Joe Wilson (Geordie singer)

[1] He enjoyed singing from an early age and had a fine treble voice, which led to his becoming a choir boy at All Saints' Church.

[5] A friend and colleague Rowly Harrison, publican of The Commercial in Winlaton, allowed Wilson to stay with him,[citation needed] as his pub was at a higher elevation, and therefore thought to have cleaner, more bracing air.

Joe Wilson died of tuberculosis in Railway Street, Newcastle, survived by his wife and three young children.

The inscription on the monument is in his own words: "It's been me aim t'hev a place i'th' hearts o' the Tyneside people, wi' writin' bits o'hyemly sangs aw think they'll sing."

[7] An album of Joe Wilson's songs, "The Day of Life", with newly composed music, was released by the Geordie singer songwriter Pete Scott as part of the Northumbrian Anthology project in 2001.