The famous Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. was an American singer and performer of the 1950s and 60s. He was a prominent figure in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. Nicknamed “Mr. Excitement”, he was considered a master showman and one of the most dynamic singers and performers in soul, R&B, and rock and roll history.
Wilson gained initial fame as a member of the R&B vocal group Billy Ward and His Dominoes. He went solo in 1957 and scored over 50 chart singles spanning the genres of R&B, pop, soul, doo-wop, and easy listening. This included 16 Top 10 R&B hits, six of which ranked as number one. On the Billboard Hot 100, Wilson scored 14 top 20 pop hits, six of which reached the top 10.
Who is Jackie Wilson’s wife Harlean Harris?
Harlean Harris is identified as the second and ex-wife of Jackie Wilson. In 1967, Wilson married his second wife, who was a model name Harlean Harris and was born in 1937 and passed out in 2019 at the age of 82 years, at the urging of Nat Tarnopol, who thought the marriage would help repair Wilson’s public image. They had been dating since at least 1960 and had a son, John Dominick known as Petey, born in 1963. Wilson and Harris legally separated in 1969.
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