Jackie Wilson "Lonely Teardrops" (May 27, 1962) on The Ed Sullivan Show

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[@AllHailCaesar3]

How can you not smile watching this? 😁😁😁 Gotta love Jackie Wilson

[@alphonsogilbertjr5402]

Calling on (Black Hollywood) Mr. Jackie Wilson story needs to be told. He was such an influence to so many artists from Elvis to Michael Jackson. There is a generation who don't even know about him. Mr.Jackie Wilson is a legend & he should never be forgotten.

[@ThatsJustMyBabyDaddy]

Patti LaBelle said in her book that he sexually accosted her backstage, so I doubt he'll ever get a biopic.

[@williamwhitcombe6487]

@@ThatsJustMyBabyDaddy why not? Alfred Hitchcock did exactly the same thing with Tippi Hedren. But after she spurned his advances he effectively ruined her acting cat, but he still had a bio in his name

[@FeloniusMonkInGSharp]

La Bamba, which is Valens movie, showcases Jackie a bit , but yes, a movie is warranted. Bruno Mars may be a good choice.

[@patriciasmythe7797]

Yes and his son can portray him

[@patriciasmythe7797]

@@FeloniusMonkInGSharp let his own spitting image of him play that part

[@njgal0217]

Others might have mentioned this already, but this was the song he was performing when he suffered the heart attack that would eventually end his life. He was performing at the Latin Casino in my home town of Cherry Hill NJ in September of 1975. On the line "My heart is crying, crying" he touched his heart, as he always did in this part of the song, and collapsed on stage. People at first thought it was part of his stage act. God rest his soul. We lost a great talent way too soon at age 49.

[@njgal0217]

@Mac Fields Yes, he was quite a remarkable talent. What a voice! There are several books about his life and music out there. His life was somewhat unorthodox, to say the least. He left a trail of women and children-- this led to a battle over his estate and who was going to have the power of attorney to direct his medical decisions. I had always wondered why he was never transferred out of the NJ nursing home back to his home area of Detroit, and this is the reason. A lot of legal wrangling.

[@MikeB-sp6gp]

Beautifully told.

[@thevoid99]

i just read that elvis helped pay for his medical bills after that heart attack because he regarded jackie as an equal.

[@michaelbrooke6326]

That would be years later

[@axiomist4488]

Ohh, I never knew that. How sad, I have tears in my eyes. God bless him, he'll always be the best .

[@mariosalinas5]

It's incredible marvelous!! That singer is tha best in his time. 👌

[@laurencerawls7369]

Jackie Wilson Nobody can touch him, period!

[@edgargarcia6585]

Was the best and still is

[@Medusa.1000]

AWESOME ❤🎉😊

[@danielavaca4414]

Absolutely live, even the fingers snaps and footsteps was captured in the mic

[@maurycio6855]

@Cool Stuff Look dqiyyqxyqYXFwdq0u

[@zills2]

like so many of that era! they were great. no smoke and mirrors just talent

[@Nicholaskylemusic]

Yeah at first I thought it was lip syncing until I heard all the claps! I guess the mics over his head :) lol such a great performance

[@90skidineffect88]

That mic was definitely on lol

[@helions6604]

Quem sabe faz ao vivo....Sensacional !🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼

[@axiomist4488]

Ohh, man, that was incredible. He did it faster than usual. This is totally live, no record here. The best performance of this song I ever saw and my favorite of all. I was wondering if he wasn't gonna do the split, but he did. He was a professional dancer. Only a pro or an athlete could get up from the floor with just the strength of his legs. Just incredible, a true performer.

[@monicabella7894]

He was a former boxer.

[@bartholomew8042]

He was awesome, I always come back here to listen to this version because I personally think it’s way better than the original studio recording of the song.

[@DH-xm3hc]

I will say the same thing I said when I saw this on the Ed Sullivan Show. Where is the band? You know? Where is the band, not to mention the backup singers?

[@emiddlebrooks7183]

They don't make them like this anymore. Jackie Wilson will always be a classic.

[@trunky123]

Had it all, the voice, the moves and the looks. No artist today would even attempt singing and moving like that live on national TV. Class with a capital C.

[@laxmi1406]

Ahora la musica esta agonizando jamas se va comparar a esos tiempos dorados de esa epoca donde se veia talentos reales y no existia autotune

[@timothydrumm5690]

NOBODY - can touch this guy's outrageous performance!

[@JohnThomas-cb1fv]

Without a shadow of a doubt!

[@valeriekitover7363]

Amen!

[@claudeabraham2347]

A legend! Pure excitement!

[@ethelcross3599]

He is alright but nothing compared to Elvis Presley....

[@timothydrumm5690]

@@ethelcross3599 A. Butler is a superb actor...NOBODY anywhere can be ELVIS. all over again obviously.

[@mrgoogle1288]

that spin, and signature knee drop then sliding back up to a stance was just epic!!! 👌🏻

[@chiptenor]

Unbelievable...a GREAT GREAT artist, Mr. Jackie Wilson.

[@havingagr8time]

Incomparable performer. He had it all: incredible vocal chops, amazing dancing moves, and endless class. No one else has ever come close.

[@a.t.oliver1886]

No other voice like His voice 😢none even close... always will be missed 😔

[@hectorrivera2785]

The control on his voice was amazing, those scales are beautifuly executed and very clean, a true musician. I love that song and his voice.

[@nerdguru86]

Executed to the 10th degree..

[@mcdeadsquirrel]

He was a true professional.

[@marcosmartinez8088]

Man, that was so smooth. Mr. excitement was in another level of performing.

[@Xbeenhiim]

The great Jackie Wilson

[@sheilamacdougal9948]

Every performance of his was spectacular. You can see how much artists from Sam Cooke to James Brown took from him.

[@truthhitman7473]

@@sheilamacdougal9948 What did Sam Cooke take from Jackie Wilson ? James Brown had his first #1 hit in 1956. This video is of 1962.

[@sheiladavis6523]

@@truthhitman7473 I feel the same way I really did a L😃L with that comment 3-15-2021

[@sheiladavis6523]

@@sheilamacdougal9948 SMH with a L😃L and a What the crap are you talking about ? 3-14-2021

[@thomasbenau2810]

That’s why they call him Mr. entertainment.

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

If I recall correctly, this was something of a comeback performance for Jackie in '62. Apparently, he received a near fatal knife stab from an ex-girlfriend about year earlier. He was on the mend for a few months, but man, did he rebound! Went on to do a great live album around the time this episode aired. This very performance was even featured in a BEST OF VHS collection back in the late 90's. I should know, I had that set from TIME-LIFE Home Video before switching to DVDs by 2003.

[@GoldFinger34]

He was SHOT, not knifed, by one of his lovers. An important difference to note when you realize all of his dancing and active performances thereafter took place with a bullet lodged in his back, so close to his spine it couldn’t be removed.

[@howardmencini3040]

50s & 60s had some of the best music. If we could take it back to then, what an amazing culture.

[@robjones2408]

JW was a huge influence on Elvis, James Brown and Michael Jackson. He wasn't even sweating after his knee drops! When he collapsed onstage in 1975, Elvis paid for all his medical bills. Gone, never to be forgotten.

[@motownfan3]

I saw this show 50 years ago when I was a kid.......WHAT A TALENT !!!!!!!!!.

[@ddlee202257]

Sadly, 38 years ago today (January 21, 1984), the world lost the singing legend Mr. Jackie Leroy Wilson AKA "Mr. Excitement". RIP

[@felixmadison5736]

The late, great, Jackie Wilson!!!! Man, this guy was so freakin' talented!!! Even 'The King', Elvis Presley, was a big fan! I loved listening to this song on the radio back in the day!!! SING IT JACKIE!!!

[@SingleMalt77005]

Are you kidding me? The talent of this cat just blows my mind.

[@sallyspits]

Go, Jackie. Go! Sweet feet wooooooo!

[@michaelmika2995]

My youth, gone so fast, too fast! One of the best....

[@michellekarlene1131]

This is an artist, an entertainer and a singer !! You don't hear this today.

[@davidoverholt251]

One of the best performances of Jackies Life!

[@PutOnASweater]

ALL his perforates were "one of the best ofJackie's life"

[@evelynrivera8799]

I miss Jackie Wilson. The greatest artist of all time. Never forgotten. ❤❤🙏RIP

[@eddylauterback1312]

Can you imagine how many records that appearance sold?! What a performance

[@ScrewballMcAdams]

An absolutely incredible completely LIVE performance. They don’t make ‘em like this anymore.

[@kyky2803]

Excellent performer, he was uncomparable.

[@maximilianmcclendon1583]

2:42 he slid back up to his feet! My father showed me this performance back in the late 90s early 2000s and it still has the same magical effect on me today. Effortless entertaining. His eyes flutter as if he’s not even in the world.

[@Pimp-Master]

Yeah, I hit rewind instantly...like, Hey! What just happened?

[@LauraMalek-qd5dp]

I can't help but think of the Nicholas Brothers when I see his dance moves. All 3 men just unbelievable talents.

[@finderkeeperrrs]

​@@LauraMalek-qd5dpyep. I bet the Nicholas brothers inspired Jackie and so many others

[@marianthatos6667]

The epitome of cool. Not just the incredible singing, but the dance moves! Gone way too soon - RIP Jackie.

[@marymurphy4521]

What a unique talent a star burnt out long before it's time what may have been you are missed

[@nicoletanis3703]

Happy Heavenly Birthday Jackie Wilson! Gone but not forgotten.

[@Squee_Dow]

Oh, how I LOVED Jackie Wilson!

[@JuJuForREAL]

My absolute favorite singer. I fell in love with song as a little girl and it still my favorite song ever. I can’t believe a little girl born in 92 fell in love with this song so much I cried when I realized he was dead. I like the slower version better. Where he dances and dropped down and levetates back up! But I love watching as many clips of him possible.

[@davenroz]

What an expressive voice. You get the feeling he wasn't afraid to let it go anywhere he wanted to take it.

[@OfficialReggieJamz]

This Man is the Prototype. Period. 👑.

[@ZJ-ne9kn]

His range not many can get close to it impeccable

[@oldsweat2]

Saw him in 1975 on what would be his final tour of the UK. It was a young crowd as he'd had some recent chart success over here with ' I Get the Sweetest Feeling'. He was a force of nature on stage and I'll always remember that night and shaking his hand. Sadly many of the young audience didn't know his earlier hits and didn't really respond to his performance. It wasn't many weeks after when he collapsed on stage back in the USA and we lost one of the greatest of all time. For me, as a 17 year old fan it was a privilege to have seen him perform and shake his hand.

[@PutOnASweater]

Wigans?

[@barbararieger6302]

I asked Jackie Wilson if I shake his hand as he walked up the steps to give a performance that some classmates from my high school danced on. I had enjoyed when I watched him on stage in NYC.

[@ellissaull3592]

That song. That artist. He was and remains an historical figure in the world of popular music. Once you saw and heard him, you knew you had witnessed something very special.

[@maynardsmoreland]

The person who voted thumbs down is shedding lonely teardrops.

[@dinorei7364]

@Ann Clark 7 idiots and counting...

[@karimasalaam5132]

maynardsmoreland Qzx

[@andreacloyd3672]

Cuz he's alone!

[@fayemijumoke]

😀😀

[@johnpanagiotopoulos8539]

Elvis, the best selling recording artist of all time!

[@markw8353]

Watching these early shows and these great stars enjoying their stage time. Awesome era 🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺

[@weroborracho3324]

Madre de Dios...

[@kratosazar9759]

This brother was so smooth .

[@dorisboggs7522]

2021 and I am here. The one and only Jackie Wilson, often imitated but never duplicated.

[@davidsamueld2015]

What a voice. And live without a net

[@willdrucker4291]

A very young Michael Jackson was watching this episode from his home in Gary, Indiana....who could have known what would happen just a few years later

[@PutOnASweater]

Before they were 'known', Jackie put the Jacksons on his shows.

[@magnify515]

True. Those moves were taken by Michael

[@miltonmurray5871]

Jackie was one of the baddest dancer we have had just lost him to early due to the stroke rip the world lost a real showman Memphis

[@gregdebaggis5032]

@@miltonmurray5871 Pure talent and class. No crotch grabbing or other sensationalism. Just Jackie. The best!

[@christinebmorel5853]

Rip Jackie,🇵🇷🇺🇸❤

[@travelispassionromania1994]

A spectacular performer and a gentlemen, a humanitarian and a great soul. His music inspires me always. Love Jackie Wilson. Rest your soul in God's Kingdom

[@denises.8203]

Everyone and everything is replaced,he's one of the greats! RIP🕊 🕊 🕊

[@travelinman]

Pound for pound the best male singer in popular music ever.

[@jayraft3013]

Completely in a class of his own

[@direfranchement]

Hmmm...definitely not, but certainly one of the best all around male entertainers.

[@travelinman]

@@direfranchement how many popular male singers do you know that can sing opera on command?

[@direfranchement]

@@travelinman Not sure how that is relevant to popular music. I don't think Jackie Wilson comes to mind for most people when reviewing greatest singers. It isn't anything against him, but he was a singer and a dancer. People rate him higher as an all around showman. His singing was almost secondary. Men like Sam Cooke, Ben E. King, Tony Williams, and David Ruffin would probably rank higher in terms of vocals.

[@Pimp-Master]

He has two super high notes that are only in Justin Beiber's dreams still.

[@mikevallen999]

First class talent .

[@vladimirtserademowitz5040]

True talent on full exposure! None today can compare!

[@ErickDelMal]

I'm from Commodores - Nightshift. This legend is Jackie! 😱

[@sierria64]

My man could blow

[@TheDlj60]

I remember when he died, I tried to get an album by him. I had to special order it. And I still have it. He was an amazing talent.

[@jeremylloyd1533]

Sir Jackie Wilson understood the assignment!!!!! Such RANGE, POWER, and STAGE PRESENCE!!!!! What a beautiful entertainer he was!!!!!

[@jaysongamboa2628]

Dear lord may rest in peace jackie you'll never forget in our hearts ....now im 74 still listening jackies memorable song....

[@sergiopaim7884]

Nasceu para ser Artista. . Quando ele dança, parece que flutua.👍 praia grande sp 👏👏👏👏👏🎉

[@larrysmith1568]

One of the greatest songs ever. The arrangement was sensational. Jackie could belt it out.

[@bluesky-rb8fn]

Gotta love Jackie!!!❤

[@kensmith8546]

He really was the best and this performance of Lonely Teardrops is the the finest on You Tube!!! No wonder Elvis looked on him as an inspiration and friend. Even paying for his hospital bills when he was in a coma for the last years of his life.

[@schuelero]

No wonder that jackie said that every black singer of the timw copied elvis. Elvis helped him at his begin in la by attending his show which was like an approval, after jackie hit it really

[@rrmauriello]

berry gordy pay his bills too.

[@PutOnASweater]

Elvis did not "help" Jackie "at his beginning". Elvis saw Jackie in LA in 1966 at a club called "The Trip". By then, Jackie had already had 43 hits on Billboard Charts, including 5 number "1" R&B records. Jackie signed at Brunswick Records in 1957 with his first hit, "Reel Petite". Prior to that, he had hit recordings as the lead singer of "The Dominos".

[@schuelero]

@@PutOnASweater Elvis did me a nice favour once. I was in Hollywood, California, playing a club called The Trip and we were having a little difficulty getting people to come out at that particular time. So he came out twice for me and, well, you couldn't get in. They said if Elvis goes, well ... hey, let's go' Btw elvis saw him first in 1956

[@opheliumzone4671]

@@DELPHI1945 😹

[@AldenRDavis]

Rest in heaven both Ed Sullivan and Jackie Wilson, two greatful legends forevermore.

[@SoulSister66]

"HAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY SONNY!!!" ~ June 9, 1934 ~

[@Sam_Saylor]

absolutley fantastic!

[@mng60]

That’s the most exciting performance How he stand from kneeing

[@PhyllisJohnson-t4x]

My fav of his was Lonely Teardrops. I know others sang it, but he did it best imo.

[@davidoverholt251]

OMG. The late and great Jackie Wilson was such a singer! The accident was so terrible, but we still love Jackie!

[@fbellod86]

The father of MJ, for the movements i say, Jackie Wilson forever, hugs to heaven!

[@cherylcompere7020]

He had style. Love this man forever ❤️❤️❤️

[@fbellod86]

one of the best singers in history, period

[@juspraeblessins8559]

Still listening 2024 and beyond

[@sharonsmall4299]

😢❤ Yes and So am I 😢❤ as well 🙏 ❤️ 😌 and Our Absolutely 💯 Loving Handsome Legendary ICONIC SINGER Jackie Wilson who was Better known as "Mr Excitement," wil surely always be Loved and Truly Missed Dearly and he will Never ever be 'FORGOTTEN,"and his Awesome Voice ❤😢 was "A Special Talented Gift From ONLY THE ALMIGHTY GOD (HIMSELF) 😢❤ RIP JW 🙏 AMEN!!

[@TrumpDesantis-zm3kg]

people who lived this era are lucky..entertainment had class and unreal talent

[@susanrounkles987]

Yes they were.

[@patriciasmythe7797]

@@susanrounkles987 yes i was one of the lucky ones ❤

[@diegoz.8329]

Yeah if u weren’t colored

[@carmenmorey6266]

you are so right, they always had such class,

[@zeussx2120]

@@diegoz.8329 But this era was extremely important for colored people, since it was around this time the Civil Rights Movement started.

[@jdub8419]

Wow!!! What a performance, one of the true great performers in History, God bless you Jackie Wilson ❤

[@kenyonboyd2488]

Pure Raw Real Talent👏🏾💯❤️

[@vickygroce6217]

Mr. Excitement!

[@patriciasmythe7797]

Mr Sexy ..charisma

[@micksmyth3839]

A legendary performance from a legend what a voice

[@iamaussie]

I remember Jackie on the Ed Sullivan Just loved him. Saw his son perform during a doo top show at Count Basie. Spitting image❤

[@fredperucki4851]

To call him great is an understatement. This man defies complimentary words.

[@elwoodletterlough2500]

This performance he was really doing the singing no track like others use on tv appearances. You can tell that they used a boom mic for him because you can hear his hand clap and fingers snaps. His voice was truly marvelous! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️❤️❤️💯

[@latanyayarbrough5362]

What a showman! That smooth hop, skip at the end was classic.

[@joelweisberg]

This guy was Mr. Excitement!

[@tonysantiago3222]

Jackie Wilson was my favorite solo soul singer. When I was in the Marine Corps and deployed to Vietnam, I always had his voice and songs on my mind. Whenever we visited a night club in the Pacific, I imitated his dancing style and everybody else in the club would stop to watch me and the girl I with dance. Jackie Wilson was truly a great inspiration to me and many others. RIP Jackie.

[@djgq]

i wish they showed his foot work at 2:25.. i swear he was crip walkin before it was crip walkin. and that exit was so smooth.

[@patriciasmythe7797]

Dang sexy man..great voice..great movements great energy..he's got IT

[@tankerjag2278]

Class and talent. An American treasure.

[@kirkalex5257]

Love Jackie Wilson. Charisma to spare.

[@tomgilsenan8934]

Intro to Higher And Higher a classic. Incredible voice R.I.P

[@ninjabluewings]

I always put 3 singers together when I mention the finest male vocalists of all time and they are Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke and Tony Williams. No man on earth could touch these 3 guys in the top form

[@user-jt3xu1hy6s]

Nat King Cole 🤴🏿

[@reneleclerc6119]

Check out Roy Hamilton - who was an influence on those three singers.

[@ninjabluewings]

@Cool Stuff Look The original lead singer in The Platters

[@ninjabluewings]

@@reneleclerc6119 Yeah Roy is FANTASTIC! too

[@mickhawkes2882]

Otis Redding,Al Green.Arron Neville?

[@celiacarvalho9902]

Ñ canso d ver esse vídeo, AMOOO!!! 👏👏👏💙🕺🎶

[@staterep45]

Grew up just blocks from Jackie in Highland Park, Michigan. He knew my brother real well. Our mothers were in the hospital together one year. Everyone knew Jackie. He was a great talent. God Bless you Jackie.

[@samstewart4807]

60? yrs later, these songs are as great as the first time he sang them. I am guessing in another 60 yrs they will still be as great as the first time he sang them. R.I.P. Jackie.

[@nissapoo34]

What I sight to see! He was overtly talented. Naturally. It doesn’t even look like he was trying. Not to mention, he was incredibly handsome my gosh🔥😮‍💨. I’m young, but I’ve always had an old soul. I know good music when I hear it.

[@mikehudson8884]

This man was SO way ahead of his time. 1962 just wasn't ready for him......

[@TheSinatraCollection]

Ah Mr. Excitement, doesn't get much better than this. Thank you for your music and performing skills Jackie Wilson!

[@ferriday4ever35]

God bless Jackie Wilson... The one and only Mr. Excitement! One of the Greatest Voices of the 20th Century! We love you Jackie! See you sometime soon... Love from Mexico!