BBC Radio 4 broadcast a show about Jackie Wilson and his "abandoned" son Bobby Brooks , who now performs as Bobby Brooks Wilson.

The story of a boy in Care, who late in life discovered he was the great man's son.

 

Thursday  Radio 4 11.30 am

Edited August 29, 20222 yr by Source
title extended

More info on the show here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001bkr3

thanks for sharing, looks interesting

have just added an image and extended the title for the listing/shares

 

Bobby was amazing at the Whitby Northern Soul & Motown Weekender . Fabulous performance and some very funny quips in the preceding q&a session with Kev Roberts - as well as a great singer of his Dads tunes (the similarity visually and vocally is uncanny) he’d make a very good stand up comedian !

His story would make a great film ! 

There is an article on here somewhere I wrote about Bobby long before he was as well known as he is now

Here you go from 2012, it was Al Abrams who asked me to write the article and the source for much of the information within

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/articles/soul-articles/its-about-time-bobby-brooks-wilson-r2608/

Released a 45 as Bobby Brooks Hamilton in 2010 

https://www.discogs.com/artist/4127212-Bobby-Brooks-Hamilton

 

 

This show should be good ... 

Edited August 30, 20222 yr by Roburt

BBC4 are repeating this show on Monday afternoon (4pm).

WAY BACK IN AUGUST 61 .... Jackie Wilson was playing Carr's Beach, Annapolis backed up by Joe Hunter's Band. Joe Hunter's Band comprised Joe Hunter, Hank Cosby, Mike Terry, Larry Veeder, Benny Benjamin and James Jamerson. Not a bad line-up.

Edited September 3, 20222 yr by Roburt

now avail to listen direct via the BBC Sounds webpage/app

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001bkr3

This is my documentary I hope you all enjoy it x

Thank you Scarlett, we had it on at work today , 4 pm , any plans to expand the story perhaps for a TV,  BBC documentary would make great viewing , and especially with the visual similarity being such an important factor in the story line , no pressure , just an idea 

Edited September 5, 20222 yr by Happy Feet

10 hours ago, Happy Feet said:

Thank you Scarlett, we had it on at work today , 4 pm , any plans to expand the story perhaps for a TV,  BBC documentary would make great viewing , and especially with the visual similarity being such an important factor in the story line , no pressure , just an idea 

My thoughts exactly . Hope it happens . 

Listened yesterday, what a story.

A good documentary but the title's a little misleading.

It's really all about Bobby Brooks, with not a lot of info on Jackie himself (apart from details of his association with Bobby's mum). 

It’s not really down to me if the story gets expanded to TV as I had to pitch it to the BBC! But I think it would defo work for TV I have only really worked in radio so wouldn’t know how to get it onto TV, great idea though! And this documentary goes into his artistry, his voice, his history within the music world and his personal life whilst matching it to Bobby’s own tale, without Jackie there really is no Bobby, literally haha, I would love to expand it but when you pitch to the BBC you pitch for slots and this is a specific slot for stories surround musical icons at half an hour! X

19 minutes ago, ScarlettOMalley said:

...when you pitch to the BBC you pitch for slots and this is a specific slot for stories surround musical icons at half an hour! X

If you're looking for other ideas/stories to pitch, you could do worse than dig in to the life of singer, songwriter, producer and record label owner, Johnnie Mae Matthews.

I've always thought that her life story would make for an excellent biopic - strong and ambitious Afro-American woman trying to make great strides in the male-dominated music world in 1950s/1960s Detroit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnie_Mae_Matthews

And I'm sure there are members on here who have contact with family members/friends - and indeed, I'm sure some on here would have met the great lady herself.

3 hours ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

If you're looking for other ideas/stories to pitch, you could do worse than dig in to the life of singer, songwriter, producer and record label owner, Johnnie Mae Matthews.

I've always thought that her life story would make for an excellent biopic - strong and ambitious Afro-American woman trying to make great strides in the male-dominated music world in 1950s/1960s Detroit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnie_Mae_Matthews

And I'm sure there are members on here who have contact with family members/friends - and indeed, I'm sure some on here would have met the great lady herself.

Not 100% but think one is in the works now or on the cards

48 minutes ago, Chalky said:

Not 100% but think one is in the works now or on the cards

That would be fantastic. She’s long overdue some mainstream recognition.

Just to add something more, next year - 2022 - marks the centenary of the birth of Johnnie Mae Matthews. No better time for a radio-docu and/or a full-blown biopic!

 

 

 

Edited September 6, 20222 yr by Amsterdam Russ
Damned auto-correct function!

9 hours ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

Just to add something more, next year - 2022 - marks the centenary of the birth of Johnnie Mae Matthews. No better time for a radio-docu and/or a full-blown biopic!

 

 

 

I must have read wrong as I can’t find anything about any any biopic