July 23, 2026 Records of the Day

Jackie Wilson was Gospel polished and a true Rock N Roll great who influenced superstars from Elvis Presley to Michael Jackson. While singing the lyric, “My heart is crying,” from one of his classics, “Lonely Teardrops,” at a Dick Clark Revue in 1975 he collapsed and never recovered. At first the audience and fellow performers thought that when he fell it was just part of the act. But the act was over for Jackie Wilson. The original 45 from 1958 can now sell for $50.00. The “Lonely Teardrops” album, released on Brunswick Records in 1959, is worth up to $125.00 today.

From the Stephen King novel, Hearts in Atlantis, “It was hot…the radio was on, they were listening to Mighty John Marshall.
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