Saturday, January 21, 2006

Wilson "Wicked" Pickett RIP

What would the "oldies" format be without this guy? Classic story... a guy goes from nothing to big star...has trouble with what follows...rehabilitates himself...gets elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and then dies too young. He was 64. One of the best movies of all time "The Commitments" deals with a struggling Irish R&B band and their goal of playing for Wilson Pickett.
Everyone knows him for "Mustang Sally"(isn't it funny that we had a famous person named "Sally Ride"?) and "In The Midnight Hour", but I thought his best song was "Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You"

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