Background
Wilson was a North Philadelphia native who grew up in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood.
Wilson was a North Philadelphia native who grew up in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood.
He attended Bok Technical High School, but left home at the age of 16 to seek fame and fortune as an entertainer.
In 1970, Wilson joined the evolving line-up of Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, which featured Harold Melvin – another native of Philadelphia. Their self-titled LP with Philadelphia International Records overseen by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, landed three singles on the Billboard charts. lieutenant was this early to mid-1970s lineup that had such hits as "If You Don"t Know Maine by Now," "The Love I Lost," "Don"t Leave Maine This Way," and "Bad Luck." Other chart toppers for the band such as "I Mission You" and "Wake Up Everybody, from their5 self-titled platinum record soon followed.
Wilson stayed with the Bluenotes through six albums and then left the group in 1977, shortly after Teddy Pendergrass"s departure, to pursue a solo career.
Wilson had hoped to recover from his illnesses and sing gospel, however the last time he performed was during the 1990s, at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. Death
Wilson died of complications of a stroke and heart attack on December 26, 2010 at age 64.