This cd is among the group of objects donated by Mr Wilson David. Titled, Wilson goes Latin, the cd was issued for his Beatty Secondary School performance in 2001. It includes 11 songs including Teenage Senorita, Sway and Marina Marina. Marketed by Media Ace Pte Ltd, the Executive Producer is Wilson David and the Music Producer, Iskander Ismail. While the lyrics are by David, the music is by Ismail. The cover shows David wearing a sombrero - which is part of the donation.An almuni of the Beatty Secondary School, the local singer-performer who has been likened to the Rock and Roll King, Elvis Presley. With long sideburns and crooning style, and dressed in tailored pantsuits, broad belts, and shoes, he performed to full houses in Singapore. Especially in the 1960s, he was the opening act for several international artists (Helen Shapiro, Freddie and the Dreamers, Honeycombs) and thus contributed to the local popular music scene. David who could impersonate Cliff Richard, Dean Martin and Perry Como stuck with Elvis because he was more macho and really moved when he sang. It was during a Helen Shapiro show at the Badminton Hall that David met Ginny Tiu sisters from San Francisco who appeared with Elvis in It Happened at the World’s Fair, Girls, Girls, Girls and the Roustabout.David continued to sing and especially for charitable cause such as this example where he performed for his school
