Al Wilson (singer)

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This article is about the singer. For other people of the same name, see Al Wilson (disambiguation).

Al Wilson (b. June 19, 1939, Meridian, Mississippi) is an African-American soul singer best known for the hits "Show and Tell" and "The Snake". Other well known songs sung by Mr. Wilson include "Touch and Go" and "La La (Peace Song."

He was signed to Johnny Rivers' Soul City record label- Rivers produced his first album, as well, of which "The Snake" was the best known song. "Show And Tell" was originally released by Johnny Mathis, whose version sold poorly. Wilson did his remake several months later. Wilson's version of the track reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

On March 12, 2007, a fire broke out at Wilson's home studio in San Bernardino, California. Damage included the loss of a number of master tapes and other valuable recordings. Wilson and his wife escaped unharmed. [1]