Morning Aural: Jackie Wilson

One of his biggest hits – 1959′s “You Better Know It” – draws on America’s traditional jazz and R&B sound. Eight years later, Wilson released the more soulful and pop-friendly “Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher and Higher’.”

Both tracks helped maintain Wilson’s fame, yet rely on completely different sounds. They’re equally impressive. We’ve posted them in reverse chronological order: “Higher” is up above, “Know It” is down below.