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	Wilson Pickett - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pickett's first major success as a solo artist came with "It's Too Late," an original composition he wrote (not to be confused with the Chuck Willis standard of the same name).
		Pickett recorded three sessions at Stax during that single trip to Memphis; in addition to "In the Midnight Hour," he also recorded "Don't Fight It," "634-5789" and "Ninety-Nine and One-Half (Won't Do)," three original compositions he co-wrote with Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper, all of which are considered soul classics.
		Pickett died of a heart attack January 19, 2006 at a hospital near his Ashburn, Virginia home and was laid to rest next to his mother in Louisville, Kentucky.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wilson_Pickett (1597 words)

	Wilson Pickett
		Pickett's partnership with Steve Cropper and Atlantic Records produced a long series of hits that included, "Don't Fight It" (1965), "634-5789",(#13 in 1966) "Land Of 1,000 Dances",(#6 in 1966) "Mustang Sally" (#23 in 1966) and "Funky Broadway" (#8 in 1967).
		Wilson signed with RCA in 1972, but his previous success was hard to regain.
		By 2005, Wilson Pickett was plagued by health problems and on January 19th, 2006, he suffered a fatal heart attack at the age of 64.
	www.classicbands.com /pickett.html (633 words)

	Wilson Pickett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pickett had a flurry of other galvanizing soul hits over the next few years, including "634-5789," "Mustang Sally," and "Funky Broadway," all of which, like "In the Midnight Hour," were frequently adapted by other bands as a dance-ready number.
		The king of that hill, though, had to be "Land of 1000 Dances," Pickett's biggest pop hit (#6), a soul anthem of sorts with its roll call of popular dances, and covered by almost as many acts as "Midnight Hour" was.
		Pickett didn't confine himself to the environs of Stax for long; soon he was also cutting tracks at Muscle Shoals.
	www.alamhof.org /pickettw.htm (377 words)

	Wilson Pickett dies of heart attack at 64 - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wilson Pickett, the soul pioneer best known for the fiery hits "Mustang Sally" and "In The Midnight Hour," died of a heart attack Thursday in a Reston, Va., hospital, according to his management company.
		Pickett, the soul pioneer best known for the fiery hits "Mustang Sally" and "In The Midnight Hour," died of a heart attack Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006 according to his management company.
		Pickett -- known as "the Wicked Wilson Pickett" -- became a star with his soulful hits in the 1960s.
	www.boston.com /ae/celebrity/articles/2006/01/20/wilson_pickett_dies_of_heart_attack_at_64 (808 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Wilson Pickett
		Wilson Pickett was born at Prattville, Alabama, on March 18 1941, the youngest of 11 children.
		But while the film caused a brief resurgence of interest in Pickett's music and sealed his reputation as one of the founding fathers of soul, it did not result in a career comeback.
		Pickett, who died of a heart attack on Thursday, is survived by his fiancée and his two sons and two daughters.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/01/21/db2101.xml&sSheet=/portal/2006/01/21/ixportal.html (696 words)

	USATODAY.com - Soul pioneer Wilson Pickett dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wilson Pickett, the fiery soul legend who promised put a twinkle in many a lover's eye on In The Midnight Hour and put wayward girlfriend Mustang Sally's flat feet on the ground, died Thursday of heart attack in a Reston hospital near his Virginia home.
		Pickett had his struggles over the past decade, serving a year in jail for a 1993 drunk driving conviction in which he drove into an 86-year-old man, in addition to several drug charges.
		Pickett is survived by his fiancee Gail Webb, his sons Michael and Lynderrick, and daughters Veda and Saphan.
	www.usatoday.com /life/people/2006-01-19-pickett-obit_x.htm (506 words)

	ABC News: Wilson Pickett Dies of Heart Attack at 64 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wilson Pickett Dies of Heart Attack at 64
		Wilson Pickett, Singer of 'In the Midnight Hour,' Dies of Heart Attack at 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.
	abcnews.go.com /Entertainment/wireStory?id=1523122 (123 words)

	Wilson Pickett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		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.
		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.
		Wilson Pickett was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
	www.history-of-rock.com /wilson_pickett.htm (387 words)

	Wilson Pickett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pickett wrote and sang lead on their 1962 hit "I Found A Love", after which he launched his solo career.
		Wilson switched to RCA Records in 1972, but his previous success was hard to regain.
		Pickett was the invisible figure and role model in the award-winning soul music film The Commitments in 1991.
	musicstore.mymmode.com /artist.do?artistID=6738 (434 words)

	Wilson Pickett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Not only because Pickett hasn't made an album since the mid '80s, but because his voice still has all the torque and flexibility -- the chained-but-snapping emotionalism -- that it did at the peak of his career, when he was one of the top soul-music stars in the world.
		What Pickett, who's 58 this year, understands is how to make a story stand up and bark until it raises the hairs on your neck.
		Pickett snapped out of his malaise as he saw the resurgence that blues and soul music have enjoyed in recent years.
	www.providencephoenix.com /archive/music/99/10/14/PICKETT.html (800 words)

	Wilson Pickett Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		No one could argue that Wilson Pickett was not one of the top soul singers of the 60's.
		In Memphis Wilson Pickett began to sing with one of the top back-up groups of all-time, Booker T and the MG's.
		Wilson Pickett took his rightful position in the Rock-and-Roll Hall Of Fame in 1991.
	www.tsimon.com /pickett.htm (335 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Soul singer Wilson Pickett dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wilson Pickett was one of the most popular soul singers of the 1960s
		Pickett moved to Detroit as a teenager, after early beginnings as a gospel singer in Alabama.
		Nevertheless, Pickett had continued performing on a regular basis until he became ill, and had been inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/4630184.stm (377 words)

	Wilson Pickett, Wilson Pickett, Wilson Pickett, Wilson Pickett,
		As he neared the end of this sequence of the song, the last lady was not the most attractive of the bunch and without missing a beat (and in inimitable Wilson Pickett style) this lady wanted her kiss and he simply turned slightly away and said 'Lawd Have Mercy!' I died laughing.
		Wilson was formerly on Lloyd Price's Double L label and cut a few sides for the label.
		Wilson said that it was just from his gospel roots as well, " I'm gonna meet sweet Jesus in the midnignt hour, you don't when He's gonna come, he could come at any given time".
	www.soul-patrol.com /funk/pickett.htm (2136 words)

	CBC Arts: 'Wicked' Wilson Pickett dead at 64
		Wilson Pickett, the soul pioneer best known for the fiery hits Mustang Sally and In The Midnight Hour, died of a heart attack in Reston, Virginia, on Thursday.
		Pickett was born in Prattville, Alabama, and developed his powerful voice singing gospel harmony.
		Pickett was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991 and given the Pioneer award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1993.
	www.cbc.ca /story/arts/national/2006/01/19/wilson-pickett.html (645 words)

	Wilson Pickett dies of heart attack at 64 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Singer Wilson Pickett, the soul titan whose gutsy '60s hits earned him the nickname "the Wicked Pickett," died Thursday of a heart attack in Reston, Va. He was 64.
		In 1961, Pickett's soaring gospel-styled lead vocal was backed by the distinctive tremelo guitar work of Robert Ward of the Ohio Untouchables on the Falcons' "I Found a Love," which climbed to No. 6 on the RandB chart.
		Pickett was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001882060 (530 words)

	Wilson Pickett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It was an R&B chart-topper and a substantial pop hit (number 21), though its influence was stronger than that respectable position might indicate: thousands of bands, fl and white, covered "In the Midnight Hour" on-stage and record in the 1960s.
		The king of that hill, though, had to be "Land of 1000 Dances," Pickett's biggest pop hit (number six), a soul anthem of sorts with its roll call of popular dances, and covered by almost as many acts as "Midnight Hour" was.
		Pickett spent the early part of the 2000s performing, before retiring in late 2004 due to ill health.
	www.djangomusic.com /artist_bio.asp?id=R+++339880 (414 words)

	Soul Shower: Wilson Pickett (1941-2006)
		Wilson Pickett died of a heart attack today, he was 64.
		Pickett started out with a group called the Falcons and moved on to have an extremely successful solo career in soul music.
		Pickett is survived by a fiance and four children.
	soulshower.blogspot.com /2006/01/wilson-pickett-1941-2006.html (346 words)

	13abc.com: Soul Singer Wilson Pickett Dies
		NEW YORK - Wilson Pickett, the soul pioneer best known for the fiery hits "Mustang Sally" and "In The Midnight Hour," died of a heart attack Thursday in a Reston, Va., hospital, according to his management company.
		Pickett - known as the "Wicked Pickett" - became a star with his soulful hits in the 1960s.
		March 18, 1941 Wilson Pickett is born in Prattville, Alabama.
	abclocal.go.com /wtvg/story?section=entertainment&id=3828465 (793 words)

	Collins' Oldies Website: Wilson Pickett
		Born in 1941, Wilson Pickett started his career in 1961 as the lead singer of a group called the Falcons.
		From 1:25 to about the 2-minute mark, Wilson has a speaking part, in which the narrator tells his girlfriend that despite people's beliefs that she will leave him someday, he has been his best to her and is sure that she will one day knock on his door and tell him she loves him.
		Wilson plays both roles here--Joe and the man who asks him where he's going and why he's carrying a gun.
	www.srv.net /~roxtar/pickett_wilson.html (2627 words)

	'Midnight Hour,' 'Mustang Sally' R& B Singer Wilson Pickett, 64
		Wilson Pickett, 64, the impassioned, raw-voiced soul singer who brought a hard-edged, sensuous urgency to a string of rhythm-and-blues hits of the 1960s, died Jan. 19 of a heart attack at Reston Hospital Center.
		Wilson Pickett, the soul pioneer best known for the fiery hits "Mustang Sally" and "In The Midnight Hour," died of a heart attack at the age of 64.
		Pickett made a strong comeback in 1999 with a new album, "It's Harder Now," that was nominated for a Grammy Award and received three W.C. Handy Blues Awards.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/19/AR2006011903266.html (710 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Wilson Pickett's musical legacy
		Soul legend Wilson Pickett, who has died at the age of 64, was known for his enduring soul hits, which helped move the genre into a more energetic period.
		In his mid-teens, Pickett moved to Detroit to live with his father, and began to be inspired by local singers such as Jackie Wilson.
		But close friend Solomon Burke said Pickett had turned his life around and they were planning to write and record an album with Ben E King and Don Covay.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/4630684.stm (511 words)

	Amazon.com: It's Harder Now: Music: Wilson Pickett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		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.
		Wilson Pickett, one of the most dynamic soul performers of the 60's-early 70's, returns, seemingly from oblivion, to demonstrate to a hip-hop-drenched world that every musical form has it's own unique strenghts and gifts to give to the people.
		Wilson's voice is just as strong and gruff as it always has been.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00001IVQ9?v=glance (1117 words)

	Blogcritics.org: Soul Legend Wilson Pickett Dead at 64
		Soul legend Wilson Pickett died of a heart attack today at the age of 64.
		Beset with legal and personal problems in the 1990s, Pickett was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991 and was awarded the Pioneer Award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1993.
		Wilson was a volatile character with a heart of gold, and above all, a true original and pioneer.
	blogcritics.org /archives/2006/01/19/205511.php (932 words)

	Soul Legend Wilson Pickett Dies At 64
		Born in Pratville, Ala., Pickett moved to Detroit as a teen and joined the Falcons, singing on their 1962 hit "I Found a Love." By 1965, he had signed a solo deal with Atlantic, scoring a No. 21 pop hit with "In the Midnight Hour," which he co-wrote with legendary sessions musician Steve Cropper.
		Pickett associated himself with some of the top sessions musicians of the time, and was a frequent visitor to Stax and Muscle Shoals Studios.
		Pickett recorded regularly into the mid 1980s and was a 1991 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
	www.billboard.com /bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001882031 (524 words)

	Amazon.com: The Very Best of Wilson Pickett: Music: Wilson Pickett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		After learning of Wilson Pickett's passing, my thoughts had returned to my teenage years and how his music had made me feel and other happenings during this period in my life.
		Wilson Pickett passed away on January 20, 2006, but his spirit lives on to me. After hearing about his passing, I went on to get a best of CD by him to remember him.
		Wilson can sure be hollering, yelling on the others, proving that he's got soul too.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000032ZS?v=glance (844 words)

	Dancing About Architecture: Wilson Pickett Essay
		It's Harder Now, Pickett's first new album in over twelve years, is a triumphant, raunchy, funk and blues-injected return to the studio for the Wicked Mr.
		Pickett and friends are justifiably proud of that fact.
		Pickett, at 58, sounds like he's having the time of his life.
	www.dancingaboutarc.com /essays/wilsonessay.html (829 words)

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