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| Born | March 17, 1937 Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  USA |
| Occupation | Singer, drummer and television actor |
Adam Wade (born 17 March 1937, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American singer, drummer and television actor. Adam worked for a time with Dr. Jonas Salk on the polio research team. He wanted to pursue a recording career and signed with Coed records in late 1959. He had his first major hit with a song called "Ruby" in early 1960. Wade was popular in the early 1960s with vocal styling similar to that of Johnny Mathis. In 1961 three of Wade's songs ("Take Good Care of Her", "As If I Didn't Know" and "The Writing on the Wall") made the Top Ten in the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Wade was the first African-American to host a television game show (Musical Chairs) in 1975. He starred in the production Guys and Dolls in 1978 and hosted the talk show Mid-Morning LA.
