R.I.P. - Lou Wilson (Edwards) (1934 - 17/04/2021)

Marlin McNichols (a writer/producer at Atlanta's Aware label and now CEO of Angel Dove who are responibe for the releases by Alexander Morris) announced on his facebook page on  Saturday (17 Apr 2021) the passing of Lou Wilson (Loise Edward Wilson) aged 87.

He was an original member of Wade Flemons & The Newcomers who had a R&B hit in 1958 with 'Here I Stand' on Vee Jay. 

Flemons released several solo 45s, two of which were played on NS scene ('That Other Place' (Vee Jay 1964) and 'Jeanette' (Ramsel 1968) still played to this day). He was a writing partner with Maurice White (who at the time was a session muscian at Vee Jay) and Don Whitehead who later won a contract with Capitol and formed the group Salty Peppers in 1969 and released two 45s before becoming EWF, who Flemons was a member of until around 1973. He died of prostrate cancer 20 years later in 1993 aged 53 without any further (known) recordings. 

Wilson had a solo release in 1969 'This Love Is Getting Deeper'/ 'We Need To Get Together' as Lou Wilson & The Living Ends which was released as a promo on Kent subsidiary Supreme and then on Big 8 as Lou Wilson, Charlou & The The Living Ends.

He will be remembered by the Northern Soul scene for his Blackpool Mecca classic released as Lou Edwards & Today's People 'Talkin' 'Bout Poor Folks Thinkin' 'Bout My Folks' released on Columbia in 1972 which was the flip side to 'I Got To Be Me'.

He released three albums on Detroit's Crew label 'On The Right' 1995, 'True Blues' 1997 followed by another 'Blues Grooves' on his own Frontline label in 2005.

In 2009 Soul Junction released a 45 containing two sides released on his 2008 CD album 'Money Talk', 'Settle Down' / 'Around The Corner From Love'.