Author : Tony Douglas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,50 MB
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1136776516
To his many fans, he was known simply as "Mr. Excitement," a singer whose music and stage presence influenced generations of performers, from Elvis Presley to Michael Jackson. Jackie Wilson: Lonely Teardrops looks at the life and career of this deeply troubled artist. Published briefly in a limited edition in the United Kingdom, this Routledge edit
Author : Tony Douglas
Publisher : Mainstream Publishing Company
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 36,68 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Biography of singer Jackie Wilson who had twenty-four top forty hits during the '60s, suffered a heart attack in 1975 and remained in a vegetative state until his death in 1984.
Author : Doug Saint Carter
Publisher : Heyday Publishing
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,58 MB
Release : 2017-05-12
Category : Rock music
ISBN : 9780966942538
American History, Black History and Music History. Known as Mr. Excitement and dubbed "The Black King of Rock 'n' Roll," Jackie Wilson was the greatest combination of singer and showman. The 11th artist elected into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, with one of the largest fan clubs of any American Artist. His story reads like fiction yet it's t
Author : Brenda Wilson
Publisher :
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 45,60 MB
Release : 2020-09-12
Category :
ISBN :
This book is a collection of inspiring stories and quotes from family, friends and Fans who loved Jackie.-- Brenda Wilson says, "As his daughter, I have devoted all of my efforts to keep his legacy and memory alive." --The Supremes' Mary Wilson said, "I finally got the chance to see Mr. Jackie Wilson when I was old enough to get into the Graystone Ballroom. It was one of my first concerts. We had started singing as the Primettes in 1959 and were doing local DJ shows in Detroit on the weekends. Seeing Jackie Wilson, a real pro, opened my eyes at the age of 14 to show business and, perhaps without my even realizing it, hooked me into being an entertainer."
Author : Anthony Wilson, Sr.
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 18,15 MB
Release : 2020-05
Category :
ISBN : 9781953046000
The memoir of the late Jackie Wilson American Soul Singer known throughout the world as Mr. Excitement. His original story is being told by his oldest living son Anthony Wilson, Sr. and his oldest grandson Reginald Abrams, Jr.
Author : Doug Carter
Publisher : Heyday Pub Incorporated
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 50,98 MB
Release : 1998
Category : African American singers
ISBN : 9780966942507
Author : Jacqueline Wilson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 38,46 MB
Release : 2013-09-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1448194016
Marty and her sister Melissa couldn't be more different. "That's the worst thing about my sister. She NEVER misses a chance to wind me up." Football-mad Marty loves her Converse and helping her dad with his DIY. Melissa, however, loves all things pink and girly. So it comes as no surprise that when they have to share a bedroom, Marty and Melissa struggle to get along. But all that changes after a terrible accident, which helps the sisters realise they are closer than they thought... From bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson, The Worst Thing About My Sister explores sibling rivalry and the importance of family. The Worst Thing About My Sister is full of fun, frolics and little pearls of wisdom. Here she focuses on that old family chestnut - sibling rivalry - and gives quarrelling sisters plenty of food for thought - Blackpool Gazette
Author : Jacqueline Wilson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 27,6 MB
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1407043242
Lots of Jacqueline Wilson's characters are well-known and well-loved by thousands of readers: Hetty Feather, Ruby and Garnet, Pearl and Jodie, Elsa, Lily and, of course, the brilliant Tracy Beaker! But how much do you know about Jacqueline herself? In Jacky Daydream, Jacqueline takes a look back at her own childhood and teenage years in this captivating story of friendships, loneliness, books, family life and much more. She explores her past with the same warmth and lightness of touch that make her novels so special. Best of all, she reveals how she was always determined to be a writer; from the very first story she wrote, it was clear that this little girl had a very vivid imagination! But who would've guessed that she would grow up to be the mega-bestselling, award-winning Jacqueline Wilson? With original photographs and new illustrations by Nick Sharratt, this book is a delight for all of Jacky's fans, and a treat for any new readers too.
Author : Jackie Napolean Wilson
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 48,58 MB
Release : 2002-02-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780312267476
Few images of black Americans in the Civil War period exist or have survived, but now the granddaughter of a South Carolina slave has assembled the most comprehensive and significant collection of such rare images ever compiled. Bringing the truth of their daily lives to light, scenes of maternal affection, matrimony, war, and the grim reality of the master-slave relationship will help readers focus their perceptions of the black American experience in ways not otherwise available in modern history studies.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 17,91 MB
Release : 1977-02-17
Category :
ISBN :
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