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Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 - January 19, 2006) was an American R&B, soul and rock and roll singer and songwriter. A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the US Billboard Hot 100. Among his best known hits are "In the Midnight Hour" (which he co-wrote), "Land of 1,000 Dances", "Mustang Sally", and "Funky Broadway". The impact of Pickett's songwriting and recording led to his 1991 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Early life: Pickett was born March 18, 1941 in Prattville, Alabama, and grew up singing in Baptist church choirs. He was the fourth of 11 children and called his mother "the baddest woman in my book," telling historian Gerri Hirshey: "I get scared of her now. She used to hit me with anything, skillets, stove wood -- (one time I ran away and) cried for a week. Stayed in the woods, me and my little dog." Pickett eventually left to live with his...

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Discography

  • I'm In Love, 1988
  • The Wicked Pickett, 2006
  • It's Harder Now, 1999
  • The Definitive Wilson Pickett, 2006
  • Hey Jude, 1969
  • The Exciting Wilson Pickett, 1966
  • Right On, 1970
  • The Best of Wilson Pickett, 1990
  • I'm in Love, 2010
  • The Definitive Soul Collection, 2006
  • Funky Midnight Mover: The Atlantic Studio Recordings 1962-1978, 2010
  • In Philadelphia, 1970
  • Join Me and Let's Be Free, 1975
  • 16 Original Hits
  • The Magic of Wilson Pickett
  • Greatest Hits
  • In the Midnight Hour and Other Hits, 1997
  • An Essential Collection
  • The Very Best of Wilson Pickett, 1993
  • The Sound of Wilson Pickett, 1967
  • The Essentials
  • Take Your Pleasure
  • In the Midnight Hour, 2010
  • Don't Knock My Love, 1971
  • American Soul Man, 1987
  • The Midnight Mover, 1968
  • A Man and a Half: The Best of Wilson Pickett
  • Baby Call on Me, 1963

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SongFunky Broadway
ArtistWilson Pickett
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LabelAtlantic
Year1967
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SongLand Of A 1000 Dances
ArtistWilson Pickett
AlbumWilson Pickett Hits
LabelAtlantic
Year1966
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SongMustang Sally
ArtistWilson Pickett
AlbumWilson Pickett Hits
LabelAtlantic
Year1968
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ArtistWilson Pickett
AlbumWilson Pickett Hits
LabelAtlantic
Year1965
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Year1965
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On Aug 3, 2012. 10:50am
--unerringlee--... said

The original and the best version of Mustang Sally, remember what The Commitments did to this song? -- FRIGHTFUL!

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