Al Wilson (born 19 June 1939, Meridian, Mississippi; died 21 April 2008, Los Angeles, California) is an African-American soul singer best known for the hits "Show and Tell" and "The Snake". Other well known songs sung by Wilson include "Touch and Go", "La La (Peace Song)" and "I've Got a Feeling (We'll Be Seeing Each Other Again)." He was signed to Johnny Rivers' Soul City record label ??? Rivers produced his first album, 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 12 March 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.
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