He released three singles on the Hollywood-based label Era in 1960,[2] including the original version of "And Her Name Is Scarlet", a song that later became popular in Australia.
Wilson was a member of the Pleasant Hill High School Big Band, which held its debut concert in February 1959.
A review in the Oakland Tribune mentioned soloists who included Wilson on guitar, Loren Council on alto saxophone, and Len Adams on trumpet.
[8] The Australian single used brackets in the title, "(And Her Name Is) Scarlet", following the example of a previous version by Keith Colley.
This song was written by Era co-founder Herb Newman,[9][10] although the writer credit on record labels has been to a pseudonym, either Barry Stuart or Steven Howard.