Wilson Pickett
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Biography
[Edit]Of the major '60s soul stars, Wilson Pickett was one of the roughest and sweatiest, working up some of the decade's hottest dancefloor grooves on hits like "In the Midnight Hour," "Land of 1000 Dances," "Mustang Sally," and "Funky Broadway." Although he tends to be held in somewhat lower esteem than more versatile talents like Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin, he is often a preferred alternative of fans who like their soul on the rawer side. He also did a good deal to establish the sound of Southern soul with his early hits, which were often written and recorded with the cream of the session musicians in Memphis and Muscle Shoals.
Before establishing himself as a solo artist, Pickett sang with the Falcons, who had a Top Ten R&B hit in 1962 with "I Found a Love." "If You Need Me" (covered by the Rolling Stones) and "It's Too Late" were R&B hits for the singer before he hooked up with Atlantic Records, who sent him to record at Stax in Memphis in 1965. One early result was "In the Midnight Hour," whose chugging horn line, loping funky beats, and impassioned vocals combined into a key transitional performance that brought R&B into the soul age. 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, black and white, covered "In the Midnight Hour" on-stage and record in the 1960s.
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 dance-ready numbers. 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 didn't confine himself to the environs of Stax for long; soon he was also cutting tracks at Muscle Shoals. He recorded several early songs by Bobby Womack. He used Duane Allman as a session guitarist on a hit cover of the Beatles' "Hey Jude." He cut some hits in Philadelphia with Gamble & Huff productions in the early '70s. He even did a hit version of the Archies' "Sugar, Sugar." The hits kept rolling through the early '70s, including "Don't Knock My Love" and "Get Me Back on Time, Engine Number 9."
One of the corollaries of '60s soul is that if a performer rose to fame with Motown or Atlantic, he or she would produce little of note after leaving the label. Pickett, unfortunately, did not prove an exception to the rule. His last big hit was "Fire and Water," in 1972. He continued to be active on the tour circuit; his most essential music, all from the 1960s and early '70s, was assembled for the superb Rhino double-CD anthology A Man and a Half. It's Harder Now, his first new material in over a decade, followed in 1999. Pickett spent the early part of the 2000s performing, before retiring in late 2004 due to ill health. He passed away on January 19, 2006, following a heart attack.
Title: Don't Knock My Love
Artist: Wilson Pickett
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: It Ain't Easy - Essential Recordings
Artist: Wilson Pickett
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock
Title: The Complete RCA Studio Recordings (1973-1975)
Artist: Wilson Pickett
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: If You Need Me
Artist: Wilson Pickett
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Collections
Title: US Soul Singles Chart Hits Of The 70s (CD1)
Genre: Downtempo, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Funk, Classical
Title: 70's US Hits (CD2)
Title: Best Soul 2021
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Funk, Classical, Easy Listening
Title: Sweet Soul Music 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Country, Pop, Acoustic, Easy Listening
Title: Valentine Soul Classics 2021
Genre: Soul
Title: Valentine Soul Classics
Genre: Soul
Title: 100 Tracks 60s Party Playlist Spotify 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop
Title: 100 Tracks 60s Party Playlist Spotify 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop
Title: Soul Love Songs 2021
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Soul Jazz, Rock, Pop Rock, Bossanova
Title: Legendary Songs 2020 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock, New Wave, Punk, Pop, Alternative
Title: That 60's Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: St. Patrick's Day Party At Home
Genre: Pop
Title: Rhythm & Soul 100 (CD2)
Title: Soul Love: 25 Gorgeous Tracks For Lovers, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Soul Love: 25 Gorgeous Tracks For Lovers, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Soul Love: 25 Gorgeous Tracks For Lovers, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: I Love My 70's Funk
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Sing The Blues - 20 Classic Songs
Genre: Blues
Title: Soul - Vintage Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Sweet Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Gospel, Jazz, Rock, World Music, Classical, Smooth Jazz
Title: Absolute 60's! (CD1)
Title: Mannish Boy - Blues Classics
Genre: Blues Rock
Title: Funk It! 25 Funky Groove Rarities, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Greatest 60's Pop
Title: Summer BBQ (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Rock & Roll, World Music, Disco, Folk
Title: Summer BBQ (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Rock & Roll, World Music, Disco, Folk
Title: Greatest Ever Decade: The Sixties (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Young, Gifted & Black - Soul & Funk Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: FM Soul 70s
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: 60s Love Song Essentials 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Soul Jazz, Rock, World Music, Pop, Classical, Folk, Easy Listening
Title: Greatest Ever Soul & Disco 4CD (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Gospel, Reggae, Disco, Funk
Title: Soulful 60s
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: '60s Dance Party Essentials (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: '60s Dance Party Essentials (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Soul Giganten 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Gospel, Jazz
Title: '60s Soul Essentials 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: '60s Soul Essentials 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 100 Greatest '70s R&B Songs (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Uplifting Soul Classics 2021
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 70s: X5 Music Group 2021
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Punk, World Music, Disco, Synth Pop, Folk
Title: Surround Intentions Sound Dance 2021 (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Synth Pop
Title: Disco Roots 68-75
Title: 100 Greatest Classic Soul Songs (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: 100 Greatest Classic Soul Songs (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: 70's Retrogamer
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, World Music, Latin, Folk
Title: Retro Soul Ballads
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Hi-Res Masters: 1960s (CD2)
Title: Hi-Res Masters: Greatest Hits Ever (Vol. I) (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Funk & Soul Classics 2021
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: The Greatest 60S
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 100 Hits From The Movies (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: All Out 60s (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: All Out 60s (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Rare 60's Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: Disco Sunday Party (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 60 Top-Hits: Body & Soul (3CD Box Set) (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop, Funk
Title: Soho Scandal '62: Early Mod R&B Dancers (Remastered)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 004 - Early Soul
Genre: Pop
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 054 - Party
Genre: Pop
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 061 - Early Soul
Genre: Pop
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 098 - Early Soul
Genre: Pop
Title: Soul The Collection (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Jazz, Country, Funk, Acoustic
Featuring albums
Title: Muscle Shoals Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: A Bronx Tale - Music From The Motion Picture
Artist: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves [1967-1977]
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia
Artist: Various
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop
Title: My Fellow Americans (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Motown Year By Year - The Sound Of Young America 1987
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The Real Thing: 1970's Disco Funk Soul Bachelorette Party Mix!
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco
Title: Party Boys: 1970's Disco Funk Soul Bachelor Party Music!
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco
Title: From The Earth To The Moon (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Michael Kamen
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack