Wilson Meadows
"Journey of Soul"
The Man Himself
Journeyman Southern soul singer Wilson Meadows started as a member of the doo-wop group the Zircons, who released several singles in the late '60s. After parting ways with the Zircons, he began performing with his siblings as the Meadows Brothers, who charted in 1977 with the hit "I Can't Understand." In the '90s, Meadows began releasing albums under his name, including Memories in 1997, Dealing Real in 2000, Choices in 2002, Back to Basics in 2004, and Love Bomb in 2006.
Wilson Meadows performing at the Big 9 Roots Festival in 2019
The Zircons
Wilson Meadows and former members of
The Zircons
They started their career as The Capes. After one single, they were renamed The Zircons and were signed to King Records. They released two singles at King Records and then they moved to New York where they released three more singles at Heigh-Ho. In the late 60s, they signed at Capitol Records releasing just one single. The three brothers as a sibling trio, without Robert Eppinger and Emmanuel Thompson, were renamed The Meadows and released three more singles in 1977 - 1978 at Kayvette Records and an album in 1981 at Radio Records.