Yes- the main book is out of print I am working from an original....the volume of songs is staggering.....but I am chipping away at it.

There is a bio of Joe here- cited above Thanks!
My songwriters page

Wilson's life is in two parts. Before and after temperance. He was best known as a stage performer. Eventually he purchased his own pub ran it for a while and then turned to temperance. One wonders though if his transition was as much to sell and write songs as for any other reason-he sure wrote a good number of temperance songs.

Let us not forget his recitations which are also wonderful. A staple of song hall performance.

Onward!..
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CB