For the life of me I cant remember what the date of Jackie Wilson appearing at the Casino! Hardly surprising really, though is it? I believe it was also his last UK appearance before returning to the States and sadly passing away. Though I could be wrong on that point. All I know was it was a fabulous , magical show. One of the stand-out live appearances I have seen ! Anybody got the date?

there was a thread on this a bit ago,use the search option should find your answers there

Saturday June 14th 1975 from memory.

This flyer (from 1975) on ebay now, £11 BIN.

what a memory! is that def because the flyer says May 10 or was it put back?

It was deffo in June - the flyer is wrong or it was pushed back.

I'll see if I can find my ticket.

And it was 1976 not 1975.

what a memory! is that def because the flyer says May 10 or was it put back?

Edited February 5, 201114 yr by Tabs

On September 29, 1975, Wilson suffered a massive heart attack while appearing in Dick Clark's Good Ol' Rock 'N Roll Revue at the Latin Casino in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Wilson collapsed on stage while singing a line from his hit "Lonely Teardrops" ("My heart is crying..."). He was revived after medical personnel worked nearly 30 minutes to stabilize his vitals, but the lack of oxygen to his brain left him comatose. Meanwhile, Eliza Mae Wilson died only two weeks after Jackie fell into a coma, severely distraught over her son's illness. He briefly emerged from his coma in early 1976 but slipped back into unconsciousness and was in a vegetative state for the remainder of his life, as an inpatient at a nursing home, eight years and four months.[19] Jackie Wilson died January 21, 1984 of pneumonia, at the age of 49 at Memorial Hospital in Mount Holly, New Jersey after being admitted for having trouble taking nourishment.

Hackles Wigan concert must have been may or June 75 would have loved to have seen him live but I didn't start going till march 76

That should read jackies concert in the above post

HI ALL, THE JACKIE WILSON NGHTER AT WIGAN, WAS A GREAT ALLNIGHTER, I THINK EVERY ONE WAS IN THERE OWN WAY, FELT GOOD ABOUT RAISING THE MONEY FOR HIS HOSPITAL BILLS, I AM SURE BUT MAYBE WRONG! THAT THE BAR AREA HAD THE TOP BOYS FROM THE SOUTH SELLING THERE WARES, MYSELF , MICK SMITH ADY CROSEDALE AND PETE WIDAON, IT WAS EITHER OR BOTH OF THESE, THE NIGHT BIG TIM ASHABENDI BOUGHT THE CLASSIC VONTASTICS - LADY LOVE GOREN & WHITE STATESIDE DEMO OF ME, I GOT A COPY OF GENE McDaniel's WALK WITH A WINNER UK LIBERTY FOR £7, HE GOT 5 COPAYS FROM HIS SECRET SHOP, AND SOLD ADY AND MICK 1 EACH £15 MY COPY WAS MINT WITH A CHIP OUT OF IT, AND I STILL GOT IT,

IT'S SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT WHEN I THINK OF IT I PERSONALLY NEVER HAD A BAD ALLNIGHTER AT WIGAN SOME HOW ALWAYS COME AWAY ON TOP. THE DATE JACKIE WILSON DIED WAS JAN 21ST 78?? IF SO IT WAS ON MY BIRTHDAY, AND WHATS THE STORY AS WHY BRUNSWICK DID NOT PAY? AND HOW MUCH WAS RAISED ON THE NIGHT/? DAVE (I HAVE HIS AUTOGRAPH ON ME WALL...IT HIDES A.....) KIL

According to wikipedia Jackie Wilson sadly died in 1984

Love his voice and energy in his tunes

Soul galore !! You bet Jackie !

According to wikipedia Jackie Wilson sadly died in 1984

Love his voice and energy in his tunes

Soul galore !! You bet Jackie !

I opted not to go to the JW WC gig , for fear of possible disappointment with his performance , as this unfortunately was a common occurance with me when seeing my musical heroes .

Malc

yer blew that one then, Malc.!!! it was brilliant, the atmosphere was electric. I watched it from the balcony , the only way I could get to see the stage. It was rammed. ,

ive got about 20 mins of this all niter on tape...not many of his classics on it but his sweetest feeling just sends shivers down yer spine..

when did he record "it only happens when i look at you"....cos i bought it on release in 79...

Just checked my diary and it was on 14/15 June 1975. A pleasure to see a soul legend, though sadly, his last UK appearance.

when did he record "it only happens when i look at you"....cos i bought it on release in 79...

It was released in 1977 on 45 and the Nobody But You lp in 76 I think over here (I've got a copy in the cupboard, I'll check if you need me to) and 1975 in the US. No US 45. Dunno when it was recorded.

when did he record "it only happens when i look at you"....cos i bought it on release in 79...

It was on the "Nobody But You" album which came out in late '76 I believe. However, when it was actually recorded could be anytime, sometimes even years prior to release.

edited -- beat me to it Chalky

Edited February 6, 201114 yr by Dave Turner

It was released in 1977 on 45 and the Nobody But You lp in 76 I think over here (I've got a copy in the cupboard, I'll check if you need me to) and 1975 in the US. No US 45. Dunno when it was recorded.

thanks chalky, i was resident d.j at a club in oldham for 2 years, from 77 to 79 and did buy it as a new release, i'm sure it made the blues & soul charts at the time,

Cheers - I've not totally lost it yet.

Just a bit of confusion on the year.

Just checked my diary and it was on 14/15 June 1975. A pleasure to see a soul legend, though sadly, his last UK appearance.

ive got about 20 mins of this all niter on tape...not many of his classics on it but his sweetest feeling just sends shivers down yer spine..

it was a stand-out night among many at the Casino,Mark. A lot of them are a blurr for obvious reasons but that night still remains clear in my head. Can still see him on stage!. Any way I could get a copy of that 20 minutes?

Hi All....2 things for me to correct, it was a memorial night of corse, not a fund raising night reguarding his hospital bills, So did we ever do such an event, on the scene??/ or did I take some of that acid that i use to sell???

2. that would mean that it was the record by the Vontastics, as iI dont remember the Gene Mc Danials ever being play prior 1977??

I was right about him dieing on my birthday 21/1/ old age is a comin :ph34r:DAVE

I was there ...can't remember the date but i do remember thinking that the performaance was not very good.... And he didn't sing Blue Skies.....

This flyer (from 1975) on ebay now, £11 BIN.

Was at the Betty Wright gig absolutely Brilliant.............was so looking forward to the Jackie Wilson gig.......it was my 17th birthday on the 10th May.......what a bummer

It was deffo in June - the flyer is wrong or it was pushed back.

I'll see if I can find my ticket.

And it was 1976 not 1975.

Sorry Tabs it was 1975, I was 17, first time I went, we all went up from Banbury on a coach

See post 19 Steve.

See post 19 Steve.

Yeah sorry mate, I didn't get that far, should have read all the posts first,

I was there ...can't remember the date but i do remember thinking that the performaance was not very good.... And he didn't sing Blue Skies.....

Are you sure? I thought he did, but hey maybe my memory of that night isnt as clear as I thought.

no he didnt,,ive got him on tape and u can hear folk moaning that he didnt sing it,.....sweetest feeeling sounds AWESOME though,,ill upload it soon

Mark. is there any chance of you putting it on a cd?

Having been there on both nights i thought JW was poor & BW was brilliant !!

Ian.

Having been there on both nights i thought JW was poor & BW was brilliant !!

Ian.

You're just agreeing with Smudge's post

BROWN NOSER

GUTTED I MISSED THE JW GIG AS GOT CAUGHT UP IN A TRAIN INCIEDENT AT CONGLETON.I HEARD JACKIE WAS NOT AT HIS BEST THAT NIGHT BUT IN HIS DEFENCE THEY RECKON HE WAS NOT IN THE GREATEST OF HEALTH.

how many have seen him any other time to compare?? Personally I thought he was ace!!

how many have seen him any other time to compare?? Personally I thought he was ace!!

GOOD ONE THAT HOPE SOMEONE CAN SHED SOME LIGHT ON IT.

YES l HAVE THAT TAPE IT WAS A BRILLIANT NIGHT . MOUSE

From what I remember I felt sorry for Jackie because the crowd at one point boo him because he sang some of his earlier material, and didn't sing the WHO WHO song which of course was massive at the time.

Isn't it amazing how different peoples memories are of the night.? Is that because of expectations and whether it lived up to our own? Had any of us seen him before and were we already pre-judging him.

Or was it the drugs?? ie. was Jackie Wilson better on 20 green & clears than he was on 10 chopstix or a few ephidrine!

Edited April 21, 201114 yr by PeteDillon

Isn't it amazing how different peoples memories are of the night.? Is that because of expectations and whether it lived up to our own? Had any of us seen him before and were we already pre-judging him.

Or was it the drugs?? ie. was Jackie Wilson better on 20 green & clears than he was on 10 chopstix or a few ephidrine!

Was that the audience or Jackie ?

Malc

Edited April 22, 201114 yr by Malc Burton

haha I was wondering more about the audience Malc..was the quality of intake of uppers influential towards the view of how good he was...seeing as different people have such varied opinions of the night.

haha I was wondering more about the audience Malc..was the quality of intake of uppers influential towards the view of how good he was...seeing as different people have such varied opinions of the night.

I declined to go on the night JW was on , the reason being was that I did not want my illusions to be shattered if he was below par on the night , as I had been when I saw many of my " heroes " perform live .

In respect of opinions about his act , the people who attended that I spoke to after the event ( a mixture of partakers and non - indulgers ) , had mixed views as to the quality of his act , but from what I recall , they stated " he was OK " .

Malc

Jackie was fantastic I managed to get near the stage and take this photograph

great pic Stu

You're just agreeing with Smudge's post

BROWN NOSER

Yeah but the Porker missed JW !!

I was there also along with around two and half thousand others . I can honestly say for a man to that was meant to have been unwell and given a not so good performance as some folks say , I have never seen anyone before doing back flips and putting so much energy  in to a performance .I thought he was fantastic didn't hear anyone booing the noise  was defaning 

Edited July 27, 20177 yr by P S original

can anyone recall, and list his setlist?

and what was the sound like?

I was at the Jackie Wilson   performance  at the Casino, and to be honest , it was not a patch on the Betty Wright  performance a few weeks earlier .   No one  realised at the time that Jackie Wilson was ill , ( no one i knew any way ) , and the consensus  at the time seemed to be that it  was a bit of a let down .    In hindsight , i realise what a privelidge it was to be at the final show of such a ledgendary figure .

2 hours ago, carty said:

I was at the Jackie Wilson   performance  at the Casino, and to be honest , it was not a patch on the Betty Wright  performance a few weeks earlier .   No one  realised at the time that Jackie Wilson was ill , ( no one i knew any way ) , and the consensus  at the time seemed to be that it  was a bit of a let down .    In hindsight , i realise what a privelidge it was to be at the final show of such a ledgendary figure .

can you recall the setlist and what was the sound quality like?

No on both of those , wasnt it quite a short  show ?  dont remember the sound being noticably  any better or worse . What i do recall of that evening is the small record outlet on the balcony  had a  page long list of  Brunswick   Jackie Wilson 45s For sale ,unusual as it was mainly an outlet for   pressings .