Wilbert Harrison

Soul Singer

Birthday January 6, 1929

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace North Carolina

DEATH DATE Oct 26, 1994 (65)

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Numerology: 1

About

Remembered best for his chart-topping, certified Gold recording of "Kansas City," this R&B vocalist and musician received a posthumous Grammy Hall of Fame Award for the popular 1959 track.

Before Fame

The 1959 hit that made him famous was written in the early part of the decade by Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber.

Trivia

He released his second Billboard Top 40 song, "Let's Work Together (Part 1)," in 1970.

Family Life

A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, he was posthumously inducted into his home state's Music Hall of Fame.

Associated With

He recorded on two Bobby Robinson-owned music labels: Fury Records and Fire Records.

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