Surviving member of the "Silhouettes" die's


	Surviving member of the "Silhouettes" die's

shaor

9-28-2009 7:34 PM

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shaor says:

I remember them but never listened to their music much.

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John Wilson, last surviving member of The Silhouettes, dies at age 69 
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- The Rev. John "Bootsie" Wilson, a former lead singer and last surviving member of the group The Silhouettes, has died. He was 69.
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Wilson died Sept. 21 at his home in Spartanburg, S.C., after batting cancer and a kidney ailment, his wife, Pauline, said.
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The Philadelphia native joined The Silhouettes in 1961, after the original lead singer left the group, perhaps best known for the 1958 smash hit "Get a Job," which stayed at No. 1 for 13 consecutive weeks. It was among the first rhythm and blues songs to cross over and become No. 1 on the pop charts.
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"They called 'Get a Job' the national anthem of doo-wop. It spearheaded a whole subgenre of doo-wop, where the bass singer was the star," said Elaine Lewis, the widow of original member Richard Lewis, who wrote the song.
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Elaine Lewis said Wilson cried when he listened to the old songs during a visit to her Philadelphia home.
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