Allen LaMar Wilson (June 19, 1939 – April 21, 2008)[1] was an American soul singer known for the million-selling number one hit "Show and Tell".

[2] He began his career at the age of twelve leading his own spiritual quartet and singing in the church choir and performing covers of country and western hits.

While he was in high school, Wilson and his family relocated to San Bernardino, California,[3] where he worked three jobs as a mail carrier, a janitor, and an office clerk, in addition to teaching himself to play drums.

After graduation he spent four years touring with Johnny Harris and the Statesmen, before joining the U.S. Navy and singing with an enlisted men's chorus.

In 1966, Wilson signed with manager Marc Gordon, who quickly sought his client an a cappella audition for Johnny Rivers.

Wilson was signed to the Soul City imprint and Rivers produced the sessions that yielded the 1968 U.S. R&B hit single "The Snake" (U.S.

Topping the Hot 100, the song on the Rocky Road label, owned by his manager, Marc Gordon, also reached number 10 in the Billboard R&B chart.