Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) fused R&B, Rock and Roll and Soul music into his singing and songwriting throughout his career. Known for his raw and raspy style of delivery, Pickett recorded 50 singles that made the R&B and pop charts. He is known for such songs as "Mustang Sally" and "In The Midnight Hour"
Pickett was heavily influenced by church music. As a young kid, he sang in the choir of the Baptist church in his hometown of Prattville, Alabama. In 1955, Pickett went to live with his father in Detroit, the home of countless soul music legends. Detroit helped him to develop his sound.
"In The Midnight Hour," recorded in a Memphis, Tennessee studio was his first major hit under Atlantic Records. The song, released in 1965, peaked at #1 on the R&B charts, #21 on the U.S. pop charts and was #12 UK hit. The song was composed in the historic Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr was killed.
Look at everybody just getting down. Classic.
WILSON PICKETT - LIVE PERFORMANCE "IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR" (Africa, circa 1970)
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