California, Here I Come

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Jackie Wilson

Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson, Jr. (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984) was an American singer and performer. Known as "Mr. Excitement", Wilson was important in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. He was considered a master showman, one of the most dynamic and influential singers and performers in R&B and rock history. Gaining fame in his early years as a member of the R&B vocal group Billy Ward and His Dominoes, he went solo in 1957 and recorded over 50 hit singles that spanned R&B, pop, soul, doo-wop and easy listening. During a 1975 benefit concert, he collapsed on-stage from a heart attack and subsequently fell into a coma that persisted for nearly nine years until his death in 1984, aged 49. By this time, he had become one of the most inf… more »

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1999

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When the wintry winds are blowing and the snow is starting in to fall, 
then my eyes turn west-ward, knowing that's the place I love the best of all. 
California, I've been blue, since I've been away from you. 
I can't wait 'til I get going. 
Even now I'm starting in to call, oh

California, here I come right back where I started from. 
Where Bowers of flowers bloom in the spring. 
Each morning at dawning, birdies sing an' everything. 
A sunkist Miss said, "Don't be late" that's why I can hardly wait. 
Open up that Golden Gate, 
California here I come. 

Any one who likes to wander ought to keep this saying in his mind, 
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder" of the good old place you leave behind. 
When you've hit the train awhile, seems you rarely see a smile; 
That's why I must fly out yonder, where a frown is mighty hard to find! Oh 

California, here I come right back where I started from. 
Where Bowers of flowers bloom in the spring. 
Each morning at dawning, birdies sing an' everything. 
A sunkist Miss said, "Don't be late" that's why I can hardly wait. 
Open up that Golden Gate. 
California here I come.

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