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Earl Wilson

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Musician, actor and dancer Earl Wilson came to Norway in 1965 from New York, USA and was hired as an actor and dancer by Det Norske Teatret in Oslo. Soon after Wilson met Arild Wickstrom at the legendary 60’s Jazz club, Club 7 and the duo decided to form an R&B band; Little Earl & the Sapphires. The Sapphires consisted of Tommy Merg and Nils Bjorness on guitars, Svein Hansen bass, Tom Karlsen drums, Wickstrom organ and a horn section. Norways first soul sounding group, the band were also one of ...Read more on Last.fm
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Musician, actor and dancer Earl Wilson came to Norway in 1965 from New York, USA and was hired as an actor and dancer by Det Norske Teatret in Oslo. Soon after Wilson met Arild Wickstrom at the legendary 60’s Jazz club, Club 7 and the duo decided to form an R&B band; Little Earl & the Sapphires. The Sapphires consisted of Tommy Merg and Nils Bjorness on guitars, Svein Hansen bass, Tom Karlsen drums, Wickstrom organ and a horn section. Norways first soul sounding group, the band were also one of the first R&B groups to tour Germany in 1966. Little Earl in Frognerparken, Oslo Little Earl in Frognerparken, Oslo They went on to record three singles; Don’t Play That Song and Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag in 66 and I Can’t Belive It in 67. The band broke up in 1968 after which Wilson went on to form Club 7 Explosion later the same year. He released a solo album in 1970 entitled Live at the Studio and went on to write film scores and music for ballet. Little Earl Wilson* ‎– Live At The Studio Label: A.G.M. ‎– LPS 19701 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: Norway Released: Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Tracklist A1 Soul Man A2 Something Is Wrong With My Baby A3 Hold On I'm Coming A4 Licking Stick A5 Knock On Wood A6 Steal Away B1 Cold Sweat B2 Too Weak To Fight B3 Baby I Wanna Come 'On Home B4 I Turn You On B5 Soekie Soekie B6 Do Your Thing Earl WILSON - Blues For All Seasons Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Memphis Blues, Soul-Blues Recorded: 1995 Released: 1995 File: mp3 @ 320k/s Size: 98.38 MB Time: 41:46 Art: Full 1. I Got A Brand New Love - 03:03 2. We Couldn't Make It - 06:09 3. Suckin' Bones - 03:19 4. Sweet Running Water Man - 04:46 5. I'm Pround And Strong - 04:13 6. It's Too Good To Be True - 02:48 7. Something To Hold On To - 02:34 8. You Can Make It If Your Try - 05:33 9. Stay In Touch - 02:29 10. Blues For Erling - 02:42 11. Them Shoes Hit Me In The Face - 04:09 Personnel: Earl WILSON - Vocals + guitars, harmonica, piano, bass, drums with horn Note: US-American singer, actor and dancer, born in New York, USA, settled down in Oslo, Norway from 1964. This is his second album, recorded with Norwegian musicians <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Earl+Wilson">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.