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He married in 1869, and two years later tried settling down to a less itinerant lifestyle. In 1871 he became publican of the
Adelaide Inn on New Bridge Street, Newcastle. He was a publican for about a year, then he went back on the road, singing and writing. His act now included many "teetotal"
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Brothers of Gateshead. He started writing songs as a hobby, and by age 17 published his first book, managing to publish and distribute it independently. He later arranged for the printing to be done at Howe Brothers.
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Wilson started performing professionally in 1864 and became a regular at the Wheat Sheaf in the Cloth Market. He later moved to the newer, larger Tyne
Concert Hall. He then toured the North of England, selling his home-produced song-books like most artists of the day (for a
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Joseph "Joe" Wilson was born just before his twin brother, Tom, in
Stowell Street, Newcastle upon Tyne. His father was a cabinet-maker, his mother a bonnet-maker. He enjoyed singing from an early age and had a fine treble voice, which led to his becoming a choir boy at
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where a monument marking his grave was erected sometime afterward. The inscription on the monument is in his own words: "It's been me aim t'hev a place i'th' hearts o' the
Tyneside people, wi' writin' bits o'hyemly sangs aw think they'll sing."
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Joe Wilson was probably the most prolific of all the
Geordie songwriters of the time. He performed his own works in the various halls of entertainment around the region until he became too ill. Many of his songs were published in his book
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