He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War era.
On February 24, 1979, a van broadsided Wilder's car, paralyzing him from the neck down and hospitalizing him for a year.[2][1]
During the 1980s and 1990s, Wilder went on to record other albums with the group, as well as an album with his brother entitled Sound of Soul in 1989.[3] Later he began a solo gospel career, singing a cappella on the albums My Goal and One More Day.[4] The latter album featured a re-recording of the song "All I Am" written by Lynsey de Paul and Susan Sheridan, that was originally recorded for the Heatwave album, Candles.[5] Referring to My Goal and One More Day, he stated "The music that I'm doing is my way of giving thanks to God for being alive".[2]
^"Johnnie Wilder Jr. - One More Day". Discogs. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
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Johnnie Wilder Jr. at Find a Grave
May 05, 2024
johnnie, wilder, johnnie, james, wilder, july, 1949, 2006, founder, lead, vocalist, funk, group, heatwave, were, popular, during, late, 1970s, with, hits, such, boogie, nights, mind, blowing, decisions, always, forever, groove, line, background, informationbor. Johnnie James Wilder Jr July 3 1949 May 13 2006 1 was the co founder and co lead vocalist of the R amp B funk group Heatwave who were popular during the late 1970s with hits such as Boogie Nights Mind Blowing Decisions Always and Forever and The Groove Line Johnnie Wilder Jr Background informationBorn 1949 07 03 July 3 1949Dayton Ohio United StatesDiedMay 13 2006 2006 05 13 aged 56 Dayton Ohio United StatesGenresR amp B funkLife editHe served in the U S Army during the Vietnam War era On February 24 1979 a van broadsided Wilder s car paralyzing him from the neck down and hospitalizing him for a year 2 1 During the 1980s and 1990s Wilder went on to record other albums with the group as well as an album with his brother entitled Sound of Soul in 1989 3 Later he began a solo gospel career singing a cappella on the albums My Goal and One More Day 4 The latter album featured a re recording of the song All I Am written by Lynsey de Paul and Susan Sheridan that was originally recorded for the Heatwave album Candles 5 Referring to My Goal and One More Day he stated The music that I m doing is my way of giving thanks to God for being alive 2 He had a wife Rosalyn 1 He died in his sleep on May 13 2006 at his home in Dayton Ohio aged 56 from complications of his paralysis References edit a b c Clayson Alan May 19 2006 Obituary Johnnie Wilder Jnr Theguardian com Retrieved July 28 2019 a b Johnnie Wilder Jnr Independent co uk June 19 2006 Archived from the original on June 14 2022 Retrieved July 28 2019 Heatwave Frontman Johnnie Wilder Jr Dies Billboard Retrieved July 28 2019 Johnnie Wilder Biography Shalondainc com Johnnie Wilder Jr One More Day Discogs Retrieved May 6 2017 External links editJohnnie Wilder Jr at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johnnie Wilder Jr amp oldid 1220939998, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
