Johnnie Wilder Jr. Explained

Johnnie Wilder Jr.
Background:solo_singer
Birth Date:3 July 1949
Birth Place:Dayton, Ohio, United States
Death Place:Dayton, Ohio, United States
Genre:R&B, funk
Associated Acts:Heatwave

Johnnie James Wilder Jr. (July 3, 1949 – May 13, 2006) was the co-founder and co-lead vocalist of the R&B/funk group Heatwave, who were popular during the late 1970s with hits such as "Boogie Nights", "Mind Blowing Decisions", "Always and Forever", and "The Groove Line".

Life

He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War era.

On February 24, 1979, a van broadsided Wilder's car, paralyzing him from the neck down and hospitalizing him for a year.[1] [2]

During the 1980s and 1990s, Wilder went on to record other albums with the group, as well as an album with his brother titled Sound of Soul in 1989.[3] Later he began a solo gospel career, singing a cappella on the albums My Goal and One More Day.[4] The latter album featured a re-recording of the song "All I Am" written by Lynsey de Paul and Susan Sheridan, that was originally recorded for the Heatwave album, Candles.[5] Referring to My Goal and One More Day, he stated "The music that I'm doing is my way of giving thanks to God for being alive".[1]

He had a wife, Rosalyn.

He died in his sleep on May 13, 2006, at his home in Dayton, Ohio, aged 56, from complications of his paralysis.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johnnie Wilder Jnr. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/johnnie-wilder-jnr-6097789.html . June 14, 2022 . subscription . live. June 19, 2006. Independent.co.uk. July 28, 2019.
  2. Web site: Obituary: Johnnie Wilder Jnr. Alan. Clayson. May 19, 2006. Theguardian.com. July 28, 2019.
  3. Heatwave Frontman Johnnie Wilder Jr. Dies. Billboard. July 28, 2019.
  4. Web site: Johnnie Wilder Biography. Shalondainc.com.
  5. Web site: Johnnie Wilder Jr. - One More Day. Discogs. May 6, 2017.