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"From Sacred to Soul" featuring award-winning blues and soul legendSaturday, November 7, 2026 | 7:30 PM
WV Culture Center | State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV
Born 11 August 1941, into an impoverished family in a small coal mining town in West Virginia, a young John started on a difficult career path as a musician experiencing tremendous hardship and violent racism. In the mid-1960s, Ellison traveled to Rochester, New York, where he founded Soul Brothers Six. in 1967, John Ellison wrote what would become one of the most famous songs in the history of popular music - Some Kind of Wonderful, a song that not only conquered the whole world, but also mirrors the musical talent of John and the story of his remarkable live.
Not only has the trademark bass line in "Some Kind of Wonderful" been utilized by countless other artists for a variety of different songs, but the song has also earned a spot in music history. More than 70 different artists … have recorded "Some Kind of Wonderful," making it one of the most recorded songs in the history of music.
John received no fewer than 7 life time BMI achievement awards and was inducted in the West Virginia and the Rochester Music Hall of Fame and has played with, written for and performed alongside: Nina Simone, James Brown, The Temptations, Wilson Pickett, Grand Funk Railroad, Huey Lewis & the News, Buddy Guy, Joss Stone etc.
John Ellison is Some Kind of Wonderful!
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Capitol Complex, 1626 Washington St E, Charleston, WV 25311-2100, United States
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