Big Wilson was born on 3 October 1924 in Mariaville Lake, New York, USA. He is known for Star Gazers (1976). He died on 5 October 1989 in Selma, North Carolina, USA.
After Big Wilson's death in 1989, the weekly "Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler" television series continued to use the recording of Wilson's voice in the show's introduction for a number of years as a "living memorial" to the man.