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    • Jun 9, 1934
    R&B singer Jackie Wilson is born in Detroit, Michigan. He becomes an influential figure during the late-'50s and 1960s, with his 1958 standard "Lonely Teardrops" emerging as a 1976 country hit in the hands of Narvel Felts
    May 24, 1958
    Bobby Helms sings "Jacqueline" on ABC-TV's "The Dick Clark Show." The lineup also features Jackie Wilson and Dion & The Belmonts
    Oct 15, 1958
    Jackie Wilson records "Lonely Teardrops." The song later becomes a country hit when it's re-recorded by Narvel Felts
    Dec 25, 1958
    The Everly Brothers begin a 10-day appearance at Manhattan's Loew's Theater in "Alan Freed's Christmas Rock & Roll Spectacular," joined on the bill by Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Jackie Wilson
    Apr 30, 1960
    Conway Twitty and Jackie Wilson guest on ABC's "The Dick Clark Show"
    May 27, 1962
    Jackie Wilson appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show" singing "Lonely Teardrops," a future country hit for Narvel Felts. The evening's lineup also includes pop singer Connie Francis and baseball star Hank Greenberg
    Mar 24, 1965
    Bobby Goldsboro guests on the ABC music series "Shindig!" Jackie Wilson sings "Danny Boy," and Bobby Sherman turns in "Hello Mary Lou"
    Jun 30, 1965
    Jerry Lee Lewis performs "High School Confidential" during the ABC telecast of "Shindig!" Also appearing: Glen Campbell, Jackie Wilson and The Righteous Brothers
    Nov 6, 1965
    Future country star Billy Joe Royal performs "Down In The Boondocks" on the weekly ABC music show "Shindig!" The lineup is filled out by Jackie Wilson, Fontella Bass and The Rolling Stones
    Jul 6, 1967
    Jackie Wilson records his R&B hit "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher." Dolly Parton gets a Grammy nomination with her version of the song in the late-1970s
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