OBITUARY: John Wilson Silhouettes Last Member Dies

The Rev. John Bootsie Wilson, a former lead singer and last surviving member of the soul group The Silhouettes, has died. He was 69. Wilson died Sept. 21 at his home in Spartanburg, S.C., after batting cancer and a kidney ailment, his wife, Pauline, said. 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 an...

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