Robert Wilson - Singer 1907-1964

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caraid
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Robert Wilson - Singer 1907-1964

Post by caraid » Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:36 pm

Hi folks
Wondering if any of you had heard of this bloke. My Dad just announced!! today that he was some cousin or second cousin to my Nana. Got me all excited :o .My Nana was a Wilson, but because he was born in 1907 and died in 1964 I cannot check to see who his parents were. Just done a wee google and got a little info and I may have to fork out on a wee Scotsman sub to see if they say anything, but thought of you lot first :)
Cheers
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Post by DavidWW » Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:49 pm

Go to the BBC website, and look for replays of programmes today, for BBC Radio Scotland, - you're looking for the Reel Blend with Robbie Shepherd starting 1pm, and fast forward to the second hour, and you'll get the whole second hour as a celebration of the life of Robert Wilson, as 2007 is the 100th anniversary of his birth. He died in tragic circumstances in 1964, - I think, onstage, at the Gaiety Theatre in Ayr if my memory serves me correctly.

David who was in the programme before Robbie's :!:
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Post by caraid » Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:59 pm

Hi David
Thanks for that, had a quick shifty through but will have a proper listen tommorrow when I am home alone. Also found some clips on the Pathe site that was mentioned in the programme, didn't quiet buy them just had a wee peep. Its a real pity he was born 2nd Jan 2007, could he no have come a few days earlier then I could look him up on SP. I see he has a son so he probably married.
Thanks again
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Post by DavidWW » Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:27 am

Oh Boy!, - that's one of the longest Googles I've ever done, but I was determined to find something more, - I was juggling several balls y'day evening, so couldn't do more than the quick reference to the Robbie Shepherd programme...........

See http://www.footstompin.com/artists/robert_wilson

http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/whowaswh ... Robert.htm

David
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Post by DavidWW » Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:35 am

Any volunteers out there to track down the 1964 Scotsman obituary on Robert Wilson, plus the news story on his death - on stage?, at the Gaiety Theatre in Ayr?

David
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Post by emanday » Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:32 pm

List of Broadway productions...

http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=65261

On this page it says he never refully recovered after a car accident...

http://www.musicinscotland.com/acatalog ... n_CDs.html
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Post by Davie » Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:27 pm

Hi
I am sure we have a couple of postcards of the man.
He wiz ma Maw's favourite chanter.
I did not know they had a cd of him, (guid find Mary) we have a few on ep and LP, probably got one on the old 78s anaw.
The Brither has just purchased over 200 pc's of acts that appeared at the Pavilion in Glesga, some real crackers.
So we will be up in the Mitchell trying to find out who they were.
Davie
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Post by caraid » Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:18 pm

Thanks for all your reply's. I've googled the poor man to death (excuse the pun) and I now think I'll have to contact gros for his BC as I really need to find out his parents names.

Caraid
Sutherland, Calder, Dunnet, Budge from Dunnet, Caithness
Anderson, Henderson, Hunter, Melrose, Denholm, McAdam from East Lothian
Mack from Coldingham
Walker mainly Leith
Ross, Banff to Edinburgh
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Post by DavidWW » Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:36 pm

caraid wrote:Thanks for all your reply's. I've googled the poor man to death (excuse the pun) and I now think I'll have to contact gros for his BC as I really need to find out his parents names.

Caraid
Just in case SKS has the chance to have a look before you spend the money, the details are born in Cambuslang, Scotland, on 2 January 1907.

David
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Robert Wilson

Post by Jack » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:39 am

Hi Caraid,
Meant to post this earlier!
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Robert WILSON, b. 2 JAN 1907 at 3 Woodside Terrace, Cambuslang.
Parents -
Alexander WILSON, tailor & Marion McLURG.
They were married on 24 JUN 1904 at Dalziel.
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Jack
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