The name Spanky Wilson, is the one she has used since being a young kid. For acting up she would receive a spanking (possibly on a daily basis!) and her father gave her the mischievous name which stuck, in fact she SPANKY WILSON & THE QUANTIC SOUL ORCHESTRA - I’M THANKFUL apparently prefers it over her real name. STREET DATE: 10/10/2006 Critical praise for Quantic’s 2004 album “Mishaps Since she burst onto the scene in the late 1960s, Spanky Wilson has Happening” released by Ubiquity in US/Canada: performed and recorded with the likes of Marvin Gaye, Sammy Davis Jr., “The hottest motherf*%ker out there” Lalo Schifrin, Jimmy Smith, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Pretty Purdie XLR8R and Willie Bobo. Renowned as a soul, blues and jazz singer on both sides of “Mashes fiery horns, tasty guitar riffs and cookin’ the Atlantic, she has consistently released quality music for the past four percussion” VIBE decades, collaborating with some of the most talented and respected producers of the day. She has released seven albums under her own name, “Most musicians can only dream about creating mishaps like this” and tracks like "Sunshine of Your Love" and "You" have become DJ and YBR collector favorites worldwide. For Fans of: Breakestra, Sharon Jones, Aretha Franklin, Alice Russell I’m Thankful sees her team up with Will Holland of The Quantic Soul Orchestra to produce a stunning File Under: Funk, Soul, Dance (and alongside collection of 21st Century jazz, funk, big band and soul music. Will "Quantic" Holland and Wilson first Quantic or Quantic Soul Orchestra releases!) collaborated in 2004 on two tracks for the third Quantic album, Mishaps Happening. Inspired by this positive experience, they decided to write an album together. Months of work culminated in a week-long recording session in Los Angeles and Holland recruited some of the funk-soul scene’s finest players to help him realize his vision, including Todd Simon on trumpet and Phil Ranelin on trombone. Since she burst onto the scene in the late 1960s, With combined sales of 50,000 and counting, the first two QSO albums were a revelation for the UK funk music scene. Wilson was born, raised and living in Philadelphia until 1967, when she moved to Los Angeles. In the mid-1980s Spanky Wilson has performed and recorded with Their popularity both in the UK and in America helped she moved to France spending the next 15 years singing jazz in Paris before returning to Los Angeles, CA in 2000. the likes of Marvin Gaye, Sammy Davis Jr., Lalo launch the solo career of Alice Russell and cemented the The name Spanky Wilson, is the one she has used since being a young kid. 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