Those of us who were teens in the 60's were so privileged to have some of the best entertainers and music of the century. I remember him well as an extremely talented man, who unfortunately suffered a severe heart attack while doing his high energy act at the old Latin Casino in Cherry Hill, New Jersey in 1975. He suffered major brain damage and lived in a semi comatose state till his passing in 1984.
My mother and father spent a night with him at the old Cave Club on the east side in Vancouver, BC, Canada. A guy insulted my mother, so my dad made "quick work of him," and knocked him out. Jackie had just finished performing and saw my dad 'knuckle' this guy out. He took a liking to my father and invited my mother and father to join him and his entourage at his table where he bought them drinks and acted like a real gentleman. His music is great. Iong live Jackie.
Saw Jackie Wilson many times at the old Regal Theater, at 47th St. and South Park Ave (now M L King Drive), in Chicago. He was truly "Mr Excitement" -- the man simply radiated energy and he drove the crowds wild. He was always the final act because, of course, who could follow that?
I love that tidbit about my home town. I miss growing up in Chicago. They moved the Regal to off Stony Island by that White Castle before Regal it closed some years back. I always heard it was in a different location at first but I didn’t know it was 47th and King Drive.
@@ladyt_ismyname6643 Ms. Favray -- I"m glad my comment reminded you of the old days in Chicago, and at the old Regal Theater. When I was going there frequently (1964 - 1968), it was on South Park Ave, renamed ML King drive in '68 or '69. As I recall, at some time the Regal moved into the old Avalon Theater bldg, but I'm not positive on this. By the way: I am white, and the crowds, as you might imagine, were -- well, there were often 2000 people in the audience, but I was never made to feel unwelcome, or even looked at funny. The whole thing seemed to be, "If you're here for the music, then that's the only credential you need" -- I was just one of the thousands who came for one of the finest musical experiences on earth.
I just love this performance of Jackie Wilson. Red suit, rocking beat, vibrant dance, soulful singing! Just the whole darn package. A complete artist and entertainer was he. Jackie (the man) Wilson! I love him.
Would love to see a Biopic of Jackie Wilson. It's an interesting tale and would shine the spotlight on him once again. Such an influential man should not be forgotten.
Absolutely fantastic! He inspired Michael Jackson to sing and dance during his whole carrier, ... and MJ always thanked him all his life ... What a great performers!!! :-)
Jackie Wilson is one of my favorite singers. First time I heard him was in 1961 singing, (lonely teardrops). He puts on a show that no one wants it to end. I was very sad the day he passed away. He was better than Michael Jackson. And that says a lot about him.
Sixty years ago when I was nine years old, my favorite singers were Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Roy Orbison, and Smokey Robinson. They still are but over the years, Jackie's supplanted Sam at #1. Can't nobody sing like Jackie Wilson!
I remember seeing Jackie Wilson on TV doing this he was just fantastic no one could ever take his place he had so much talent and rhythm you couldn't stop watching this man he had everything going for him it's a shame his love affairs almost got him killed some woman shot him in the stomach some place on Broadway in New York City it's so sad how he wound up in a hospital probably with any money before he died but I'll tell you his music lives on forever you always want to listen to it I have all his CDs and DVDs to listen to just an amazing person I give him five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐💯👍❤️❤️❤️
He had hits in the late 50's and this one in the late 60's, the same Mr. Excitement. One of the many 45's I bought in the 60's. Love the fringe on his boots.
It's Sunday 6-26-2022 it's still sends me and moves me mentally, spiritual, physically.. ! I grew up as a kid on his music 🎶 Elvis definitely stolen Jackie's moves and admitted it...
This man Jackie Wilson what a great dancer. His son looks just like him. Saw his son in a concert a couple of years ago. So good looking just like his dad. Yea for the 60's.
Can i visit one Jackie Wilson video without seeing the name Elvis come up 24/7? At least not in the comparison context people present it. Goodness! This right here was a tragic story of a man who was cheated out of his royalties. One with a beautiful soul, groove, and astounding voice. RIP! His story needs to be brought to the big screens!
Happy birthday to the best vocalist of the modern era mr.Jackie Wilson, man I listen to your music almost everyday, I keep this legend alive in my heart man
I Love and Cherish The Music of Mr. Jackie Wilson and Elvis Presley immensely. Both had the undefinable Performance knack in truckloads. And leave Musical Legacies well worth studying.🎤🎸🎹🎼❤🌹B.W.
😂 I thought history showed Elvis getting all his music from the "Black Community". Maybe Elvis was not the hound dog. He got that sound from a black woman "Big Mama Thornton".
Between Jackie and James Brown most particularly, we can see quite clearly from where Michael Jackson found inspiration for many of his dance moves and stage antics.
yes, you can see a little bit of MJ in him. The same smooth natural silk thread that you just can't explain. James was a little more raw/rugged and deliberate in his movement. Michael Jackson is unique in that he absorbed influences from so many greats. Some we don't even know.
Greatest ever! Loved Jackie. Horrible he had stroke on stage so young and died alone, broke and forgotten in a nursing home. Tears here for him! He deserved better. He has a son that was given up at birth for adoption Bobby Brooks Wilson. He found who his father was, confirmed by DNA, and now sings and performs his fathers songs. Looks like him and sounds amazingly like his father. Hasn't developed Jackie's famous slit moves yet. Quite entertaining to watch. Too bad they never knew each other. 🎶❣🎶
actually,besides "Mr Excitement",Wilson was called "Black Elvis".When a reporter asked Elvis about it,he said "Well i guess that makes me White Jackie"
Interestingly, another brilliant talent was also dubbed "The Black Elvis." Namely Jimi Hendrix, due to his gyrating, electrifying stage act in his early years, especially 1967-68. But Hendrix tired of that routine fast. He was influenced a lot by Elvis, but not in terms of his sound or vocal style or his stage moves. Chuck Berry, T-Bone Walker, and others factored into Hendrix's "act" and guitar style. What impacted Hendrix the most about Elvis was the energy that he saw Elvis create and how Elvis was energized by his audience. Hendrix saw that power as a teenager and it really stuck with him. But Hendrix took it way beyond Elvis, and all but abandoned his tried and true stage routine by 1969, much of which he acquired from oberving the r&b greats he toured with as a backup man on the Chitilin' Circuit, including the likes of the Isleys, Jackie Wilson, Wilson Pickett, Motown acts, and so many others. In place of this routine he delved deeper and deeper into the music, and his entire aura and aesthetic gave him even greater power to touch his audience and his listeners. He took it places that Elvis and the r&b greats could never dream of. Maybe John Coltrane, Roland Kirk, Charles Parker, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon or Miles Davis et al from the jazz world laid the groundwork and had an inkling, but Jimi was an Afrofuturist before the term was even coined, connecting the lines from the slave ship to the space ship. These connections are often ignored, but they give us a deeper appreciation for the arist and their cultural productions.
I saw a lengthy interview with him here on You Tube and he said Elvis helped him early in his career by announcing Jackie's appearance at an LA night club to draw a crowd. They remained friends. Jackie had a lot of respect for him. It might have been the 20/20 interview .
Amen! I understand he had been in a coma (after heart attack) for some time before death. Was financially troubled at the end. MJ paid for the funeral.
one of the top 5 voices of all time. This guy is in a class by himself. This video is circa 1971. Check him out when he was a young man singing Danny Boy. None betta
"Mr. Dynamite of R&B and Soul" JACKIE WILSON (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher Hits THE HOT 40 Billboard Chart of 9/2/1967 at No. 6 for 9 Weeks on Brunswick Records (DECCA.)
Its 2019 I didn't know who Jackie Willson was , my favorite song was nightshift by the commadors that this time. I knew who Marvin Gaye was. I am so glad the commadors leaded me down this road.
The house band is on fire. Whomever is playing bass should get a raise. All the versions in youtube - this is by far fastest and best. Again, the house band are pros and it shows on this one.
This GIANT gave his all to his fans until he had nothing left sadly it cost his health❤ 🙏 RIP to this king 🤴
Those of us who were teens in the 60's were so privileged to have some of the best entertainers and music of the century. I remember him well as an extremely talented man, who unfortunately suffered a severe heart attack while doing his high energy act at the old Latin Casino in Cherry Hill, New Jersey in 1975. He suffered major brain damage and lived in a semi comatose state till his passing in 1984.
My mother and father spent a night with him at the old Cave Club on the east side in Vancouver, BC, Canada. A guy insulted my mother, so my dad made "quick work of him," and knocked him out. Jackie had just finished performing and saw my dad 'knuckle' this guy out. He took a liking to my father and invited my mother and father to join him and his entourage at his table where he bought them drinks and acted like a real gentleman. His music is great. Iong live Jackie.
Sounds like your father was a man I would enjoy having talked with.
AAAmen! Praise Dance! Faith Love Kindness can't be contained or cancelled...God's healing and blessings for us all!
In my mere mortal estimation the best of the R&B singers. Died way too young.
The man with the moves and the voice, love him.
+Beverley Glaze for sure Beverley,
bev he was one of the best ever
ElvispreBeverley Glaze
Beverley Glaze we’d
I can never get enough of the Jackie Wilson!
Saw Jackie Wilson many times at the old Regal Theater, at 47th St. and South Park Ave (now M L King Drive), in Chicago. He was truly "Mr Excitement" -- the man simply radiated energy and he drove the crowds wild. He was always the final act because, of course, who could follow that?
Awesome!
I love that tidbit about my home town. I miss growing up in Chicago. They moved the Regal to off Stony Island by that White Castle before Regal it closed some years back. I always heard it was in a different location at first but I didn’t know it was 47th and King Drive.
@@ladyt_ismyname6643 Ms. Favray -- I"m glad my comment reminded you of the old days in Chicago, and at the old Regal Theater. When I was going there frequently (1964 - 1968), it was on South Park Ave, renamed ML King drive in '68 or '69. As I recall, at some time the Regal moved into the old Avalon Theater bldg, but I'm not positive on this. By the way: I am white, and the crowds, as you might imagine, were -- well, there were often 2000 people in the audience, but I was never made to feel unwelcome, or even looked at funny. The whole thing seemed to be, "If you're here for the music, then that's the only credential you need" -- I was just one of the thousands who came for one of the finest musical experiences on earth.
Lucky you!
Am officially jealous
I just love this performance of Jackie Wilson. Red suit, rocking beat, vibrant dance, soulful singing! Just the whole darn package. A complete artist and entertainer was he. Jackie (the man) Wilson! I love him.
This ist a great Song and Performance from Jackie Wilson.....R.I.P.
I love this song......:-))
This brings back so many great memories.
I remember as a youth enthralled with the sheer energy of Jackie Wilson, Mr. Excitement. He could rile up a concert hall better than any one today.
How can anybody NOT like this? One of the all time greats, this man.
I agree! I love his recording of "Night", which is a fantastic ballad!
Pity those who dislike this.
YES, for ALL time !
Would love to see a Biopic of Jackie Wilson. It's an interesting tale and would shine the spotlight on him once again. Such an influential man should not be forgotten.
Yeah, that would be tough though
TRUTH INDEED
love to see his son Bobby Brooks Wilson make a movie about his father and be extremely interesting very enjoyable
Bruno Mars in the lead.
Staring Bruno Mars.
Absolutely fantastic! He inspired Michael Jackson to sing and dance during his whole carrier, ... and MJ always thanked him all his life ... What a great performers!!! :-)
Elvis stop dancing,but Jackie never did.He had everything. LOOKS,SINGING,SHOWMANSHIP, charisma
.he was magnetic his range was off the charts
Jackie Wilson is INCOMPARABLE!!!!!!!!!! There is no one before or since that can compare to this dynamic, soulful singer--PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!
I can say the same of Elvis
Its a fact that Elvis and Jackie were very best of Friends.
@@debioberster8781Elvis was a damn thief who ripped off black talent. Please
Jackie Wilson is one of my favorite singers. First time I heard him was in 1961 singing, (lonely teardrops). He puts on a show that no one wants it to end. I was very sad the day he passed away. He was better than Michael Jackson. And that says a lot about him.
Of course, michael was his fan too. He influenced him much. And he himself admits it
He inspired Elvis, Michael Jackson among others
Michael would never say that.. He admitted that he learned so much from Jackie who inspired many performers..
He was better than Elvis. He birthed James Brown and Michael Jackson.
@@carltonbanks5470 not better then elvis
I love me some Jackie Wilson. His talent was unlimited & still unmatched today! A Timeless Treasure 🙌🏾👏🏾🙌🏾 Uplifting on limtless love ❤️.
I totally agree 👍 👏
when you got it--you got it.And Jackie had it- like NO other!!
MR EXCITEMENT! just saw Jackie Wilson - Lonely teardrops :D
The live performances from the 1960s and 1970s are the best quality you'll ever get from now and forward.
wow
Sixty years ago when I was nine years old, my favorite singers were Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Roy Orbison, and Smokey Robinson. They still are but over the years, Jackie's supplanted Sam at #1. Can't nobody sing like Jackie Wilson!
I remember seeing Jackie Wilson on TV doing this he was just fantastic no one could ever take his place he had so much talent and rhythm you couldn't stop watching this man he had everything going for him it's a shame his love affairs almost got him killed some woman shot him in the stomach some place on Broadway in New York City it's so sad how he wound up in a hospital probably with any money before he died but I'll tell you his music lives on forever you always want to listen to it I have all his CDs and DVDs to listen to just an amazing person I give him five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐💯👍❤️❤️❤️
IN a nursing home 8 years.....HEART ATTACK ......PARALIZED....ELVIS PAID HIS BILLS
Actually Elvis paid most of his hospital bills
God bless Elvis 🙏
So sad... another one of our great performers...dies pennyless and forgotten...r.i.p Jackie"
He had hits in the late 50's and this one in the late 60's, the same Mr. Excitement. One of the many 45's I bought in the 60's. Love the fringe on his boots.
From 1957 to 1973, the extent of his solo career, he had over 50 hits on either the Billboard Top 100 and/or R&B charts...including 6 #1 R&B Hits.
So great to see this "live" performance by Mr. Excitement. What a gem of history.
This song has brought me so much joy over the years and now he sings this uplifting song for the Angels.
Michael made it no secret that Jackie Wilson and James Brown were his greatest influences.
That was The Man back in the day Jackie Wilson the best when it came to Rock and Roll!!
i could wakeup to this song every day and it would never get old
I am a huge fan of Jackie Wilson! A great voice!
No performer today could pull this off. Notice that he is actually singing while executing spectacular moves.
What a man. RIP.
His son Bobby is also talented
Sorry, but that's not true
Beyonce.
What do you think about Bruno Mars in the lead in his biopic?
@@theresag1969 Bruno Mars couldn't pull this song off
I like how he dances with himself at the beginning.... Great Performance, Jackie🕺🏽
It's Sunday 6-26-2022 it's still sends me and moves me mentally, spiritual, physically.. ! I grew up as a kid on his music 🎶 Elvis definitely stolen Jackie's moves and admitted it...
He was the greatest of them all ! What a performer and what a voice !
❤️🎶🎤
Jackie is like the mothership when it comes for great singer/performers! He still is in a class by himself.
I got the feeling whenever I hear Jackie Wilson sing Higher And Higher. He is unforgettable in his music, performance and first in the voice.
This man Jackie Wilson what a great dancer. His son looks just like him. Saw his son in a concert a couple of years ago. So good looking just like his dad. Yea for the 60's.
Can i visit one Jackie Wilson video without seeing the name Elvis come up 24/7? At least not in the comparison context people present it. Goodness! This right here was a tragic story of a man who was cheated out of his royalties. One with a beautiful soul, groove, and astounding voice. RIP!
His story needs to be brought to the big screens!
This song always lifts me higher!
Talent and energy ! Jackie was pure soul !
Happy birthday to the best vocalist of the modern era mr.Jackie Wilson, man I listen to your music almost everyday, I keep this legend alive in my heart man
Such a great entertainer . Jackie Wilson will forever live on in his tunes.
Hello how are you doing?
Jackie Had More Talent In His Little Toe Than Most All The Singers Of Today Have All Together!!!!
No one but Jackie can do this song justice!
Mr Wilson was a GOD gifted, handsome, talented, brillant performer. Mr Wilson was in a class/caliber all by himself!!!!!!
They called him "Mr. Excitement"! A great singer and Golden Gloves boxer and a very sweet man.
Hello
Jackie Wilson will always be remembered truly he had an Angelic Voice just beautiful!!!!!!!!
I'm 64yrs of age. I still love 💞 his music 🎶 and the man ♂️
I Love and Cherish The Music of Mr. Jackie Wilson and Elvis Presley immensely. Both had the undefinable Performance knack in truckloads. And leave Musical Legacies well worth studying.🎤🎸🎹🎼❤🌹B.W.
What an amazing showman Jackie was - totally mesmerizing! I have not heard a better version of this song and I doubt I ever will.
Jackie Wilson ('Mr. Excitement ') The man has more soul than he can control!!
absolutely fantastic! Thank you Jackie Wilson for giving us this soul classic. I loved this as a teen and I still love it to this day. Bill , Glasgow
If it wasn't for like him there would be no MJ or Prince. Salute to one of the pioneers
You can't compare Jackie Wilson to Elvis. Jackie Wilson was a singer who sang with real soul. And what a mover !
You can’t compare Jackie Wilson. He stood alone ,one of a kind.
😂 I thought history showed Elvis getting all his music from the "Black Community". Maybe Elvis was not the hound dog. He got that sound from a black woman "Big Mama Thornton".
Jackie had a powerful voice and great dancing moves love this man
His range is absolutely amazing.
Between Jackie and James Brown most particularly, we can see quite clearly from where Michael Jackson found inspiration for many of his dance moves and stage antics.
yes, you can see a little bit of MJ in him. The same smooth natural silk thread that you just can't explain. James was a little more raw/rugged and deliberate in his movement. Michael Jackson is unique in that he absorbed influences from so many greats. Some we don't even know.
yes and admitted he studied their moves
+Collin Morris.....Oh for sure....that was so exciting....back then...Michael Jackson had a ball....
and Fred Astaire
Especially that "eeeeee-heee" he did!
Greatest ever! Loved Jackie. Horrible he had stroke on stage so young and died alone, broke and forgotten in a nursing home. Tears here for him! He deserved better. He has a son that was given up at birth for adoption Bobby Brooks Wilson. He found who his father was, confirmed by DNA, and now sings and performs his fathers songs. Looks like him and sounds amazingly like his father. Hasn't developed Jackie's famous slit moves yet. Quite entertaining to watch. Too bad they never knew each other. 🎶❣🎶
0.48, 1.19, 2.05 ..... watch his legs shudder, has anyone else ever performed like this before on recorded video? Awesome stuff, J.W.!!!!
what a voice and dance movies. all live, no lip syncing needed when he is dancing. this was true talent. He is Mr. Entertainment
It's 2020 and this still sounds better than most music nowadays.
Absolutely!!
Better than all.
All current
Typical cliche comment. Old person detected.
@@michaelzimmer5701 Fr
actually,besides "Mr Excitement",Wilson was called "Black Elvis".When a reporter asked Elvis about it,he said "Well i guess that makes me White Jackie"
😂😂😂😂
Elvis know where he got his stuff from
Interestingly, another brilliant talent was also dubbed "The Black Elvis." Namely Jimi Hendrix, due to his gyrating, electrifying stage act in his early years, especially 1967-68. But Hendrix tired of that routine fast. He was influenced a lot by Elvis, but not in terms of his sound or vocal style or his stage moves. Chuck Berry, T-Bone Walker, and others factored into Hendrix's "act" and guitar style. What impacted Hendrix the most about Elvis was the energy that he saw Elvis create and how Elvis was energized by his audience. Hendrix saw that power as a teenager and it really stuck with him. But Hendrix took it way beyond Elvis, and all but abandoned his tried and true stage routine by 1969, much of which he acquired from oberving the r&b greats he toured with as a backup man on the Chitilin' Circuit, including the likes of the Isleys, Jackie Wilson, Wilson Pickett, Motown acts, and so many others. In place of this routine he delved deeper and deeper into the music, and his entire aura and aesthetic gave him even greater power to touch his audience and his listeners. He took it places that Elvis and the r&b greats could never dream of. Maybe John Coltrane, Roland Kirk, Charles Parker, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon or Miles Davis et al from the jazz world laid the groundwork and had an inkling, but Jimi was an Afrofuturist before the term was even coined, connecting the lines from the slave ship to the space ship. These connections are often ignored, but they give us a deeper appreciation for the arist and their cultural productions.
Man they REALLY meant it when they told those ladies they'd just be background singers @ 48 sec mark lolz
I saw a lengthy interview with him here on You Tube and he said Elvis helped him early in his career by announcing Jackie's appearance at an LA night club to draw a crowd. They remained friends. Jackie had a lot of respect for him. It might have been the 20/20 interview .
March 2022...wonderful singing and dancing. Thank you.
We will always love You Ancestor Jackie
Wilson. One of The Greatest!🕊️ 🫂🕊️
Rip Jackie your still a great for all time
How did Jackie Wilson died
Rip
He died of pneumonia
Amen! I understand he had been in a coma (after heart attack) for some time before death. Was financially troubled at the end. MJ paid for the funeral.
Rip Mr. Wilson
Jackie Wilson the ultimate entertainer which all others emulated in one way or another.
one of the top 5 voices of all time. This guy is in a class by himself. This video is circa 1971. Check him out when he was a young man singing Danny Boy. None betta
OH YES INDEED
YOu got that right. That there was Jackie Wilson then Elvis. He was amazing.
Mr.Jackie Wilson Was Truly The Man And Still is The Man Gone To Soon But Never Will Be Forgotten We Love 😘💖 You Jackie Wilson
He has always been a favorite of mine.hes such a great singer
The real deal directy from his soul to yours. A massive talent compacted in a small space. He explodes. I'm happy I got to enjoy him.
Jackie Wilson was great
Thanks Jackie!! Can't hardly wait to meet u in heaven..
In a league of his own, a live solo performance just doesn’t get any better than that...4va a fan of the late, great, Mr. Jackie Wilson...
One word describes this man: Legend!
Love Jackie Wilson..loved the songs of the 60's
Hello
Love Jackie and this song!
Love Jackie. Omg he deserved so much more recognition. You make me smile Jackie. Xx
Love me some Jackie Wilson!RIP Mr
Excitement!
I'm still listening to this fantastic uplifting song 3-9-20, RIP Mr. Wilson thank for your music and entertainment is great.
Hello
your love keeps lifting me higher and higher
....good feeling song legendary Jackie Wilson
This is just amazing! Watching this puts me in an extremely good mood!
Just watching this on a whim tonight. Wow. This is live music. Fantastic!
Thats black elivis . He be throwing down some fierce on stage. "GOD BLESS" RIp Jackie.
Mesmerizing....I couldn't take my eyes off of him!
There will never be a better singer / performer ever don’t care what anyone says pure energy😎
"Regular tempo, Mr Wilson?"
"Nahhhh...let's crank things up a few notches!"
I know it
BOdoque72
Best version there is imo. This back up house band is pure smoke
I still have a love for his music.
One of the very best entertainers from years ago.
That was the best music.
Jackie Wilson music is still alive today 2023 .what a entertainer he left his mark in the music world live on Mr.Exicment!
"Mr. Dynamite of R&B and Soul" JACKIE WILSON (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher Hits THE HOT 40 Billboard Chart of 9/2/1967 at No. 6 for 9 Weeks on Brunswick Records (DECCA.)
Its 2019 I didn't know who Jackie Willson was , my favorite song was nightshift by the commadors that this time. I knew who Marvin Gaye was. I am so glad the commadors leaded me down this road.
Love Jackie Wilson one of the greatest performers ever.
I was lucky enough to have seen, Jackie perform live, he truly was Mr Excitement.........
Where and when?????
1965.at Freedom Land, in The Bronx NY which later became Co Op City
there was a area there, called The Space Bowl, where the rock and Roll acts performed........
Shades of Elvis there in the stage persona, one of the best best entertainers ever lived, legend !
jackie wilson what can we say about this great talent we had truley a one off performer
One of the greatest performers of all time. A true treasure.RIP Jackie.
Rip Jackie Wilson love and peace to you ! 🖤❤️💚
The house band is on fire. Whomever is playing bass should get a raise. All the versions in youtube - this is by far fastest and best. Again, the house band are pros and it shows on this
one.
I am having a down day and pulled this up to smile. Day was still a bummer but seeing these two dance brings a bit of light to the day.