b. 5 April 1961, Grand Prairie, Texas, USA. From infancy Wilson was raised in Dallas, where he heard his father's record collection, which was dominated by Gene Autry. Other early influences from the same source included Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Buddy Holly. From the age of eight, his father, Tige Wilson, taught Don to play guitar and he also began learning songs, which he heard on radio, records and television. At nine he was introduced to Elvis Presley before a Houston concert. Later, Wilson would recall Presley's engaging attitude towards him: ‘I said, "Hello, Mr. ...