JACKIE WILSON was the greatest and deserved a band like the "Funk Brothers" backing him at a first class venue as a superstar in Las Vegas again at this point in his life .
Excellent !!!!! Here's proof that even in his early 40's, Jackie "Mr. Excitment" Wilson still had the energy, charisma, and showmanship to entertain a LIVE audience. No lip-syncing, no autotune . . . just pure talent. BTW, it was very eerie at the 13:15 video mark to see Jackie fall backward and continue to sing his classic "Lonely Teardrops". Thanks, Mike Bollea and the Little Walter’s Time Machine Official Archives for allowing us devoted fans a chance to see and witness the stage presence of Jackie Leroy Wilson.
Hey fans Jackie's daughter Ms. Brenda Wilson just finished a new book that will take you through the Mr. Excitement experience in sorts make sure you get your Copy. The Detroit message.....
Thank you so much for sharing and uploading this rare footage of Jackie's last full concert this is priceless so glad that someone recorded this filmed it too!
At times i forget that Jackie Wilson was one of the first famous singers to comeout of Detroit, before the artists who signed to the Motown record label and before Aretha Franklin Franklin and Iggy Pop and countless other Detroit artists who came just after him in the 1960s.
Thanks for posting this. Jackie was one of the greatest performers to come along in our time. Also back in the day....I used to tape on my little Radio Shack cassette recorder as many of Little Walter's Time machine shows as possible when he had his show on WBCN. I had them stored in my Mom's basement, and someone stole them all at some point!!
My mother would often tell about going to see him in concert. And seeing him in small supper clubs. My dad would ask the band would jackie come have a drink with him and my wife. My said she was so nervous.
He looks like a star athlete at the peak of his game. He must have worked out and trained for hours weekly, and more....to be in this state of prime shape and health. Flawless vocals. How could his fortune flip so drastically within the next couple weeks?? Real tragedy, like few I've heard of.
@PutOnASweater A couple of wekss earlier, August 29, and 30, 1975, I saw Jackie performing in Las Vegas on a concert tour Dick Clark was promoting. Also on the bill, The Coaster and Dion. There might hav been other acts on the bill, but I only went to see Jackie! On the above video, something doesn't sound right. His voice is toto 'high"....never heard I'm sing in that high pitch, and I've seen him approximately 150 times since my first time seeing him in 1962. You can hear the difference in this video concert from 1973 th-cam.com/video/7LqbXlj812U/w-d-xo.html&start_radio=1
Wait---he's smoking a cigarette DURING his performance, AND still hitting his falsetto? AND dancing!!? MAN he was a talent!! But, on the flip side ( as it occurred 2 weeks later ), this was also one of the reasons he had a massive heart attack. Health is wealth. [ Musician ] Prince could dance his azz off in high heels....jump from risers and into splits. But, his body paid dearly, for it. I know Jackie wasn't in his prime, thus the mixed billing and club touring. He had bills to pay, I know (regardless of his health). But, man....health truly is wealth.
Awesome artist. Something was "off" when he appeared to briefly lose control, collapsing to the floor at 03:16. A sign that he was already at the door of a medical crisis. Of course, we know he never returned after the heart attack. And, by contrast, many years later, Wilson's cousin, Levi Stubbs, also left showbusiness after he suffered a stroke. Neither of them ever returned to the stage. Great talents and sorely missed by family, friends, and fans. R.I.P.
I forget all of us in the band and the artist himself we would all use these little black pills called black Betty’s, because I was playing in James Brown’s band, and when we were not on the road, I would run over and travel with Jackie. These little black pills would lift you up and energize you, even if you’ve been in a car for 20 hours trying to get to the venue. Once you had Betty inside you, you were definitely ready for the world!
Jackie Wilson was stretching himself out very hard between being in financial ruins, owed the ceo of Brunswick records. Vanderpool didn't take care of Jackie Wilson like he needed. Jackie needed rest. But Dick Clark paid for Jackie Wilson's hospital bills until the day Jackie Wilson died in 1984. Michael Jackson paid for his funeral.
As amazing as he is, I would've loved to see him perform his more recent material. Songs like "Because Of You", "Love Uprising", "I Get The Sweetest Feeling", "Nobody But You", "It Only Happens When I Look At You", "Don't You Know I Love You" etc. I get that those weren't hits, but they would've fit so well in a concert setting. He was so much more than his early 50s hits and Higher & Higher. Also the band just doesn't really hit the spot, it's a little "meh". He deserved better backing. Maybe it's the subpar quality that makes it sound a little weak.
You have to read the book “The Man The Music The Mob” you’re see what when on that day he took sick on stage Jackie if you don’t really know Jackie he never eat before or between shows he was off the drugs he had plan to get back into the Studio and other things don’t want to giveaway to much check the book out Jackie Wilson was the world greatest entertainer but he didn’t have the training he was a cash cow for the labor and the mob
Yo pienso que lo ententaron matar y quedo postrado ,ojala que no sea asi pero es sospechoso de la manera que quedo no estaba tan mal para colapsar capaz que lo drogaron
@@willhoward982se va saber igual la verdad siempre sale a luz especialmente la injusticia ,para mi una mano negra arruino la carrera de unos de los mejores cantantes del siglo 20
A couple of weeks earlier, August 29, and 30, 1975, I saw Jackie performing in Las Vegas on a concert tour Dick Clark was promoting. Also on the bill, The Coaster and Dion. There might hav been other acts on the bill, but I only went to see Jackie! On the above video, something doesn't sound right. His voice is toto 'high"....never heard I'm sing in that high pitch, and I've seen him approximately 150 times since my first time seeing him in 1962. You can hear the difference in this video concert from 1973 th-cam.com/video/7LqbXlj812U/w-d-xo.html&start_radio=1
The shock to me is that he was only getting $4500 for 2 shows. Whereas Elvis was getting $100,000 a night for a much less dynamic performance. Jackie was even more badly mismanaged than Elvis was. Such a shame.
Elvis played the Detroit Lions stadium and filled 120,000 seats , no one before or after could do that. He and Jackie were friends and respected each other unlike you. Elvis promoted Jackie more than his manager Tarnapol and introduced Jackie to many venues his manager failed to do. Obviously you’ve never seen Elvis live ! Extremely dynamic , no artist to his day has drawn as big an audience worldwide. Biggest bragging right is Elvis house outdraws more than most artists today. And don’t cry racism, cause in Jackie’s later years his audiences were heavily white , it was the young black generation that didn’t appreciate what a great talent he was. Even James Brown said and was criticized for the truth saying, “every great black entertainer must find a white audience eventually because young black and even older only follow contemporary artists “ yes, he said that. James also said “ black radio will claim artists like him and others were victims of racism but unlike white radio ( who’ll have a day dedicated to Elvis music ), black radio will never do that for people like himself or Jackie etc.”
Yes ❤️ 😢and I Truly Do Thank God for Blessing us 🙏 🙌 ❤️ 😢 with a Handsome Gifted Talented Legendary ICONIC Singer like Jackie Wilson who was also Better known as "Mr Excitement,"and I just want to say That GOD Said in HIS Everlasting Words From The Holy Bible that we all Have SINNED and Have FALLEN SHORT of HIS GLORY and HE DO NOT HAVE NO RESPECTABLE PERSONS So 🙏 ❤️ 😢NO-ONE CAN POINT THEIR FINGERS AT NOBODY'S LIFE and we all must Pray and Ask HIM For FORGIVENESS for Our SINS and we will surely always Love and Missed JW Dearly "RIP," AMEN 🙏 ❤️ 😢
JACKIE WILSON was the greatest and deserved a band like the "Funk Brothers" backing him at a first class venue as a superstar in Las Vegas again at this point in his life .
What a great performer. His stage presence is immaculate
Thanks Little Walter….been waiting 47 years to see this show, it was worth it. Mr Excitement 🌟
I was there. What a show to behold!
Awesome! Only one Jackie Wilson for the ages! ❤
It’s 9/8/24 in Austin, Tx! Great singer! I’m 75 and still rockin to the oldies….🥳🎶
One Of The Greatest Entertainer Of All Time Show Time Mr Jackie Wilson R I P 🙏 Your Music 🎵 Lives thanks For his Story ☺The Gemini Man NYC📀📀
Excellent !!!!! Here's proof that even in his early 40's, Jackie "Mr. Excitment" Wilson still had the energy, charisma, and showmanship to entertain a LIVE audience. No lip-syncing, no autotune . . . just pure talent. BTW, it was very eerie at the 13:15 video mark to see Jackie fall backward and continue to sing his classic "Lonely Teardrops". Thanks, Mike Bollea and the Little Walter’s Time Machine Official Archives for allowing us devoted fans a chance to see and witness the stage presence of Jackie Leroy Wilson.
That was no fall..he did that often in the act, just wasn't as smooth as it usually is...seen him dozens of times...always great!
Hey fans Jackie's daughter Ms. Brenda Wilson just finished a new book that will take you through the Mr. Excitement experience in sorts make sure you get your Copy. The Detroit message.....
A historical treasure...thank you
Thanks for this footage! I love "Mr. Excitement".
Thank you for making this incredible piece of history available for us to enjoy!!!
Thank you for sharing
What a treasure 👏👏👏
Thank you so much for sharing and uploading this rare footage of Jackie's last full concert this is priceless so glad that someone recorded this filmed it too!
😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😢😢😢😢😮😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😅😅😅
He gave it all for us unbelievable so much talent and he had to be taken from us😢😢😢😢😮😮😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Imagine him fats Domino Jerry Lee Elvis the only ones I can think of they're all up in Paradise doing a big concert❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
This was a gift ❤💯
At times i forget that Jackie Wilson was one of the first famous singers to comeout of Detroit, before the artists who signed to the Motown record label and before Aretha Franklin Franklin and Iggy Pop and countless other Detroit artists who came just after him in the 1960s.
One of The Best... God Bless Mr Excitement.
The greatest dancer/singers were Joe Tex, James Brown, but (FIRST OF ALL), there's Jackie Wilson!!
What a treat .. Jackie Wilson my all time favourite since I was 14, thank you for uploading .. He was GREAT ❤️
Thanks for sharing this!!!! Loved Jackie Wilson!!!!! R.I.P.😍😍😍
Thanks for posting this. Jackie was one of the greatest performers to come along in our time. Also back in the day....I used to tape on my little Radio Shack cassette recorder as many of Little Walter's Time machine shows as possible when he had his show on WBCN.
I had them stored in my Mom's basement, and someone stole them all at some point!!
BCN Was the bomb in the 70’s it’s a shame we don’t have radio stations like that today !
Thank u for blessing us with this footage of the greatest vocalist if all time, Mr. Excitement Jackie Wilson "
I'm glad u shared this footage with us
Thank you thank you
Thank you so much. Loved him since I was a little girl 👧🏿
Thank you for sharing this ❤️❤️
This is awesome....thank you so much for sharing this! =)
Brilliant singer and entertainer. Taken far to soon❤
He was one of the greatest explanations performers of his time
Great performer
No one could beat him dancing
Thank You Todd!!
My mother would often tell about going to see him in concert. And seeing him in small supper clubs. My dad would ask the band would jackie come have a drink with him and my wife. My said she was so nervous.
Wow! Mr. Excitement ❤
Amazing!
Great video. 😢😢😢
He looks like a star athlete at the peak of his game. He must have worked out and trained for hours weekly, and more....to be in this state of prime shape and health. Flawless vocals. How could his fortune flip so drastically within the next couple weeks?? Real tragedy, like few I've heard of.
I love me some him
Amazing, dancing and signing live without lip syncing . Definitely setting the bar too high for todays artists !
"artists"
Was that was a strong show. No one can ever fault his talent, dedication and stamina!
@PutOnASweater
A couple of wekss earlier, August 29, and 30, 1975, I saw Jackie performing in Las Vegas on a concert tour Dick Clark was promoting. Also on the bill, The Coaster and Dion. There might hav been other acts on the bill, but I only went to see Jackie!
On the above video, something doesn't sound right. His voice is toto 'high"....never heard I'm sing in that high pitch, and I've seen him approximately 150 times since my first time seeing him in 1962. You can hear the difference in this video concert from 1973 th-cam.com/video/7LqbXlj812U/w-d-xo.html&start_radio=1
I'm sorry for what I said earlier the dish talent this man brings me to tears❤❤❤❤❤❤
So sad😢he was a great 👍🏿
Wait---he's smoking a cigarette DURING his performance, AND still hitting his falsetto? AND dancing!!? MAN he was a talent!! But, on the flip side ( as it occurred 2 weeks later ), this was also one of the reasons he had a massive heart attack. Health is wealth. [ Musician ] Prince could dance his azz off in high heels....jump from risers and into splits. But, his body paid dearly, for it.
I know Jackie wasn't in his prime, thus the mixed billing and club touring. He had bills to pay, I know (regardless of his health). But, man....health truly is wealth.
I've often wondered if there is any footage or recording of his final show.
He was a music God/ Breaks my heart to see him in these conditions
Awesome artist. Something was "off" when he appeared to briefly lose control, collapsing to the floor at 03:16. A sign that he was already at the door of a medical crisis. Of course, we know he never returned after the heart attack. And, by contrast, many years later, Wilson's cousin, Levi Stubbs, also left showbusiness after he suffered a stroke. Neither of them ever returned to the stage. Great talents and sorely missed by family, friends, and fans. R.I.P.
He could sing his heart out standing, sitting, in bed.
They certainly didn't call him Mr Excitement for nothing.
I forget all of us in the band and the artist himself we would all use these little black pills called black Betty’s, because I was playing in James Brown’s band, and when we were not on the road, I would run over and travel with Jackie. These little black pills would lift you up and energize you, even if you’ve been in a car for 20 hours trying to get to the venue. Once you had Betty inside you, you were definitely ready for the world!
Jack Leroy Wilson 1934-84 iconic
So sad that he would leave us 2 weeks later. He is still here through his Son, Bobby; so much like Jackie. Do any of his other children perform?
Se veia bien me resulta extraño su accidente en el escenario, me da rabia su perdida es injusta y peor le robar su patrimonio
Jackie Wilson was stretching himself out very hard between being in financial ruins, owed the ceo of Brunswick records. Vanderpool didn't take care of Jackie Wilson like he needed. Jackie needed rest. But Dick Clark paid for Jackie Wilson's hospital bills until the day Jackie Wilson died in 1984. Michael Jackson paid for his funeral.
Elvis, his friend ,paid his hospital bills before he died.
Yes, but the bigots don't like to admit this fact. They'd rather bring a child molester into it.@@SuperBeachbum74
@@SuperBeachbum74both Elvis and Dick Clark helped pay his expenses. Michael Jackson paid for his funeral.
As amazing as he is, I would've loved to see him perform his more recent material. Songs like "Because Of You", "Love Uprising", "I Get The Sweetest Feeling", "Nobody But You", "It Only Happens When I Look At You", "Don't You Know I Love You" etc. I get that those weren't hits, but they would've fit so well in a concert setting. He was so much more than his early 50s hits and Higher & Higher. Also the band just doesn't really hit the spot, it's a little "meh". He deserved better backing. Maybe it's the subpar quality that makes it sound a little weak.
So, wait a minute...he went from this to being in a coma for 9 1/2 years in a two week span??? Something doesn't sound right about that 🤔🤔🤔
You have to read the book “The Man The Music The Mob” you’re see what when on that day he took sick on stage Jackie if you don’t really know Jackie he never eat before or between shows he was off the drugs he had plan to get back into the Studio and other things don’t want to giveaway to much check the book out Jackie Wilson was the world greatest entertainer but he didn’t have the training he was a cash cow for the labor and the mob
Exactly. Thus the reason why his story will probably never be told.
Elvis Presley was influenced by Black Music and Black Culture! He and MICHAEL JACKSON gleaned so Much from Jackie Wilson.
Yo pienso que lo ententaron matar y quedo postrado ,ojala que no sea asi pero es sospechoso de la manera que quedo no estaba tan mal para colapsar capaz que lo drogaron
@@willhoward982se va saber igual la verdad siempre sale a luz especialmente la injusticia ,para mi una mano negra arruino la carrera de unos de los mejores cantantes del siglo 20
Fantastic....boy could he sing But.he Smoked,,heart attack waiting...
Don't buy it was the smoking
It wasn't caused by no damn smoking
Coming To America😂
A couple of weeks earlier, August 29, and 30, 1975, I saw Jackie performing in Las Vegas on a concert tour Dick Clark was promoting. Also on the bill, The Coaster and Dion. There might hav been other acts on the bill, but I only went to see Jackie!
On the above video, something doesn't sound right. His voice is toto 'high"....never heard I'm sing in that high pitch, and I've seen him approximately 150 times since my first time seeing him in 1962. You can hear the difference in this video concert from 1973 th-cam.com/video/7LqbXlj812U/w-d-xo.html&start_radio=1
Hey "Ruff Also Along side Jackie Then Was Lloyd Price "Mr Personality Song And I Think The Group Detroit EmeraldsWere From Detroit.😮😅
Sadly, Jackie final show 1975.
Cuesta creer que se desplomara sin ninguna explicacion que rabia
The shock to me is that he was only getting $4500 for 2 shows. Whereas Elvis was getting $100,000 a night for a much less dynamic performance. Jackie was even more badly mismanaged than Elvis was. Such a shame.
Elvis was less dynamic? Have you ever seen Elvis?
Well, Elvis had more hit records and was much more famous. So he could ask for more.
Elvis played the Detroit Lions stadium and filled 120,000 seats , no one before or after could do that. He and Jackie were friends and respected each other unlike you. Elvis promoted Jackie more than his manager Tarnapol and introduced Jackie to many venues his manager failed to do. Obviously you’ve never seen Elvis live ! Extremely dynamic , no artist to his day has drawn as big an audience worldwide. Biggest bragging right is Elvis house outdraws more than most artists today. And don’t cry racism, cause in Jackie’s later years his audiences were heavily white , it was the young black generation that didn’t appreciate what a great talent he was. Even James Brown said and was criticized for the truth saying, “every great black entertainer must find a white audience eventually because young black and even older only follow contemporary artists “ yes, he said that. James also said “ black radio will claim artists like him and others were victims of racism but unlike white radio ( who’ll have a day dedicated to Elvis music ), black radio will never do that for people like himself or Jackie etc.”
You sound conflicted.
In Jackie's prime, no one could touch him.
Despite SMOKING,DRINKING,POOR DIET, THE MAN WAS STILL AND ELITE SINGER...THE BAND SUCKED
That's true❤😢
Yes ❤️ 😢and I Truly Do Thank God for Blessing us 🙏 🙌 ❤️ 😢 with a Handsome Gifted Talented Legendary ICONIC Singer like Jackie Wilson who was also Better known as "Mr Excitement,"and I just want to say That GOD Said in HIS Everlasting Words From The Holy Bible that we all Have SINNED and Have FALLEN SHORT of HIS GLORY and HE DO NOT HAVE NO RESPECTABLE PERSONS So 🙏 ❤️ 😢NO-ONE CAN POINT THEIR FINGERS AT NOBODY'S LIFE and we all must Pray and Ask HIM For FORGIVENESS for Our SINS and we will surely always Love and Missed JW Dearly "RIP," AMEN 🙏 ❤️ 😢
I wonder what caused Jackie Wilson brain aneurysm on this night of his performance. Did the doctors find out why.
He didn’t like to eat before shows so I guess he starved his heart to death.
Ppl say he took salt pills to sweat more, cause women liked it, was the cause of th heart attack, don't know if that's true.😢😢😢
O lo drogaron intensionalmente
Eso fue lo querian matar y al final quedo estado vegetal ,poderes facticos metidos en este crueldad
Cocaine
IDK but his lifestyle was very unhealthy so I guess it was inevitable he was gonna have a heart attack ☹️
Ok
Ko
Q lamentável...