Don Wilson

b. 5 Apr 1961, Grand Prairie, Tx, USA. From infancy Wilson grew up in Dallas, where he heard his dad’s record collection, that was dominated by Gene Autry. Additional early influences through the same resource included Johnny Money, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Friend Holly. From age eight, his dad, Tige Wilson, taught Don to try out acoustic guitar and he also started learning tracks, which he heard on radio, information and tv. At nine he was released to Elvis Presley before a Houston concert. Later on, Wilson would recall Presley’s interesting attitude towards him: ‘I stated, “Hello, Mr. Presley”, and he replied, “No, that’s my daddy over there… I’m Elvis.”’ He met Presley once again in November 1971 weekly before Wilson’s parents and his sister had been killed inside a railroad incident. Thereafter, Presley taken care of the friendship using the guy, which continuing for all of those other star’s lifestyle. Reputedly, the final notice that Presley was recognized to compose was to Wilson. Through the 70s, Wilson continuing to soak up musical affects and type friendships with performers such as for example Johnny Lee, Ernest Tubb and Billy Lee Riley. By the finish from the 70s, Wilson was executing regularly, showing up in night clubs and on radio. He became web host of the favorite Memphis-based show Secret Train. Afterwards, in California, he teamed up with Joe Esposito as creation consultants for The Definitive Elvis, a 16-hour series on Dvd movie. Around this period he fulfilled Glen Glenn, performing and playing on his displays and it had been Glenn who created Wilson’s documenting debut, We’re Gonna Rock and roll. On a afterwards record, Wilson drew intensely for motivation on Money and on 2004’s Tribute To Johnny Money he chose mainly Cash compositions. Over the album, that was also made by Glenn, Wilson was became a member of by guitarists Alan Clark and Billy Webb, bass participant Russell Scott and drummer Phillipe Aubochon, aswell as pianist Steve Moore and blues harpist Jeff Experts.