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Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B and soul singer. Known for his raw, passionate delivery, he was a major figure in the development of Southern soul music.
One of the most popular black singers of the ’60s, Wilson Pickett helped introduce the aggressive, rhythmic style of soul music. Aided immeasurably by the excellent studio bands backing him at the Stax Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, and the Fame Studio in Muscle Shoals Alabama, Pickett scored a series of R&B and pop hits on Atlantic Records between 1963 and 1972 that included “In the Midnight Hour,” “Mustang Sally,” and “Funky Broadway.”
Raised in Prattville, Alabama, Wilson Pickett moved to Detroit, Michigan at the age of sixteen and made his professional debut as the lead singer of The Violinaires in the late ’50s. From 1961 to 1963 he was in The Falcons, writing and singing their 1962 hit “I Found Love.” Pickett then went solo and signed with Lloyd Price’s Double L Records, where he wrote and recorded “If You Love Me” and “It’s Too Late.”
In 1964, Pickett signed with Atlantic Records and did his early recordings in the Stax studio in Memphis, Tennessee with Booker T. Jones and Steve Cropper of The MGs. Cropper co-authored three of his early hits, “In the Midnight Hour” and “Don’t Fight It from his debut album The Exciting Wilson Pickett that established him as a major soul star. The album also included “Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won’t Do),” “She’s So Good to Me,” and “Land of a 1,000 Dances,” all recorded at Fame Studio in Muscle Shoals.
One of the most popular black singers of the ’60s, Wilson Pickett helped introduce the aggressive, rhythmic style of soul music. Aided immeasurably by the excellent studio bands backing him at the Stax Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, and the Fame Studio in Muscle Shoals Alabama, Pickett scored a series of R&B and pop hits on Atlantic Records between 1963 and 1972 that included “In the Midnight Hour,” “Mustang Sally,” and “Funky Broadway.”
Raised in Prattville, Alabama, Wilson Pickett moved to Detroit, Michigan at the age of sixteen and made his professional debut as the lead singer of The Violinaires in the late ’50s. From 1961 to 1963 he was in The Falcons, writing and singing their 1962 hit “I Found Love.” Pickett then went solo and signed with Lloyd Price’s Double L Records, where he wrote and recorded “If You Love Me” and “It’s Too Late.”
In 1964, Pickett signed with Atlantic Records and did his early recordings in the Stax studio in Memphis, Tennessee with Booker T. Jones and Steve Cropper of The MGs. Cropper co-authored three of his early hits, “In the Midnight Hour” and “Don’t Fight It from his debut album The Exciting Wilson Pickett that established him as a major soul star. The album also included “Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won’t Do),” “She’s So Good to Me,” and “Land of a 1,000 Dances,” all recorded at Fame Studio in Muscle Shoals.
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indieque wrote:
Land Of 1000 Dances and "Paris" movie :)
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SrTorJohnson wrote:
uno de los grandes del soul
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defk3000 wrote:
I wonder if luckylollyme realizes Mr. Pickett passed away 3 years ago.
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luckylollyme wrote:
I want you...to keep singing forever...love it...
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staytooned wrote:
mmm hotdogs 10 CENT!
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psychrock88 wrote:
the best... baby don't you weep no more for me!
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a group for people who love to discover great bands that none of your friends know about ! http://www.last.fm/group/Esoteric+Freaks
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jbswab58 wrote:
listen to hey jude! oh my god!
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luckylollyme wrote:
Now this is soul.... Wilson Pickett is an all time fave of mine...
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dasgroovemaster wrote:
listen to wilson picketts version of stagger lee.... tis very awesome....
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tayomaru wrote:
affarone
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melomagnum wrote:
dopo di lui tutto puo' accadere e poi... il nulla
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sebastiano_riva wrote:
Great Goove!!!!! ..........he was great Wilson Pickett
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concha_dean wrote:
Sem palavras! Divinal.
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penny136 wrote:
Mustang Sally........nuff said
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southwitch wrote:
This man lived life, he knew what life was about. Everyone today are given everything
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salosara wrote:
yeah. be sure to check out jealous love.
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Julian-Thome wrote:
Check out
I'm A Wicked Man
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nikson007 wrote:
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
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TestaBeat wrote:
HEY JUUUUUUUUUUUUUDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEE
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