Louella "Spanky" Wilson (born c. 1947)[1] is an American soul, funk and jazz vocalist, who has performed internationally and recorded several albums since the late 1960s.

[3] Wilson started singing as a child and after an early marriage, began performing in clubs aged 17 with Stanley Turrentine.

[4] Wilson released several further singles on Mothers Records, a label set up in Hollywood by Jay Ward, and two more albums, Doin' It (1969) and Let It Be (1970).

[5][6] She also appeared on nationally networked TV shows, and made her international debut in 1970 at the Rio de Janeiro Song Festival in Brazil.

[4] In 2000, after she had returned to live in California, Wilson was contacted by British DJ and record producer Will Holland of The Quantic Soul Orchestra, and they began working together.