R.I.P. Wilson Pickett

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Wilson Pickett Dies of Heart Attack at 64
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RESTON, Va. - Wilson Pickett, the soul pioneer best known for the fiery hits "Mustang Sally" and "In The Midnight Hour," died of a heart attack Thursday, according to his management company. He was 64.

A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Pickett — known as the "Wicked Pickett" — became a star with his soulful hits in the 1960s.

"In the Midnight Hour" made the top 25 on the Billboard pop charts in 1965 and "Mustang Sally" did the same the following year.

Pickett was defined by his raspy voice and passionate delivery. But the Alabama-born picket got his start singing gospel music in church. After moving to Detroit as a teen, he joined the group the Falcons, which scored the hit "I Found a Love" with Pickett on lead vocals in 1962.

He went solo a year later, and would soon find his greatest success. In 1965, he linked with legendary soul producer Jerry Wexler at the equally legendary soul label Stax Records in Memphis, and recorded one of his greatest hits, "In the Midnight Hour," for Atlantic Records. A string of hits followed, including "634-5789," "Funky Broadway" and "Mustang Sally." His sensuous soul was in sharp contrast to the genteel soul songs of his Detroit counterparts at Motown Records.


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1. We have lost a MONUMENTAL talent.

Rock and Roll Hall of famer Wilson Pickett dies of a heart attack in his Virginia home


BY GLENN GAMBOA
STAFF WRITER

January 20, 2006

Before there was 50 Cent, before there was LL Cool J, there was swaggering soul singer Wilson Pickett boasting about being a "midnight mover, all-night groover" and promising, "I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour."

Pickett died yesterday from a heart attack at a hospital near his home in Virginia, his New York-based manager said yesterday. He was 64.

Known as "The Wicked Pickett" for his intense, gruff vocal style, as well as his suggestive lyrics, the Alabama native was an R&B chart-topper through the '60s and early '70s, with "In the Midnight Hour," "Mustang Sally" and "Land of 1000 Dances." In 1991, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

"Wilson Pickett was one of the greatest soul singers of all time," Aretha Franklin said in a statement. "He will absolutely be missed."

Pickett was born March 18, 1941, in Prattville, Ala., where he began singing gospel in Southern Baptist churches before moving to Detroit as a teenager. He joined the vocal group The Falcons and sang lead on their hit "I Found A Love" before later pursuing a solo career on Atlantic Records.

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2. ...may he rest in peace.

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