Beverly Mae Wilson
| Beverly Mae Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 11, 1946 |
| Died | July 14, 2010 |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Labels |
Impact Robert Atwood Sherwood Enterprises |
| Associated acts | Smokey Rogers' Troupe Dale Carter and His Country Swing Band Andy Giordino and the Blue Flames The Shorty Bacon Band |
Beverly Mae Wilson was a country singer who released some singles in the 1960s and 1970s. She was based in California. The unusual thing about her was her age. At the age of 13 she was already touring. She recorded the single "Til I Met You" bw "Lonesome Girl" which was released on the Impact label in 1963. She began her career as a teenager in the late 1950s. She had also appeared on television shows Connecticut and California, as well as radio broadcasts around the country during the 1960s.
She was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on April 11, 1946 to parents Harry Leslie Wilson and Viola May Wilson (née Maloney).When she was three years old, the Wilson family moved to southern California. It's likely that her father a U.S. Marine and was stationed at Camp Pendleton, California. She started playing guitar at seven years of age. Wilson had the nickname of "sweetheart" Of the Marines of Camp Pendleton.
She was managed by her uncle Robert A. Sherwood who composed her material. The arrangements were handled by Gene LaMar.
On February 2, 1957, as one of the entertainment acts, she appeared a dinner event in California with Eddie Snyder, Jackie Golden, Bonnie Gay Smith and some rock'n roll singers. In July 1958 the age of 13, Wilson was undertaking a national tour to promote a single that was to be released in December that year. According to The Bridgeport Post it was to be released on the Shaston label in December of that year. Before completing the 8,000 mile tour which spanned 2 coasts, she had stopped in at her hometown Bridgeport and appeared on radio station WNAB, at the Ritz ballroom. By November that year, the teenaged Wilson had appeared on Cliffie Stone's show on KXLA in L.A. the previous month. Then she was set to appear on a new show called Smokey Rogers Western Caravan Show, shown on KFMB-TV in San Diego, California. In May 27, 1959, she was appearing at the Great Eastern San Diego County Fair. Also later that month to appear at the Bostonia Ballroom. Also around that time, she was appearing at the and Lee Harris were appearing at venues in Southern California backed by Smokey Rogers and his Western Caravan. She was booked to appear at the Melody Inn on June the 6th and then from the 3rd of July to begin a tour of the Pacific Northwest.
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