Al Wilson: ou Allen LaMar Wilson nasceu em Meridian, Mississippi, ele mostrou pouco interesse pelos estudos, e começou a cantar em shows de talento e ganhou o primeiro prêmio em um concurso de arte local. Wilson iniciou sua carreira aos doze anos de idade conduzindo um quarteto vocal cantando no coro da igreja, e executando covers de hits de soul. Quando criança, Wilson e sua família mudaram para San Bernardino, Califórnia, onde trabalhou de carteiro, porteiro e auxiliar de escritório, foi nessa época que aprender sozinho a tocar bateria. Após a formatura da escola, ele passou quatro anos em turnê com Johnny Harris and the Statesmen, antes de ingressar na Marinha dos EUA. Depois de um ano dois militares, Wilson estabeleceu-se em Los Angeles, em visita a uma boate local, para tentar ingressar no circuito R&B, em 1966, Wilson assinou com o empresário Marc Gordon, que rapidamente procurou seu cliente para uma audição para uma cover de Johnny Rivers. Wilson assinou com a Soul City Records, que produziu sessões que resultaram nos hits de 1968: "The Snake", que ficou na 27ª colocação na lista de hists daquele ano, nos EUA, mas ficou muito mais famosa no Reino Unido no circuito Northern Soul. Wilson morreu em 21 de abril de 2008 de insuficiência renal, na cidade de Fontana, Califórnia, a 68 anos de idade:
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On her way to work one morning
Down the path along side the lake
A tender hearted woman saw a poor half frozen snake
His pretty colored skin had been all frosted with the dew
"Oh well," she cried, "
I'll take you in and I'll take care of you
Take me in oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in oh tender woman," sighed the snake
She wrapped him up all cozy in a curvature of silk
And then laid him by the fire side with some honey and some milk
Now she hurried home from work that night as soon as she arrived
She found that pretty snake she'd taking in had been revived
"Take me in, oh tender woman Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in oh tender woman," sighed the snake
Now she clutched him to her bosom, "You're so beautiful," she cried"
But if I hadn't brought you in by now you might have died
"Now she stroked his pretty skin and then she kissed and held him tight But instead of saying thanks, that snake gave her a vicious bite"
Take me in, oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's say
Take me in oh tender womn," sighed the snake"
I saved you," cried that woman"And you've bit me even, why?
You know your bite is poionous and now I'm going to die
Oh shut up, silly woman, said the reptile with a grin
"You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in
"Take me in, oh tender woman Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in oh tender oman," sighed the snake
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Letra
On her way to work one morning
Down the path along side the lake
A tender hearted woman saw a poor half frozen snake
His pretty colored skin had been all frosted with the dew
"Oh well," she cried, "
I'll take you in and I'll take care of you
Take me in oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in oh tender woman," sighed the snake
She wrapped him up all cozy in a curvature of silk
And then laid him by the fire side with some honey and some milk
Now she hurried home from work that night as soon as she arrived
She found that pretty snake she'd taking in had been revived
"Take me in, oh tender woman Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in oh tender woman," sighed the snake
Now she clutched him to her bosom, "You're so beautiful," she cried"
But if I hadn't brought you in by now you might have died
"Now she stroked his pretty skin and then she kissed and held him tight But instead of saying thanks, that snake gave her a vicious bite"
Take me in, oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's say
Take me in oh tender womn," sighed the snake"
I saved you," cried that woman"And you've bit me even, why?
You know your bite is poionous and now I'm going to die
Oh shut up, silly woman, said the reptile with a grin
"You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in
"Take me in, oh tender woman Take me in, for heaven's sake
Take me in oh tender oman," sighed the snake
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