Editing Wand Records (section)

==Wand label artists==
Chuck Jackson was the first artist signed to Wand.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> His single "I Don't Want to Cry" (Wand 106) went to No. 36 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and No. 5 on the R&B chart in 1961. The Isley Brothers released their classic single "[[Twist and Shout]]" (Wand 124),<ref name="LarkinGE"/> which peaked at No. 17 on the Hot 100 and No. 2 on the R&B chart in 1962.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oQJ1AQAAQBAJ&q=isley+brothers+twist+and+shout+wand+records&pg=PA228|title=Who Did It First?: Great Rhythm and Blues Cover Songs and Their Original Artists|last=Leszczak|first=Bob|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=2013|isbn=978-0-8108-8867-8|pages=228|language=en}}</ref> In 1963, the Kingsmen released "[[Louie Louie]]" (Wand 143),<ref name="LarkinGE"/> which reached No. 2 on the Hot 100. Maxine Brown had a number for singles released on the label, including "[[Oh No Not My Baby]]" (Wand 162) in 1964.

Some artists to have one-off releases include Benny Gordon with "Gonna Give Her All The Love I Got", and a singer called Al Wilson.<ref>Global Dog Productions [http://www.globaldogproductions.info/w/wand.html Discography for Wand Records]</ref> For some time there has been speculation and discussion among some [[Northern soul]] collectors and enthusiasts that the single "[[Help Me (Johnny Northern, Ralph Bailey song)|Help Me]]", composed and produced by Johnny Northern and [[Ralph Bailey (singer)|Ralph Bailey]], arranged by [[Robert Banks (musician)|Robert Banks]], is not the same [[Al Wilson (singer)|Al Wilson]] who recorded "[[The Snake (Al Wilson song)|The Snake]]". It is believed by some that this may be a completely different singer who happened to have the same name.<ref>45Cat [http://www.45cat.com/record/dds107 Artist: Al Wilson (New York)]</ref><ref>Soul Express [http://www.soulexpress.net/alwilson_discography.htm ''Al Wilson Discography'']</ref><ref>Soulful Detroit [http://faac.us/adf/messages/213228/210864.html?1274933661 Al Wilson Vs. Al Wilson]</ref>

===List of artists===
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* [[Al Wilson (New York singer)|Al Wilson]] (New York singer)
* [[Benny Gordon (singer)|Benny Gordon]]
* [[B.J. Thomas]]
* [[Bobby Bland]]
* [[Brenton Wood]]
* [[Canned Heat]]
* [[Chuck Jackson]]
* [[Blowfly (musician)|Clarence Reid]]
* [[Dee Clark]]
* [[Don and the Goodtimes]]
* [[The Esquires]]
* [[Freddie Hughes]]
* [[General Crook (musician)]]
* [[The Independents (vocal group)| The Independents]]
* [[Isley Brothers]]
* [[Jackie Moore (singer)|Jackie Moore]]
* Jimmie Green
* [[Joe Jeffrey Group]]
* [[Johnny Copeland]]
* [[The Kingsmen]]
* The Last Five
* [[L.C. Cooke]]
* [[Louise Bishop|Lois Lane]]
* The Masqueraders
* [[Maxine Brown (soul singer)|Maxine Brown]]
* Mel Wynn & the Rhythm Aces
* The Monzas
* [[The Moving Sidewalks]]
* [[Nella Dodds]]
* The Next Five
* [[Roscoe Robinson (musician)|Roscoe Robinson]]
* [[Shirelles]]
* [[South Shore Commission]]
* Tammy Montgomery ([[Tammi Terrell]])
* [[Timmy Shaw]]
* Walter Lee & the Leeds
* Dionne Warwick
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