspaper chain named him Best Negro Act of 1959. Wilson was on the bill for Alan Freed's jubilees and other big rock n roll shows of the era, known affectionately as "the Black Elvis."

Rock  And  Roll;    Male  Vocalists;    African-american;    Jackie  Wilson