RIP Wilson Pickett

[Ben Hogan]

Wilson Pickett, singer of some of the best R & B of the 1960's, died today of a heart attack. He was 64 years old.

The Wicked Pickett has always been one of my favourites. Mustang Sally, Land of 1000 Dances, Everybody Needs Somebody To Love, Mama Told Me Not To Come, In The Midnight Hour, and a tremendous version of Hey Jude. He also performed a song called Lay Me Like You Hate Me that was pretty good. Pickett was a true original and his music will live on.

RIP Wilson.

 

[langeweile]

Not my favorite type of music at all, but I sure knew some of his songs...

 

[shack]

a tremendous version of Hey Jude.

With Duane Allman on guitar.

 

[franky66]

Not my favorite type of music at all, but I sure knew some of his songs...

well, it must be liked by others for it to sell so much. Any music that sells so much outside of its 'base' must be a special type of music. Along with reggae this is my favourite music form. Wilson Pickett could sure sing. Well, you actually need to be able to sing to be a competent R&B artist anyway

RIP Mister Pickett. Off to the land of 1000 dances you go

 

[baltimoron]

I am too young to have heard his music originally, but from what I have heard, it was awesome.

Unfortunately, I've only heard bits and pieces from the movies. Great stuff, though.

 

[nominis]

Learned of his stuff thru the Blues Brothers, love his songs ... he will be missed. They just seem to be droppin like flies lately !

 

[Meesh]

I grew up listening to 'Wicked' Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, Eddie Floyd.

He'll be a headliner in the big band up there.

 

[acutus]

More sad news... makes me treasure my recordings that much more. Sincerely, Jon .

 

[Speedo]

First Lou Rawls and now the Wicked Pickett. All my faves are dying off at once.

 

[Marshall Stack]

Who's next?

As they say, death seems to come in 3's.

Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison...

Big Bopper, Valens, Holly...

Rawls, Pickett, ?...

 

[CUTTERBUCK]

Wp

Yep, too bad about WP, the man was good. He released a CD a few years ago. Title track was "It's harder now", LOL. 2 more tracks were titled "What's under that dress" and "All about sex". Good titles for this board.

 

[shack]

Rawls, Pickett, ?...

I predict Otis Redding will not be alive at year's end.

 

[acutus]

Oh, man...

As they say, death seems to come in 3's.

Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison...

Big Bopper, Valens, Holly...

Rawls, Pickett, ?...

...don't say that. Sincerely, Jon .

 

[CUTTERBUCK]

Otis

I presume you're joking, right? Otis Redding died in a plane crash years ago.

 

[The Green Bastard]

I presume you're joking, right? Otis Redding died in a plane crash years ago.

He didn't predict that Otis was going to die at year's end, he predicted that Otis wouldn't be alive at year's end. So technically he's right, Otis will not be alive at the end of this year or the end of the following year.

 

[shack]

He didn't predict that Otis was going to die at year's end, he predicted that Otis wouldn't be alive at year's end. So technically he's right, Otis will not be alive at the end of this year or the end of the following year.

I made sure to choose my words carefully.

 

[twobigo]

I had tickets to an Otis Redding concert ..but the plane went down a couple of weeks beforehand..when i heard the news..i cried like a baby..between him and Wilson, i must have about a dozen of their albums ...60,s solul..the greatest music of all times

regards .a soul fan forever

 

[shack]

I had tickets to an Otis Redding concert ..but the plane went down a couple of weeks beforehand..

Reminds me of when I went to Vegas in '02 and I was supposed to see The Who and John Entwistle died the night before. I found out when I called the box office for my tickets.

Sorry that this is a bit off topic for this thread.