Biography
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
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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
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