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Wilson Pickett
Also known as The "Wicked" Wilson Pickett
Born March 18, 1941(1941-03-18)
Prattville, Alabama, U.S.
Origin Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died January 19, 2006 (aged 64)
Ashburn, Virginia, U.S.
Genre(s) R&B, Rock and Roll, Soul, Southern soul
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 1959 – 2004
Label(s) Atlantic, Stax, RCA
Associated acts The Falcons

Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B/Rock and Roll and soul singer and songwriter known for his raw, raspy, passionate vocal delivery. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prattville is a city in Autauga and Elmore Counties in the US The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ashburn Virginia is an unincorporated area located in Loudoun County, Virginia, 30 miles west of Washington D The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Southern soul is a type of Soul music that emerged from the Southern United States. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Stax Records is an American record label founded in 1957 originally based out of Memphis Tennessee. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The Falcons were an American Rhythm and blues vocal group some of whose members went on to be influential in Soul music. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the pop charts as well. Among his best known hits are "In The Midnight Hour" (which he co-wrote), "Land of 1,000 Dances", "Mustang Sally", and "Funky Broadway". " In the Midnight Hour " is a song originally performed by Wilson Pickett in 1965 and released on the 1966 album The Exciting Wilson Pickett " Land of a Thousand Dances " is a song written and first recorded by Chris Kenner in 1962 " Mustang Sally " is an R&B / straight-forward Blues song written and first recorded by Mack Rice in 1965. The impact of Pickett's songwriting and recording led to his 1991 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States [1]

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Biography

Early life

Pickett was born March 18, 1941 in Prattville, Alabama, and grew up singing in Baptist church choirs. Prattville is a city in Autauga and Elmore Counties in the US Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination.

He was the youngest of 11 children and called his mother "the baddest woman in my book," telling historian Gerri Hirshey: "I get scared of her now. She used to hit me with anything, skillets, stove wood — (one time I ran away and) cried for a week. Stayed in the woods, me and my little dog. " Pickett eventually left to live with his father in Detroit in 1955. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar)

Early musical career (1955-1964)

Pickett's forceful, passionate style of singing was developed in the church and on the streets of Detroit. [2]

In 1955, Pickett became part of a gospel music group called the Violinaires. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to The group accompanied The Soul Stirrers, The Swan Silvertones, and The Davis Sisters on church tours across the country. One of the most popular and influential gospel groups of the 20th century the Soul Stirrers were pioneers in the development of the quartet style of gospel and without intending The Swan Silvertones was a Gospel music group that achieved great popularity in the 1940s and 1950s while led by Claude Jeter, who formed the group in 1938 as the The Davis Sisters was a Gospel group founded by Ruth ("Baby Sis" Davis and featuring her sisters Thelma Audrey and Alfreda After singing for four years in the locally popular gospel-harmony group, Pickett, lured by the success of other gospel singers of the day, including Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, and others who left gospel music in the late 1950s for the more lucrative secular music market, joined the Falcons in 1959. Sam Cooke ( January 22, 1931 &ndash December 11, 1964) was an American gospel, R&B, soul, and Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Secularity ( adjective form secular) is the state of being separate from Religion. The Falcons were an American Rhythm and blues vocal group some of whose members went on to be influential in Soul music. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [3]

The Falcons were one of the first vocal groups to bring gospel into a popular context, thus paving the way for soul music. Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. The Falcons also featured some notable members who went on to become major solo artists; when Pickett joined the group, Eddie Floyd and Sir Mack Rice were also members of the group. Eddie Floyd (born Eddie Lee Floyd 25 June 1937 Montgomery Alabama) is a Soul/R&B singer and songwriter best known for his work on Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s "Sir" Mack Rice (born Bonnie Rice on 10 November 1933, in Clarksdale Mississippi) is a nationally prominent American songwriter Pickett's biggest success with The Falcons came in 1962, when "I Found a Love," (co-authored by Pickett and featuring his lead vocals), peaked at #6 on the R&B charts, and at #75 on the pop charts. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Soon after recording "I Found a Love," Pickett cut his first solo recordings, including "I'm Gonna Cry," his first collaboration with Don Covay, an important figure in Southern soul music. Don Covay (born Donald Randolph, 24 March 1938, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States) is an influential Around this time, Pickett also recorded a demo for a song he co-wrote, called "If You Need Me. " A slow-burning soul ballad featuring a spoken sermon, Pickett sent the demo to Jerry Wexler, a producer at Atlantic Records. Gerald "Jerry" Wexler ( January 10 1917 &ndash August 15 2008) was a music journalist turned music producer and was regarded Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Wexler heard the demo and liked it so much, he gave it to one of the label's own recording artists, Solomon Burke. Solomon Burke (born March 21 1940) is an American Grammy Award -winning Singer / Songwriter. Burke's recording of "If You Need Me" became one of his biggest hits (#2 R&B, #37 pop) and is now considered a soul standard, but Pickett was crushed when he discovered that Atlantic had given away his song. "First time I ever cried in my life," Pickett would later recall, notwithstanding the time as a child he cried for a week cited above. Pickett's version of the song was released on Double L Records, and was a moderate hit, peaking at #30 R&B, #64 pop.

Pickett's first big success as a solo artist came with "It's Too Late," an original composition (not to be confused with the Chuck Willis standard of the same name). Harold (Chuck Willis ( January 31, 1928 &ndash April 10, 1958) was an American Blues, Rhythm and blues, and Entering the charts on July 27, 1963, it eventually peaked at #7 on the R&B charts, and at #49 pop. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This record's success convinced Wexler and Atlantic to buy his contract from Double L Records in 1964. Events January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television

Rise to stardom: In The Midnight Hour (1965)

Pickett's Atlantic career began with a self-produced single, "I'm Gonna Cry", which stalled at a lowly #124 on the national charts. Looking to boost Pickett's chart chances, Atlantic next paired him with famed producer Bert Berns and established songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Bertrand Russell Berns ( November 8, 1929 - December 30, 1967) (a/k/a Bert Russell and Bert Berns and Russell Barry Mann (born Barry Imberman, 9 February 1939, Brooklyn, New York) is an American Songwriter, and part of Cynthia Weil (born October 18 1940, New York) is a prominent American Songwriter. With this team, Pickett recorded "Come Home Baby," a pop duet with New Orleans singer Tammi Lynn, but this single failed to chart completely. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana

Pickett's breakthrough came at Stax Records' recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee, where he recorded his third Atlantic single, "In the Midnight Hour" (1965), perhaps his best-remembered hit, peaking at #1 R&B, #21 pop {US}, and #12 hit {UK}. Stax Records is an American record label founded in 1957 originally based out of Memphis Tennessee. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. " In the Midnight Hour " is a song originally performed by Wilson Pickett in 1965 and released on the 1966 album The Exciting Wilson Pickett See also Events January 4 - Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is sold to CBS for $13 million

The genesis of "In the Midnight Hour" was a recording session on May 12, 1965, in which producer Jerry Wexler worked out a powerful rhythm track with studio musicians Steve Cropper and Al Jackson of the Stax Records house band, which also included bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Gerald "Jerry" Wexler ( January 10 1917 &ndash August 15 2008) was a music journalist turned music producer and was regarded Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (born October 21, 1941) is an American guitarist songwriter and producer Stax Records is an American record label founded in 1957 originally based out of Memphis Tennessee. Donald "Duck" Dunn (born November 24 1941) is an American Bass guitarist Record producer, and Songwriter (Stax keyboard player Booker T. Jones, who usually played with Dunn, Cropper and Jackson as Booker T. & the MG's, did not play on any of the Pickett studio sessions. Booker T Jones (born November 12 1944) is a multi- Instrumentalist, Songwriter, Record producer and Arranger, best ) Wexler said to Cropper and Jackson, "Why don't you pick up on this thing here?" He performed a dance step. Cropper later explained in an interview that Wexler told them that "this was the way the kids were dancing; they were putting the accent on two. Basically, we'd been one-beat-accenters with an afterbeat; it was like 'boom dah,' but here this was a thing that went 'um-chaw,' just the reverse as far as the accent goes. " The song that resulted from this encounter established Pickett as a star, and also gave Atlantic Records a bona fide hit. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock

Stax/Fame years (1965-67)

Pickett recorded three sessions at Stax in May and October of 1965, and was joined by keyboardist Isaac Hayes for the October sessions. Isaac Lee Hayes Jr (August 20 1942 – August 10 2008 was an American Academy Award winning soul and Funk singer-songwriter Musician In addition to "In the Midnight Hour," Pickett's 1965 recordings included the singles "Don't Fight It," (#4 R&B, #53 pop) "634-5789 (Soulsville, U. S. A,)" (#1 R&B, #13 pop) and "Ninety-Nine and A Half (Won't Do)" (#13 R&B, #53 pop). All but "634-5789" were original compositions Pickett co-wrote with Eddie Floyd and/or Steve Cropper; "634-5789" was credited to Cropper and Floyd alone. Eddie Floyd (born Eddie Lee Floyd 25 June 1937 Montgomery Alabama) is a Soul/R&B singer and songwriter best known for his work on Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (born October 21, 1941) is an American guitarist songwriter and producer All of these recordings are considered soul classics, and show a range of different styles, from the hard-driving "Midnight Hour" and "Don't Fight It," to the more overtly gospel-influenced "Ninety-Nine and A Half" (which borrowed its title from a gospel standard recorded by The Ward Singers) and the pop-soul of "634-5789".

For his next sessions, Pickett would not return to Stax; the label's owner, Jim Stewart, banned all outside productions in December, 1965. As a result, Wexler took Pickett to Fame studios, another recording studio with an even closer association to Atlantic Records. Located in a converted tobacco warehouse in nearby Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Fame was very influential in shaping soul music, and Pickett recorded some of his biggest hits there. A warehouse is a commercial Building for Storage of Goods. Warehouses are used by Manufacturers Importers Exporters Muscle Shoals is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. This included the highest-charting version ever of the kinetic "Land of 1,000 Dances", which became Pickett's third R&B #1, and his biggest ever pop hit, peaking at #6. " Land of a Thousand Dances " is a song written and first recorded by Chris Kenner in 1962 The song had previously been a hit for the song's writer, Chris Kenner, and Mexican-American band Cannibal & the Headhunters. Chris Kenner ( December 25, 1929 - January 25, 1976) was a New Orleans R&B singer and songwriter best known for two classic See also History of Mexican-Americans Mexican Americans are Americans of Mexican ancestry Cannibal & The Headhunters is a US band originating from East Los Angeles, that is known for being one of the first Mexican-American groups

Other big hits from this era in Pickett's career included two other covers: Mack Rice's "Mustang Sally," (#6 R&B, #23 pop), and Dyke & the Blazers' "Funky Broadway," (another R&B #1 for Pickett, as well as a #8 pop hit. An era is a commonly used word for long period of time When used in science for example geology eras denote clearly defined periods of time of arbitrary but well defined "Sir" Mack Rice (born Bonnie Rice on 10 November 1933, in Clarksdale Mississippi) is a nationally prominent American songwriter " Mustang Sally " is an R&B / straight-forward Blues song written and first recorded by Mack Rice in 1965. Dyke & the Blazers is a former American Funk band. The Buffalo band Dyke & the Blazers picked up on the Rhythms bass ) The band heard on almost all of Pickett's Fame recordings included keyboardist Spooner Oldham and drummer Roger Hawkins. Dewey Lyndon "Spooner" Oldham is an American Songwriter and Session musician. Roger Hawkins is an American Drummer known for playing in the hit making machine The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama.

Later Atlantic years (1967-1972)

Towards the end of 1967, Pickett began recording at American Studios in Memphis with producers Tom Dowd and Tommy Cogbill, and also began recording numerous songs by Bobby Womack. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Tom Dowd ( October 20, 1925 – October 27, 2002) was an American Recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Robert Dwayne "Bobby" Womack (ˈwoʊmæk (born March 4 1944 is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. The songs "I'm In Love," "Jealous Love," "I've Come A Long Way," "I'm A Midnight Mover," (a Pickett/Womack co-write), and "I Found A True Love" were all Womack-penned hits for Pickett in 1967 and 1968. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "I'm In Love" was also a return to the soul ballad genre for Pickett; he would continue to record a mixture of ballads, soul and funk for the rest of his career. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Pickett also recorded work by other writers during this era; Rodger Collins' "She's Looking Good" and a cover of the traditional blues standard "Stagger Lee" were also top 40 Pickett hits recorded at American in 1967/68. Lee Shelton (also known as Stagger Lee, Stagolee, Stackerlee, Stack O'Lee, Stack-a-Lee and by several other spelling variants was Womack was the guitarist on all these recordings.

Pickett returned to Fame Studios in late 1968 and early 1969, where he worked with a band that featured guitarist Duane Allman, as well as Muscle Shoals stalwart Hawkins and newly recruited bassist David Hood. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Howard Duane Allman (November 20 1946 – October 29 1971 was an American, Lead guitarist of the Southern rock group The Allman Brothers Band David Hood is a bassist from Muscle Shoals Alabama. He also plays the Trombone and is a member of A #16 pop hit cover of The Beatles' "Hey Jude" came from these Fame sessions, as well as the minor hits "Mini-Skirt Minnie" and "Hey Joe". The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " Hey Jude " is a song by the English rock band The Beatles that was recorded in 1968 Hey Joe (disambiguation "Hey Joe" is an American Popular song from the 1960s that has become a rock standard and as such has been performed in

Late 1969 found Pickett at Criteria Studios in Miami. Hit covers of The Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (#16 R&B, #92 Pop) and The Archies' "Sugar Sugar" (#4 R&B, #25 Pop), as well as the Pickett original "She Said Yes" (#20 R&B, #68 Pop) came from these sessions. The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes " You Keep Me Hangin' On " is a 1966 hit song originally recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label For the self-titled syndicated version of the 1968-1978 animated television franchise of which The Archies were a part please see The Archie Show. For the Baby Bash song see Suga Suga " Sugar Sugar " was a four week 1969 number-one hit single by fictional

Pickett then teamed up with established Philadelphia-based hitmakers Gamble and Huff for the 1970 album Wilson Pickett In Philadelphia, which featured his next two hit singles, the funk-oriented "Get Me Back On Time, Engine Number 9" (#3 R&B, #14 Pop) and the pop number "Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You" (#2 R&B, #17 Pop). Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Following these two big hits, Pickett returned to Muscle Shoals and the Muscle Shoals band, featuring Hood, Hawkins and Tippy Armstrong. This line-up recorded Pickett's fifth and last R&B #1 hit, "Don't Knock My Love, Pt. 1", which also peaked at #13 on the pop charts in 1971. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Two further hits followed in '71: "Call My Name, I'll Be There" (#10 R&B, #52 Pop) and "Fire and Water" (#2 R&B, #24 Pop), a cover of a song by Free. Free were an English Rock band, formed in London in 1968 and best known for their popular song " All Right Now "

Pickett recorded several tracks in 1972 for a planned new album on Atlantic, but after the single "Funk Factory" reached #11 R&B and #58 pop in June of 1972, he left Atlantic for RCA Records. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. His final Atlantic single, a cover of Randy Newman's "Mama Told Me Not To Come," was actually culled from Pickett's 1971 album Don't Knock My Love. Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman (born November 28 1943 is an Academy Award –winning American Singer/songwriter, arranger, Composer

Post-Atlantic recording career

Pickett continued to record with some success on the R&B charts for RCA in 1973 and 1974, scoring four top 30 R&B hits with "Mr. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Magic Man", "Take a Closer Look at the Woman You're With", "International Playboy" and "Soft Soul Boogie Woogie". However, he was no longer crossing over to the pop charts with any regularity, as none of these songs hit higher than #90 on the Billboard Hot 100.

As the decade continued, the advent of disco put Pickett's soul-based musical style out of step with the then-current trends in R&B, and in pop music in general. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define In 1975, with Pickett's once-prominent chart career on the wane, RCA dropped Pickett from the label. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Pickett continued to record sporadically with several labels over the following decades, occasionally making the lower to mid-range of the R&B charts. However, after 1974, he never had another pop hit. His last record was issued in 1999, although he remained fairly active on the touring front until he became ill in 2004. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

Personal life and honors

Outside of music, Pickett's personal life was troubled. Even in his 1960s heyday, Pickett's friends found him to be temperamental and preoccupied with guns; Don Covay described him as "young and wild". Then in 1987, as his recording career was drying up, Pickett was given two years' probation and fined $1,000 for carrying a loaded shotgun in his car. In 1991, he was arrested for allegedly yelling death threats while driving a car over the mayor's front lawn in Englewood, New Jersey. Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26203 The following year, he was charged with assaulting his girlfriend.

In 1993, Pickett was involved in an accident where he struck an 86-year-old pedestrian, Pepe Ruiz, with his car in Englewood. Ruiz, who helped organize the New York animation union, died later that year. [4] Pickett pled guilty to drunken driving charges and received a reduced sentence of one year in jail and five years probation. [5][6] Pickett had been previously convicted of various drug offenses.

Throughout the 1990s, despite his personal troubles, Pickett was continually honored for his contributions to music. In addition to being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, his music was prominently featured in the film The Commitments, with Pickett as an off-screen character. The Commitments is a 1991 Film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Roddy Doyle, which tells the story of some unemployed In 1993, he was honored with a Pioneer Award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. The Rhythm and Blues Foundation is an independent American Nonprofit organization dedicated to the historical and cultural preservation of Rhythm and blues

Pickett was also a popular songwriter, as songs he wrote were recorded by artists like Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, the Grateful Dead, Booker T. & the MGs, Genesis, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Hootie & the Blowfish, Echo & The Bunnymen, Roxy Music, Bruce Springsteen, Los Lobos, The Jam, Ani DiFranco, among others. Led Zeppelin were Van Halen is a Hard rock band formed in in 1972 They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978 Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American Rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with Hootie & the Blowfish was an American rock band that enjoyed widespread popularity in the second half of the 1990s Echo & the Bunnymen are an English Post-punk group formed in Liverpool in 1978 Roxy Music is an English Art rock group founded in the early 1970s by art school graduate Bryan Ferry ( vocals and keyboards) Los Lobos ("The Wolves" are an American Rock band. They are 3-time Grammy Award winners The Jam were an English Mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s Ani DiFranco (ˈɑːniː (born Angela Maria DiFranco on September 23 1970 is a Grammy Award winning Singer, Guitarist, and Songwriter

Several years after his release from jail, Pickett returned to the studio and received a Grammy nomination for the 1999 album It's Harder Now. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The comeback also resulted in his being honored as Soul/Blues Male Artist of the Year by the Blues Foundation in Memphis. [1] It's Harder Now was voted Comeback Blues Album of the Year and Soul/Blues Album of the Year.

In 2003, he co-starred in the D. A. Pennebaker-directed documentary "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of both the 2002 Cannes and Sundance Film Festivals.

Pickett spent the twilight of his career playing dozens of concert dates a year until 2004, when he began suffering from health problems. While in the hospital, he returned to his spiritual roots and told his sister that he wanted to record a gospel album. But, sadly, he never recovered.

Pickett died of a heart attack January 19, 2006 in the hospital near his Ashburn, Virginia home and was buried next to his mother in Louisville, Kentucky. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Ashburn Virginia is an unincorporated area located in Loudoun County, Virginia, 30 miles west of Washington D Pickett's long-time friend, Little Richard, gave the eulogy and preached briefly at the funeral. Rev Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5 1932 better known by the Stage name Little Richard, is an American Singer, Songwriter Wilson spent many years in Louisville when his mother moved there from Alabama. He is considered an honorary son of the city. His funeral procession was flanked by well wishers welcoming him home.

He was remembered on March 20, 2006, at NYC's B. B. King Blues Club with performances by the Commitments, his long-term backing band the Midnight Movers, Soul Singer- Bruce "Big Daddy" Wayne, Southside Johnny Lyons]] in front of an audience that included many members of his family, including two brothers.

Discography

Singles

Release date Title Chart Positions
US Hot 100 US R&B UK
1962 "If You Need Me" #64 #30
1963 "It's Too Late" #49 #7
1963 "I'm Down to My Last Heartbreak" #95 #27
1963 "My Heart Belongs to You" (reissue charted in 1965) #109
1964 "I'm Gonna Cry" #124
1964 "Come Home Baby"
1965 "In the Midnight Hour" #21 #1 #12
1965 "Don't Fight It" #53 #4 #29
1966 "634-5789 (Soulsville, U. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located " In the Midnight Hour " is a song originally performed by Wilson Pickett in 1965 and released on the 1966 album The Exciting Wilson Pickett S. A. )" #13 #1 #36
1966 "Ninety Nine and a Half (Won't Do)" #53 #13
1966 "Land of 1000 Dances" #6 #1 #22
1966 "Mustang Sally" #23 #6 #28
1967 "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" #29 #19
1967 "I Found a Love - Pt. " Land of a Thousand Dances " is a song written and first recorded by Chris Kenner in 1962 " Mustang Sally " is an R&B / straight-forward Blues song written and first recorded by Mack Rice in 1965. " Everybody Needs Somebody to Love " is a song recorded by Solomon Burke. 1" #32 #6
1967 "You Can't Stand Alone" (A-Side) #70 #26
1967 → "Soul Dance Number Three" (B-Side) #55 #10
1967 "Funky Broadway" #8 #1
1967 "I'm in Love" (A-Side) #45 #4
1967 → "Stag-O-Lee" (B-Side) #22 #13
1968 "Jealous Love" (A-Side) #50 #18
1968 → "I've Come a Long Way" (B-Side) #101 #46
1968 "She's Looking Good" #15 #7
1968 "I'm a Midnight Mover" #24 #6 #38
1968 "I Found a True Love" #42 #11
1968 "A Man and a Half" #42 #20
1968 "Hey Jude" #23 #13 #16
1969 "Mini-skirt Minnie" #50 #19
1969 "Born to Be Wild" #64 #41
1969 "Hey Joe" #59 #29
1969 "You Keep Me Hangin' On" #92 #16
1970 "Sugar, Sugar" (A-Side) #25 #4
1970 → "Cole, Cooke, and Redding" (B-Side) #91 #11
1970 "She Said Yes" #68 #20
1970 "Get Me Back On Time, Engine Number 9" #14 #3
1971 "Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You" #17 #2
1971 "Don't Knock My Love - Pt. " Hey Jude " is a song by the English rock band The Beatles that was recorded in 1968 " Born to Be Wild " is a rock song written by Mars Bonfire and made famous by the American rock band Steppenwolf. Hey Joe (disambiguation "Hey Joe" is an American Popular song from the 1960s that has become a rock standard and as such has been performed in " You Keep Me Hangin' On " is a 1966 hit song originally recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label For the Baby Bash song see Suga Suga " Sugar Sugar " was a four week 1969 number-one hit single by fictional 1" #13 #1
1971 "Call My Name, I'll Be There" #52 #10
1971 "Fire and Water" #24 #2
1972 "Funk Factory" #58 #11
1972 "Mama Told Me Not To Come" #99 #16
1973 "Mr. Magic Man" #98 #16
1973 "Take a Closer Look at the Woman You're With" #90 #17
1973 "International Playboy" #104 #30
1974 "Soft Soul Boogie Woogie" #103 #20
1974 "Take Your Pleasure Where You Find It" #68
1975 "The Best Part of A Man" #26
1976 "Love Will Keep Us Together" #69
1978 "Who Turned You On" #59
1978 "Groovin'" #94
1979 "I Want You" #41
1980 "Live With Me" #95
1987 "Don't Turn Away" #74
1987 "In the Midnight Hour" (re-recording) #62
1988 "Love Never Let Me Down"

Albums

References

  1. ^ Wilson Pickett
  2. ^ Wilson Pickett
  3. ^ Wilson Pickett
  4. ^ Cartoon Diary: August 1, 1944
  5. ^ Wilson Pickett, 64, Soul Singer of Great Passion, Dies - New York Times
  6. ^ Pickett pleads guilty to drunken driving charges - singer Wilson Pickett - Brief Article | Jet | Find Articles at BNET.com

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