SAil On Wilson Pickett

Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » January 19, 2006 5:53 pm

Wilson Pickett dies of heart attack at 64

Thursday, January 19, 2006; Posted: 5:48 p.m. EST (22:48 GMT)

RESTON, Virginia (AP) -- Wilson Pickett, the soul pioneer best known for the fiery hits "Mustang Sally" and "In The Midnight Hour," died of a heart attack Thursday, according to his management company. He was 64.

Chris Tuthill of the management company Talent Source said Pickett had been suffering from health problems for the past year.

One of Pickett's children said he hoped his father received the proper recognition.

"He did his part. It was a great ride, a great trip, I loved him and I'm sure he was well-loved, and I just hope that he's given his props," Michael Wilson Pickett, the fourth of the singer's six children, told WRC-TV in Washington after his death.

A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Pickett -- known as the "Wicked Pickett" -- became a star with his soulful hits in the 1960s.

"In the Midnight Hour" made the top 25 on the Billboard pop charts in 1965, and "Mustang Sally" did the same the following year.

Pickett was defined by his raspy voice and passionate delivery.

But the Alabama-born Pickett actually got his start singing gospel music in church.

After moving to Detroit as a teen, he joined the group the Falcons, which scored the hit "I Found a Love" with Pickett on lead vocals in 1962.

He went solo a year later.

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » January 19, 2006 5:54 pm

I just heard this on Sirius.

Sail on, Wilson.

sonofabeach · Post by **sonofabeach** » January 19, 2006 5:58 pm

Sail On......

"Spotlight on Wilson Pickett ya'll...that wicked wicked Pickett"

johnson2113 · Post by **johnson2113** » January 19, 2006 6:17 pm

Sail on Wilson.

The Lost Manatee · Post by **The Lost Manatee** » January 19, 2006 6:34 pm

Sail on Wilson Pickett, your voice will be missed.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » January 19, 2006 7:53 pm

Sail on..

tdparrothead · Post by **tdparrothead** » January 19, 2006 8:12 pm

Sail on Wilson...

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » January 19, 2006 8:30 pm

Gosh I loved his voice. Nothing else like it in the world. "Mustang Sally" (but only if sung by him) will always be one of my favorite songs. Thanks, for that song, Wilson

irishcajunphan · Post by **irishcajunphan** » January 19, 2006 9:43 pm

Sail on, Wilson. Ride that mustang home.

BadHabitsAcctnt · Post by **BadHabitsAcctnt** » January 19, 2006 11:39 pm

Sail on...........

Lightning Bolt · Post by **Lightning Bolt** » January 19, 2006 11:56 pm

Sail on Wilson
This one's gonna hurt for a while

Sam · Post by **Sam** » January 20, 2006 3:17 am

Sail on Wilson Picket! May you forever ride with Sally, and the mustang well beyond, the Midnight Hour on the best of roads.
Sail On!

Prthd119 · Post by **Prthd119** » January 20, 2006 6:02 am

Sail on Wilson...

Yep...this one hurts....Grew up with these songs.....

tikitatas · Post by **tikitatas** » January 21, 2006 11:34 pm

Like you, my Connalulu, my youth was colored by his songs . . .
Sail on, Wilson Pickett . . .