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IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN WILSON'S MOTHER BETTY WILSON... SUNSET: JANUARY 31, 2008
Flowers, cards, etc can be sent to:Gaines Funeral Home 9116 Union Ave Cleveland, Ohio 44105 **************************In early 1970 in Cleveland, Ohio, John F. Wilson, Charles Still and Marc Sexton formed a group which they named. "SLY SLICK AND WICKED". John [ Sly] Wilson, Charles "Slick" Still, Terry "Wicked" Stubbs.
Eddie "The Spoiler" Perrell {Legendary Stax Recording Artist} recorded the group in 1970 in Cleveland, Ohio. The recordings were then taken to New York. One of the songs, "Stay My Love", was picked up by Paramount nationally and internationally advertised and promoted SLICK SLICK AND WICKED as their "Hottest Newest Group" and the song went #1 on various charts across the country as well as the B side "Surely". In 1973, worked famous entertainer James Brown hear about SLY SLICK AND WICKED, signed the group and they became part of James Brown's "FIRST FAMILY OF SOUL". "Sho Nuff", written by the group and produced by James Brown and Eddie Perrell, was released
on People Records, a division of Polydor, which was at that time owned b y James Brown. Because of the success of "Sho Nuff" Don Cornelius invited the group to appear on his internationally acclaimed television show "SOUL TRAIN" (Video coming soon). In 1974, "Turn On Your Lovelight" and "We Don't Have to be Lovers" went on sale throughout the US, Canada and Europe on Shaker Records, owned by the world famous singing group, "The O'Jays". Because of the excitement made by the Shaker Records release, in 1976, SLY, SLICK & WICKED was signed by Motown Records and an album was released worldwide appropriately called, "SLY, SLICK & WICKED".In 1979, Epic, a trade name for Sony Entertainment Inc. recorded and released "ALL I WANT IS YOU" worldwide. In 1975, the group appeared at the Kansas City, MO. Royals Stadium at the Kool Jazz Festival before more than 80,000 people. Also, on that billing were Count Basie, B.B. King, The Isley Bros., Ohio Players, New Birth, Harold Melvin and The Bluenotes, and Cannonball Adderly. Polydor/Polygram Records, an "International Vocal Giants." From 1971 to the present, the group has toured with James Brown, The O'Jays, The Dells, Heatwave, Confunkshun, Evelyn "Champagne" King, The Dramatics, Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, The Intruders, Archie Bell and The Drells, Peabo Bryson, and many more fellow great legendary artists. The group has performed nationally and internationally standing room only crowds. The group is presently in the studio producing their new album. SLY SLICK AND WICKED are now displayed in "THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME" since May 2004.
On October 11, 2003 John and the group was one of the recipients of the annual "The Men of Motown Award" given by The Motown Museum. Other legendary recipients that night was The Funk Brothers, The Originals, Bobby Taylor and The Vancouver's, and Willie Tyler and Lester. The Four Tops performed that night in their honor. Recently the group was also inducted into The Motown Alumni Association Hall of Fame. Celebrating 35 years of music in 2005, The Original "Mac Daddy's of Soul' will try to bring you 35 more years going into the new millennium.