Adam Wade (singer) Obituary, Funeral, Burial, Memorial Service
Adam Wade, the suave singer, and actor who registered three Top 10 hits on the Billboard 100 in 1961 and appeared in films including Shaft, Crazy Joe and Claudine before making history as a game show host, has died. He was 87. Wade died Thursday at his home in Montclair, New Jersey, after a battle…
Adam Wade, the suave singer, and actor who registered three Top 10 hits on the Billboard 100 in 1961 and appeared in films including Shaft, Crazy Joe and Claudine before making history as a game show host, has died. He was 87.
Wade died Thursday at his home in Montclair, New Jersey, after a battle with Parkinson’s disease, his wife, singer Jeree Wade, told The Hollywood Reporter.
The Pittsburgh crooner drew comparisons to Johnny Mathis when he scored hits in 1961 with the romantic ballads “Take Good Care of Her,” which reached No. 7 . The tune was later recorded by Elvis Presley.
The Writing on the Wall” (No. 5) and “As If I Didn’t Know” (No. 10).
Adam Wade (singer) Obituary, Funeral, Burial, Memorial Service
Born on March 17, 1935, Patrick Henry Wade graduated from Westinghouse High School in Pittsburgh in 1952. He studied science at Virginia State University and worked as a lab technician under Dr. Jonas Salk, who developed the vaccine for polio in the ’50s.
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