With all of the so-called docu-drama movies (Ray, La-Bamba, Lyman, Dream Girls, etc) they've made over the past twenty-five years, I fail to understand why a movie has yet to be to be made with an unbelieveable story, about an unbelieveable talent, with an unbelieveable voice, wrapped up in an unbelieveable tradgedy no screen write could ever devise. WHY NOT? For all the money Gordy made off of Wilson, HE (alone) should do it. Or maybe Nate Tarnabaums family? RIP great one!
@norristerse Any crisp footage of this fantastic spirit is always enjoyable and he can make even schlock like this sound good. Brunswick was so limiting for him, always trying to pop him up, rather than provide material for him that would be a vehicle for his explosive, gymnastic lead tenor voice and his soulful essence. That's why his recording career was so uneven. Motown's songwriters would have given him any number of great selections to stretch out the way his sublime talent demanded.
good point. you've reminded me that eddie holland carved out a brief career as a (pretty effective) wilson sound-alike on motown with records like "jamie". imagine what they could have done with the genuine article!
@norristerse It's always frustrating when they try to "whiten" up artists like JW, Clyde McPhatter and Dee Clark, to make them more marketable to pop (read white audience). When they let these superior talents loose with any more ethnically authentic material, they would flat out kill it. These guys were so good that white folks would have responded to their r&b sounds anyway, so why bother recording silly, flute filled, Dick Clark style sound. JW was stuck on the music plantation.
@drjimiboy69 Evidently, you know nothing about Jackie Wilson.maybe because you weren't around when he first started out.He LOVED doing this stuff, but always had a R&R track on the flip side...that's why he had so many 2 sided hits. The flip of this record is "I'm Coming On Back To You", & BOTH sides hits. His highest charting hit was "Night" backed with "Doggin' Around" & again BOTH were hits on not only the pop charts, but on the R&B charts as well."Night" was opera & #3 on the R&B charts.
@PutOnASweater No, I'm no expert on Mr. Excitement, so save the noise. But he recorded a lot of weak arrangements and material geared for the pop (read white) mass market, per the backward facing and exploitive regime at Brunswick. Being the supreme professional and entertainer he was, he made even that watered down material enjoyable. When JW was given material with a more soulful (read black) sound, he really ripped it apart (e.g. She's Alright; A Woman, A Lover, A Friend; Higher and Higher).
@drjimiboy69 You seem to think that it's a Black & White issue...that is so far out there it's ridiculous. If you read anything on Jackie, you would find that HE is the one who wanted to record those records with those "terrible" arrangements...he was was recording stuff like that long before he got to Brunswick..kind of knocks out your logic. The racial aspect is ridiculous, and if you keep believing that, then your mind will be locked into that little box. Just enjoy the music and loosen up!
This has been such a great Jackie Wilson day for me and to my surprise I've learned a few great ones that I was not aware of before, including this one. Awesome!!!
@Dee530 This is from the film "Teenage Millionaire" Jackie also performed, "I AM What I Am" in the film...bad film, but had some great singers...Marv Johnson, Dion, Chubby and many more...
the best no one had or has his talent my all time love of spirt and sound
hipmusic222js 1 week ago
Jackie is the man
cedmondson2 1 month ago
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how do you spell (talent) JACKIE he's got it all
1okauchee 4 months ago
how do you spell (talent) JACKIE
1okauchee 4 months ago
you don't look that sad about your lonely life jackie. Actually, you look positively chirper. haha!
mayaangelouisaqueen 5 months ago in playlist still more soul!
this vid needs more comments. i appreciate you uploading this =D
KyplayaZ4lyfe 7 months ago
I've watched this clip over 10 times now.... Jackie is one of my favorite singers of all time!
KyplayaZ4lyfe 1 year ago
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With all of the so-called docu-drama movies (Ray, La-Bamba, Lyman, Dream Girls, etc) they've made over the past twenty-five years, I fail to understand why a movie has yet to be to be made with an unbelieveable story, about an unbelieveable talent, with an unbelieveable voice, wrapped up in an unbelieveable tradgedy no screen write could ever devise. WHY NOT? For all the money Gordy made off of Wilson, HE (alone) should do it. Or maybe Nate Tarnabaums family? RIP great one!
4doororphan 1 year ago
@4doororphan
because if they did film wilson's life it would be yet another unbelievable film, like "ray" or "nowhere boy".
hollywood biopics are always irredeemable shit. let the music tell the story!
norristerse 1 year ago 4
@norristerse Any crisp footage of this fantastic spirit is always enjoyable and he can make even schlock like this sound good. Brunswick was so limiting for him, always trying to pop him up, rather than provide material for him that would be a vehicle for his explosive, gymnastic lead tenor voice and his soulful essence. That's why his recording career was so uneven. Motown's songwriters would have given him any number of great selections to stretch out the way his sublime talent demanded.
drjimiboy69 5 months ago
@drjimiboy69
good point. you've reminded me that eddie holland carved out a brief career as a (pretty effective) wilson sound-alike on motown with records like "jamie". imagine what they could have done with the genuine article!
norristerse 5 months ago
@norristerse It's always frustrating when they try to "whiten" up artists like JW, Clyde McPhatter and Dee Clark, to make them more marketable to pop (read white audience). When they let these superior talents loose with any more ethnically authentic material, they would flat out kill it. These guys were so good that white folks would have responded to their r&b sounds anyway, so why bother recording silly, flute filled, Dick Clark style sound. JW was stuck on the music plantation.
drjimiboy69 5 months ago
@drjimiboy69
sometimes it's terrible, sometimes it works as a mix of flavours. look at the drifters' output from the late '50s early '60s.
(by the way, atlantic tried to sign sam cooke but were outbid by RCA. the results of that would have been worth hearing!)
norristerse 5 months ago
@drjimiboy69 Evidently, you know nothing about Jackie Wilson.maybe because you weren't around when he first started out.He LOVED doing this stuff, but always had a R&R track on the flip side...that's why he had so many 2 sided hits. The flip of this record is "I'm Coming On Back To You", & BOTH sides hits. His highest charting hit was "Night" backed with "Doggin' Around" & again BOTH were hits on not only the pop charts, but on the R&B charts as well."Night" was opera & #3 on the R&B charts.
PutOnASweater 1 week ago
@PutOnASweater No, I'm no expert on Mr. Excitement, so save the noise. But he recorded a lot of weak arrangements and material geared for the pop (read white) mass market, per the backward facing and exploitive regime at Brunswick. Being the supreme professional and entertainer he was, he made even that watered down material enjoyable. When JW was given material with a more soulful (read black) sound, he really ripped it apart (e.g. She's Alright; A Woman, A Lover, A Friend; Higher and Higher).
drjimiboy69 1 week ago
@drjimiboy69 You seem to think that it's a Black & White issue...that is so far out there it's ridiculous. If you read anything on Jackie, you would find that HE is the one who wanted to record those records with those "terrible" arrangements...he was was recording stuff like that long before he got to Brunswick..kind of knocks out your logic. The racial aspect is ridiculous, and if you keep believing that, then your mind will be locked into that little box. Just enjoy the music and loosen up!
PutOnASweater 1 week ago
This has been such a great Jackie Wilson day for me and to my surprise I've learned a few great ones that I was not aware of before, including this one. Awesome!!!
quieterrps 1 year ago
Oh my, I love this. Where has this one been for so long?
msros60 1 year ago
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MrSoulSamCooke 1 year ago
SWEEET!!!
You go Jack!!!
SoulSister66 1 year ago
@SoulSister66 Hi J, he was so young here- and we were just Babies, lol way
too young to have evah even seen these... they are new to me, but fab, Luv, M*
Dee530 1 year ago
@Dee530 This is from the film "Teenage Millionaire" Jackie also performed, "I AM What I Am" in the film...bad film, but had some great singers...Marv Johnson, Dion, Chubby and many more...
PutOnASweater 1 year ago
@PutOnASweater Thanks Simon, but I saw this years ago, also own it on video
and DVD... I was only kidding, she knows that- skipped the movie, just watched
the clips of **!!! Cable has stopped playing it, they want folks to buy it, but thanks
for the info, M*
MarcieLuvzMusic 1 year ago
Jackie Oh Jackie, I was on the air the day you passed and I went into Jackie Day without a thought. Loved Ya' Man.
DustyDurst 1 year ago 3