Wilbert Harrison

Wilbert Huntington Harrison (January 5, 1929 – October 26, 1994) was an American rhythm and blues singer, pianist, guitarist and harmonica player.
Harrison was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He had a Billboard #1 record in 1959 with the song "Kansas City". The song was written in 1952 and was one of the first credited collaborations by the team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Harrison recorded "Kansas City" for the Harlem-based entrepreneur Bobby Robinson, who released it on his Fury record label.
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== Links to Peel ==
Peel mentioned on his Disc & Music Echo: Peel Columns article published on 24th April 1971 that last week amongst the records, he played a track by Wilbert Harrison on his Top Gear show. A year later, he nominated his big hit, 'Kansas City', as one of his Peel's 77 All Time Favourite Records List, published in the Disc & Music Echo. Peel also reviewed his single, 'Get It While You Can' in Singles Reviews, published in Sounds on 20th October 1973, where he praised it as a pleasing single, He would also play some of his songs on his shows beyond the 70's.
== Shows Played ==
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*14 March 1970: Let's Work Together (LP - Let's Work Together) London
*04 July 1970: Blue Monday (album - Let's Work Together) London
;1974
*29 August 1974: Let's Work Together (LP - Let's Work Together) London
;1986
*14 July 1986: Let's Work Together (LP - Let's Work Together) Sue
;1992
*11 December 1992: Letter Edged In Black 
;2000
*26 September 2000: Let's Work Together (LP - Let's Work Together) Sue
;2003
*19 August 2003: Let's Stick Together (LP - Lovin' Operator) Charly
*11 September 2003 (Radio Eins): Let's Stick Together (LP - Lovin' Operator) Charly
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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