[3] A shy boy, he was raised by his mother and grandmother, and worked in the cotton and tobacco plantations during his childhood and most of his teenage years.
He left school aged 16 and two years later enrolled in the United States Army in 1979, mainly due to job prospects being scarce where he lived.
Wilson remained for six weeks before his mother urged him to return to the military, which saw him promptly posted back to Germany.
[3] He had been writing poems in his spare time, and following an honorable discharge from military service, he remained in Germany and tried to fuse his lyrical ability and singing voice, a rich, warm, low baritone.
[3] After a while Wilson met a German girl, whom he married and wrote a poem about his wife, which became the first solo song he recorded.
Wilson used the two albums to spur him on, working on stage and at music festivals, as his fan base began to grow.
[3] Some years ago, Big Daddy Wilson informed his interviewer that the reason he wears sunglasses on stage, is down to his shy nature.
It was jointly produced by Big Daddy Wilson, Eric Bibb and Staffan Astner; all of whom co-wrote most of the songs.
[6] "Unchain My Heart", "Bring It On Home to Me", and "Twistin' the Night Away" were standards covered on the Blues Caravan 2017 album.
[14] In addition, Wilson recorded his own live offering, Songs from the Road, which was jointly issued as a DVD and CD.