Wilson Pickett's Death

The soul singer Wilson Pickett died at the age of 64. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

1960s soul star who recorded “In the Midnight Hour” and “Funky Broadway.” He was a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee in 1991.

He was born the fourth of eleven children.

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“When I started playing, I played in R&B bands. I played James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and all that.” (Neil Peart)

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“Randy Newman seemed like an even worse singer than me. I liked Ray Charles, Levi Stubbs, Jack Jones, Joe Tex, Wilson Pickett.” (Donald Fagen)

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“I can’t see why we can’t toss in a Junior Walker or Wilson Pickett number in every once in a while.” (Jose Carreras)

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“When I hear a singer, I want them to be passionate and intense, and soul singers like Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett always seemed to do exactly that.” (Jimmy Barnes)

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“Atlantic’s Jerry Wexler believes first-rate records are made by first-rate voices. He certainly has worked with enough of them: Clyde McPhatter, Joe Turner, La Vern Baker, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Solomon Burke, Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin.” (Jon Landau)