Brother 9/15 taking you back to the 50's on this one.....This was the first hit for one of the greatest showmen ever.....Mr. Jackie Wilson. Jackie had it all.....an amazing voice....the looks.....dance steps...(he could turn backover flips on stage also}...and an overall stage presence to behold(driving women in a frenzy was all in a day's work for this brotha). You can surely hear his influence on Elvis on this track which was written by Berry Gordy Jr. Jackie was the man back in the day NO DOUBT. Alot of times he would get crappy material to sing in the studio....as a result his records were sometimes inconisistent. But on stage, this man definitely bought it. He's an obvious influence on MJ also who quoted him as one of his teachers.

Enjoy,
Brother 9/15
[This message was edited Sun Mar 7 16:26:07 2004 by BRO915]

i remember washing the dishes one night with 'higher and higher' on repeat for about half an hour. i had a big grin on my face the whole time!

probably my favourite song ever by anyone. it's just perfect.

Oh Oh Oh,,,,brrrrreee the finest girl you wanna meet! Thats Mr.Excitment right there

I still can't believe there isn't a movie about him out there yet

I was introduced to his music by an old lady(a former back-up singer 4 Tammi Terrel called Regie Cambell) who used to live beside us(my bedroom's window faces her kitchen's) and that woman played the hell out of the FINEST doo-wop records that I WILL neva hear again, one of 'em was "Lonely Teardrops",,,heaven's bells were ringing inside my head when I 1st heard that ditty

A very cool ol' lady too, she was my BEST friend when I was young(God rest her soul!).

Harlepolis said:

Yeah I hear you Harle.....my father's favorite Jackie Wilson song was "Danny Boy". He used to play that one alot. As stated before Jackie was the man back in the day....

maaaaan, Jackie wilson cant be touched,

Lonely Teardrops
Baby work out
Doggin' me around
To be loved


Jackie put Brunswick records on tha map.

if u listen.. to De la soul's" a roller skating jam called Saturdays" u can hear a direct Lift of Jackie's cover of " Light My Fire" .

A bit before my time, but of course I know it!

How many woman can say that they sat on Jackie's lap? Okay, so, I was a baby! But, still....

Oh, yeah! And no one can deny that Elvis was DEFINITELY influenced by Jackie's swagger, sexuality, style, singing....
[This message was edited Mon Mar 8 10:39:25 2004 by UptownDeb]

Oh lordy, oh lordy, oh lordy, oh lordy i LOVE that song so much it hurts!

I must admint I'm not an expert on Jackie owning just one Best Of double album, but I absoultely looooove "Reet Petite" ...and also some others of his hits

Big Respect 2 the guy anyway!

Sorry to tell you guys, but it is Jackie who is doing the immitation of Elvis in this song. I believe he even mentioned it himself. Notice how that is the only time he ever sang in that style?

WildStyle said:

Just the other day I was watching tv and I heard someone mention how Elvis gave props to Jackie. Oh, and check out the sleevenotes from this best of comp:

"Even during his lifetime, Jackie was the subject of some outstanding testimonials from those trained to recognise musical pedigree when they see and hear it. Motown founder Berry Gordy, who had a hand in writing many of Jackie's early hits, calls him "the epitome of natural greatness (who) set the standard I would be looking for in artists forever", while Elvis Presley saw Jackie fronting vocal group the Dominoes in Las Vegas and was so impressed "I went back four nights straight!" To make sure he got it right!

It was as a live performer that Wilson, born in Detroit in 1934, made his name. Indeed, the title of a recent book - The Black Elvis - is in no way misleading in terms of reaction to his stunning stage act. Not for nothing was he dubbed 'Mr Excitement'. Hey, when did Elvis do a back flip?!

UptownDeb said:

School em....UptownDeb.....school em!!!!!

hearin this album on my launchcast station is what got me hooked on 'im. i knew about "lonely teardrops", "reet petite" and stuff like that awready, but at the copa is what really got me interested in jackie. it's kinda hard to find his stuff on vinyl (matter of fact, a copy of at the copa is my holy grail at the moment), but i have a 'best of' cd that's gotta lotta good stuff on it.