WILSON PICKETT- R.I.P.

one of the greats-dead at 64 from a heart attack. he was 'the man'

jaybo01-20-2006 2:33pm

uppermidfi Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 277 posts 01-20-2006 at 09:05pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Teachers say to sing from your diaphram, I think Wilson Pickett started in his feet and worked it up all the way through his soul!
honest1 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 586 posts 01-21-2006 at 12:34am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have a greaqt memory of stumbling into one of his concerts at a local night club in the late 80s / early 90s. I didn't expect a legend to be there,and didn't know him by name (but was familiar with his hits) but listening to him perform, I could just tell he was the real thing, the original, not just some talented local guy performing a bunch of popular soul tunes.
jond Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,910 posts 01-21-2006 at 02:12am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete A momentous loss.
phd Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,324 posts 01-21-2006 at 02:27am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete A terrible loss! Soul brother No.# 2 as he was often refered to. No one could do Mustang Sally like Wilson Pickett, not even the Young Rascals!
papertrail Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 186 posts 01-21-2006 at 02:17am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete He now resides in the "Land of the Thousand Dances"