Died On This Date (April 21, 2008) Al Wilson / Had Hit With “Show And Tell”

Al Wilson
June 19, 1939 – April 21, 2008

Al Wilson was an R&B singer who scored a hit record with “Show And Tell” in 1973.   He began performing publicly at the age of just 12 in a spiritual quartet he formed himself.  They sang at local churches around his hometown of Meridian, MS.  Wilson continued recording as recently as 2001 when he re-recorded many of his classic hits.  He passed away of kidney failure at the age of 68.

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Died On This Date (November 23, 2008) Robert Lucas / Canned Heat

Robert Lucas
DOB Unknown – November 23, 2008

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Robert Lucas was one of four lead singers to front Canned Heat since its inception in 1965.  Popular for it’s boogie blues rock anthems like “Going Up The Country” and “On The Road Again,” the band never stopped after the early deaths of it’s co-founders, Al Wilson and Bob Hite.  Lucas fronted the band twice during recent years, first in 1994 for about six years, and then again in 2005 for three years.  He left the group to further a solo career which saw the recording of seven albums.  Throughout his career, Lucas lent his guitar and harmonica skills to such legends as Big Joe Turner, Pee Wee Crayton, and Lowell Fulson.  On November 23, 2008, Robert Lucas, 46, died of an apparent drug overdose.