WILSON PICKETT DEAD AT 64

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WILSON PICKETT DIES OF HEART ATTACK AT 64
http://deathbeeper.com/7710221.html

[MADem]

1. Awww, that wicked, wicked Pickett

He sure could belt out a tune....

[LittleClarkie]

14. Is that how they spelled it?

I didn't know that was his nickname. But when I heard it, I pictured it being spelled "Wickett Pickett"

But then that would be sorta like he played cricket or something. Never mind. I never got to Starbucks today. My brain hurts as a result.

Don't mind me.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

2. Wow..

this has been a hard few months for R & B icons.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

3. Pickett's tough, SMOKING 1999 comeback album:

...which, unfortunately, didn't lead to a comeback...but sure as hell provided a kick for his long-time fans.

R.I.P. Wicked Pickett...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00001IVQ9/qid=1137711000/sr=1-5/ref=sr_1_5/102-6765741-3738546?s=music&v=glance&n=5174

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Wilson Pickett knows the heyday of soul is over, but on It's Harder Now, his first recording in over 10 years, he makes a determined effort to keep the party going. And for the most part, he succeeds; on "Outskirts of Town," "Bad People," and "Stone Crazy World," he sounds like he's having the time of his life. This isn't any super-milkshake-smooth soul, either; the author of "In the Midnight Hour" and "Mustang Sally" sounds more like a double shot of J.D., straight up. Still, Pickett knows that he's of a vanishing breed: the soul singers who were actually performing in the 1960s. As he sings on "Soul Survivor": "I remember 1965/Everybody was still alive."

--Genevieve Williams

[samplegirl]

20. I remember my sister

dancing with the doorknob to him. LOL
May he rest in peace.

[MnFats]

22. ummm...i am not familiar with the phrase 'dancing with the doornob.''

may I ask what that means? Do I dare?

[samplegirl]

25. the doorknob

was her imaginary dance partners hand.

It was a sight to see.....let me tell you!

[livetohike]

4. R.I.P. and thanks for the memories

:-)

[xchrom]

5. i loved wilson pickett! i'm so sad.

rest in peace mr pickett.

[sofa king]

6. Nooo, no no no no!

[Tikki]

7. R I P....

aka....Wilbur Pickle...

[KamaAina]

8. The time I saw him, his fly was open!

Sweetwater's, Amsterdam Ave., NYC, early '90s. An intimate enough setting that all could clearly see that the soul legend had failed to activate his zipper. I wanted to shout "WXYZ!" (Wilson, eXamine Your Zipper!)

Maybe more musicians should consider going zipperless. He was better live than most of 'em!

I was concerned the cause of death was going to be "exposure" :evilgrin:

[acmavm]

9. The death of this guy is sad enough to get me to respond. I had such

good times to this guy's music. And since I've known musicians all my life I can testify that if he had gotten royalties everytime some bar band did Midnight Hour or Mustang Sally (usually badly) he would have been a bizillionaire by now.

OHHHH. This is sad.

[NashVegas]

10. I'm Gonna Wait til the Midnight Hour

and then I'm going to raise a :toast: to the man.

[mcscajun]

11. Awwwwwwwwwww, Damn!

Dancing to his tunes was one of the marvels of my high school years.

Especially "Funky Broadway" :)

The man had Rockin' Soul DOWN!

[Jade Fox]

12. No, not the Wicked Pickett!

Mustang Sally, why don't you slow your mustang down.
(Ride, Sally, Ride)

RIP

[Zomby Woof]

13. Here's to all of us in the midnight hour

:toast: Rest in peace, Wilson!

[argyl]

15. LIving on in The Land of 1000 Dances. May have been his highest charting

45. An East LA group called Cannibal and the Headhunters did the song before Wilson did. At the time I was living just outside of San Antonio and the Cannibal version was the one that was always played on the radio.

Both versions were excellent. Wilson's was a lot funkier and upbeat and Cannibal's had a really driving beat with a heavy organ emphasis.

[Redstone]

16. Na, nananana, nananana, nanana, nananaaaa....nanana

Do you know how to pony, like Bony Moroni...

The Mashed Potatah, do the alligatah,

Put ya hands on yo hip, let yo backbone slip...

Go easy, Wicked One. Mustang Sally's been waiting for you Upstairs. She'll be glad to see you again.

Redstone

[dolo amber]

17. ...

:(

[madrchsod]

18. well that fucking sucks

dam i never realized he wasn`t all that much older than i am..dam . he was one of my fav singers while i was growing up...

[newyawker99]

19. Rest in Peace Mr Pickett.

:-(

[MnFats]

21. he is dancin' down dirty funky Broadway now...

for the ages. one of the all-time greats...
went to high school with a girl who became known as Mustang Sally. She was everything the song implies...sexy, fun, a little reckless and often, a heartbreaker.

bought you a brand new Mustang
A-1965.
Now you come around signifying woman
you don't wanna let me ride...

[elshiva]

23. Rest in Peace.

I love you Mr. Pickett. You are with God now for sure cos God loves music.

[Straight Shooter]

24. Aaaarrrgghhh.

A voice like that, a talent like that, a man like that ought to live to be a hundred. :(