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Jackie Wilson's Birth Card: The 8 of Diamonds

1987 Performers

Born June 9, 1934

Died January 21, 1984

The Businessman

A birth card is a calendar coordinate for the month and day. It is not fortune-telling and does not predict a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.

In the record

Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984) was an American singer who was a prominent figure in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. The birth-card coordinate for June 9 is the 8 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 1987 Performers induction.

Rock Hall record

The 8 of Diamonds coordinate

Jackie Wilson's birthday maps to the 8 of Diamonds (The Businessman). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame vote and not a verdict on Jackie Wilson. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You run the money system in the open and you can explain the call.

Live 8 of Diamonds meaning page

Jackie Wilson in the public record

Nicknamed "Mr. Excitement", he was considered a master showman and one of the most dynamic singers and performers in the 20th century. Among Wilson's hits are "Lonely Teardrops," "Baby Workout," "Reet Petite", "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" and "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher". His performance style is often cited as a significant influence on contemporary and later artists such as Elvis Presley, James Brown, and Michael Jackson. Born in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park, Michigan, Wilson initially gained fame as a member of the R&B vocal group Billy Ward and His Dominoes. He went solo in 1957 and scored more than 50 chart singles spanning the genres of R&B, rock 'n' roll, soul, doo-wop and easy listening. This included 16 top-10 R&B hits, six of which ranked as number ones. On the Billboard Hot 100, Wilson scored 14 top-20 pop hits, six of which reached the top 10.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Jackie Wilson (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the 3 of Hearts

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Jackie Wilson, and not a forecast of induction.

Cards in Jackie Wilson's fixed path

Birth card and karma

Life Spread (Mercury → Result / Cosmic Reward)

Planetary ruling card, karma and Life Spread

Birth card from the month and day. Karma cards are fixed to the birth card. The planetary ruling card comes from the sun sign's ruling planet — the signs with two rulers carry two. The Life Spread is the birth card's fixed row of nine in the Life Spread — the cards that colour each 52-day period for life. Planetary period and long-range cards move year by year and are not shown on a static page.

You let love have range without using newness as an exit from the one that is already here. You feel in color and express it—your inner life is rich, varied, and creative. You explore connection the way an artist explores a medium, drawn to emotional range and new expression. Love, for you, is a creative act.

3♥ — Life Spread — Venus, fixed to the 8♦, from the published 3 of Hearts meaning

Among Wilson's hits are "Lonely Teardrops," "Baby Workout," "Reet Petite", "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" and "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher".

Paired on shared wording: feeling, love. This line comes from the Venus position of the 8♦'s Life Spread.

Also on the record

  1. In 1975, Wilson suffered a heart attack during a performance, which left him in a minimally conscious state until his death nine years later.
  2. Wilson was posthumously inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
  3. He was also inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.
  4. Two of Wilson's recordings were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.

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FAQ

What is Jackie Wilson's birth card?
The 8 of Diamonds. June 9 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.
Does a birth card predict a Rock Hall induction?
No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, character, or fate.
Where do Jackie Wilson's dates come from?
Birth date 1934-06-09 is the day-precision date on Jackie Wilson's Wikipedia infobox, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Inductee identity comes from the Wikipedia Performers list, which cites RockHall.com. Year-only dates and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Sources: RockHall.com (induction record) + Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 (Performers list, Jackie Wilson) + Wikidata CC0 (Q181483). Birth date 1934-06-09 is the Wikipedia infobox day, verified against Wikidata P569 (match).