Deadspin (Free subscription) | yesterday
Raise your hand if your life also peaked in the fall of 1998. God bless you Al Wilson. [Third Saturday in Blogtober]
BroncoTalk (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Rod Smith… John Lynch…. a season ago, Al Wilson and Jake Plummer. All 4 team captains from 2006. Who takes over the leadership role? Brandon Marshall can’t escape a feeling of impending doom. [DPO] TE Tony Scheffler’s nagging injuries are the team’s inside joke. [Rocky Mountain News] More buzz about rookie WR Eddie Royal. [DPO] Camp reports - DPO, [...]
Mile High Report (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Boss Bailey is a big addition at Linebacker My, how quickly things can change. Two years ago, the linebacker position for the Denver Broncos was considered a strength. With team-leader Al Wilson manning the middle, D.J. Williams on the strong side and Ian Gold returning to play Will, the Broncos seemed set for the foreseeable future. All that changed on December 3, 2006 when Al Wilson was injured...
BroncoTalk (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
The picture in this article on Jamie Winborn is worth the price of admission alone. [DenverBroncos.com] Cautiously optimistic: that’s how I’d describe my feelings toward Josh Barrett as well. [Thin Air] Al Wilson takes the next step in his grievance against the Broncos. [Broncos Gab] This Jets blog believes 2008 will be the Broncos’ “year to shine.” [TheJetsBlog] The [...]
AM, Then FM (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Better late than never, I guess, to start digging Al Wilson. He’s the smooth R&B and soul singer best known for hitting it big with “The Snake” in 1968 and “Show and Tell” in 1973. When Wilson passed away earlier this year, I wrote about how I’d long known those songs but had not known much [...]
BroncoTalk (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Al Wilson’s dispute over pay for lost wages in 2007 is winding down. [Hashmarks] Unless you’ve been dead to the football world this morning you’ve heard the rumors of Brett Favre coming back and being dismissed. [RMN, SI] Woody Paige would put John Elway on the Colorado sports Mt. Rushmore. This makes an article? We are in [...]
BroncoTalk (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Champ Bailey puts his name on the line and calls Rodney Harrison dirty but a good teammate, Al Wilson also gets added to the list of the dirtiest. [ESPN] Brandon Marshall isn’t the only NFL player in trouble for domestic issues right now. [MyFox Colorado] Warren Sapp really doesn’t like Oakland. Quoted as saying things happen in [...]
Times Online (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
The American soul singer Al Wilson was best known in the UK for his up-tempo version of the Oscar Brown Jr morality tale The Snake, which became a northern soul anthem, and the 1973 ballad Show and Tell.
AM, Then FM (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
One day after writing about the passing of R&B singer Al Wilson and the roundabout manner in which I eventually came to learn more about him, this happened: Evan had lacrosse over on the east side of town, which is where our used record store is located. Given the choice between an hour of watching lacrosse [...]
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
in post Oh, wow, he did that, too? from AM, Then FM .
Some Velvet Blog (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
In late 1973/early 1974 just about everyone who listened to the radio knew the song "Show And Tell" by Al Wilson . I listened to the 45 I had of it incessantly. In fact, I still do. "These are the eyes that never knew how to smile till you came into my life/And these are the arms that long to lock you inside every day and every night/Girl, and here is the soul of which you've taken control/Can'tcha...
DATA news (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
Mr. Wilson had hits in the 1970s including “Show and Tell” and “La La Peace Song.”
The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
On any list of underrated soul singers, Al Wilson has to rank near the top. Wilson, who died this past Monday of kidney failure at the age of 68, had one big hit in 1974 with “Show and Tell,” a peerless piece of smooth early ’70s soul that reached number one on the Billboard pop [...]
Main St. USA (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
Boston Globe: Al Wilson, at 68; '70s soul singer
New York Times (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
Mr. Wilson had hits in the 1970s including “Show and Tell” and “La La Peace Song.”
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MY FAVORITE SONG OF ALL TIME
I WANT TO EXPRESS MY SYMPATHIES AND CONDOLENSE TO MR WILSONS RELATIVES. HE WAS A WONDERFUL PERFORMER AND A WONDERFUL MAN. MR WILSON MAY YOU REST IN PEACE...
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