One of the great soul/r&b singers/shouters. Here's a short read. He cut some great songs. His take on "Hey Jude" is still cool, IMHO. One also, IMHO again, has to cherry pick through his recordings to find cuts well worth keeping.

The read: [www.thevinyldistrict.com]

Hey Jude: [www.youtube.com]

Gospel stylings: [www.youtube.com]

Funk (the Stones surely based a few tunes on this style, like Hot Stuff and Miss You with its walking bass, to name two): [www.youtube.com]

Absolutely! Catched him live in Norway in 2001. One of the greats!

I love Wicked Wilson Pickett.

His version of "Sugar, Sugar" turn it into a soul nugget.

Absolutely! If you have never seen the documentary Muscle Shoals be sure to check it out. The Stones make an appearance too!

Midnight Hour --
Co-written with Cropper...cut at Stax along with
Duck Dunn .. Al Jackson ...One of the greatest soulR&B ever



ROCKMAN

Live in Ghana, Africa - Soul to Soul concert, 1971 - amazing start to finish.




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Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......

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"Hey Jude"!!!

With an electrifying guitar solo by...
(c'mon don't tell me you don't know that!)

I like his version of, in the midnight hour.

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"Hey Jude"!!!

With an electrifying guitar solo by...
(c'mon don't tell me you don't know that!)

George Harrison?

Just kidding - Duane Allman, of course.

"No Anchovies, Please"

Talking of Wilson: the live groove you hear in the clip is sooo captivating.
[www.youtube.com]

Wicked!

In 1991, when Wilson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the induction speech was given by one Bobby Brown, whose career was, at that time, still considered to be extremely hot. When Bobby was asked how Mr. Pickett had influenced him, Bobby replied, "I know the name. I know they called him the 'Wicked' Pickett." Upon further questioning, "Mr. Houston" confessed that he really had absolutely no idea who Wilson Pickett was, or what he was famous for.

It's one of the most infuriating stories I've ever heard in all my years of following the entertainment industry.



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Dont forget his early work with The Falcons ....



ROCKMAN

"Talking of Wilson: the live groove you hear in the clip is sooo captivating.
[www.youtube.com]" (see above)

What a groove. Soul/r&b at its (live) best.

youtube

that intro to mini skirt mini my god
baddest thing around

wicked pickett

jb

Get yaself's a good Falcons comp ..,...
SO MANY greats pashed thru that band ... GREAT STUFF

Wilson Pickett ... Eddie Floyd ... Joe Stubbs..
Benny McCain ... Mack Rice ( who Penned Mustang Sally ) ....



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Date: March 24, 2021 00:32



Get yaself's a good Falcons comp ..,...
SO MANY greats pashed thru that band ... GREAT STUFF

Wilson Pickett ... Eddie Floyd ... Joe Stubbs..
Benny McCain ... Mack Rice ( who Penned Mustang Sally ) ....



ROCKMAN

thank you rockman just ordered it

You'll love it Professor ....
Some mighty stuff on it .... I Found a Love
Youre So Fine ..Youre On My Mind ... lets Kiss And make Up
She's My Hearts Desire ... thats What i Aim Ta Do .... GREAT BAND



ROCKMAN

The two Relic Record releases are mighty mighty fine too
Man fell asleep to those two for many a year ...

But not as complete as Worlds First Soul Group set from 2014 ....



ROCKMAN

thanks i always welcome the chance to get more great music

Midnight hour ! a classic amongst classics

thanks i always welcome the chance to get more great music

Pleasure Professor ... still gotta get back to
ya Tampa Red query ... Been working six days a week
but havent forgot ya will get it together soon ...



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Date: March 24, 2021 02:30

thanks i always welcome the chance to get more great music

Pleasure Professor ... still gotta get back to
ya Tampa Red query ... Been working six days a week
but havent forgot ya will get it together soon ...



ROCKMAN

thanks i've really enjoyed picking your brain about pre war blues

... okay man i'll dig out the
Tampa Red stuff for ya soon ...



ROCKMAN

I remember catching him at the Nice Jazz Festival the night after I've had the best place in the house for the Stones at the Cirkus Stockholm in july 2003. Land of 1000 Dances was amazing but as I had reached nirvana the night before I couldn't appreciate Mr Pickett fully. But what a great singer he was! RIP