# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/al-wilson-q3687355
# Generated: 2026-08-15T06:35:09.014Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/al-wilson-q3687355"
name: "Al Wilson"
slug: "al-wilson-q3687355"
description: "Allen LaMar Wilson was an American soul singer known for the million-selling number one hit \"Show and Tell\". He is also remembered for his Northern soul anthem, \"The Snake\"."
tagline: "American singer (1939-2008)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1c/Al-wilson-soul-singer.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1939-06-19"
deathDate: "2008-04-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.92
  momentum:             14.01840045804918
  historical:           6.902276000000001
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     55
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1949736/"
    handle:    "nm1949736"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2RwV62DIxFGEn8aWO3iaMM"
    handle:    "Al Wilson"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/102987"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%84_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_(%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A)"
    title: "أل ويلسون (موسيقي)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "ال ويلسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Wilson_(zp%C4%9Bv%C3%A1k)"
    title: "Al Wilson (zpěvák)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Wilson"
    title: "Al Wilson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Wilson_(singer)"
    title: "Al Wilson (singer)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Wilson"
    title: "Al Wilson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5f9afa6a-ef83-44ba-b5f3-44c576b9d737"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3687355"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump