Soul Singer Dies Of Kidney Failure

Wilson died of kidney failure at Kaiser Permanente Medical Centre in Fontana, California, his son, Tony Wilson, said. “He was always singing,” his son said. “He would call me in the middle of the night with a new song that he had written.” Wilson was born on June 19 1939, in Meridian, Mississippi. Wilson’s first single, The Snake in 1968, was a hit and was followed by Do What You Gotta Do. Wilson charted with several other 1970s singles, including La La Peace Song, I’ve Got a Feeling (We’ll Be Seeing Each Other Again) and Count the Days.

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