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January 2006
19-01-2006, 11:52 PM,
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January 2006
I just heard the sad news that Wilson Pickett died today, aged 64.

In the Midnight Hour and Mustang Sally are truly great songs, but better known for cover versions or use in the movies (such as The Commitments, in which Pickett was rumoured to be turning up to see the band's climactic gig - he never showed). I always felt Pickett didn't really get the global recognition his fine work deserved. I got into his music after seeing the Blues Brothers whilst living in the US. Belushi and Aykroyd did a lot to revive some wonderful songs, taking their band on tour across America. Drawing in a new generation to hear what many considered 'old' music they sold out every show.

I picked up an 8 CD collection - The Best of Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947 - 1974 - a few years back. Pickett classics nestle comfortably with songs by Ray Charles, Aretha, Sam & Dave and, of course, the wonderful Mr Otis Redding. Well worth a spin. I must say I always smile ruefully when I hear youngsters talking about 'R & B' as a modern music phenomenon; Alicia Keys has a fine voice, but she ain't no 'Retha Franklin.

In the mid-'90's I had the misfortune to wrap a brand new Ford Mustang convertible (18 miles on the clock) around a large and immovable section of Houston's 610 loop. It was the first day of a 14 day working trip. I broke my ankle and spent the entire show whizzing around the Astro Arena on a motorised cart.

I reckon I heard Mustang Sally, sung in a variety of international accents and always accompanied by raucous laughter, over a hundred times that week.


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January 2006 - by Sweder - 03-01-2006, 10:25 AM
January 2006 - by Sweder - 05-01-2006, 09:28 AM
January 2006 - by Seafront Plodder - 05-01-2006, 01:05 PM
January 2006 - by Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man - 05-01-2006, 07:36 PM
January 2006 - by El Gordo - 05-01-2006, 09:17 PM
January 2006 - by Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man - 05-01-2006, 10:28 PM
January 2006 - by Sweder - 08-01-2006, 12:45 PM
January 2006 - by Sweder - 10-01-2006, 09:21 AM
January 2006 - by Sweder - 12-01-2006, 11:12 AM
January 2006 - by Nigel - 12-01-2006, 07:21 PM
January 2006 - by Sweder - 13-01-2006, 08:47 AM
January 2006 - by Sweder - 13-01-2006, 10:20 AM
January 2006 - by El Gordo - 14-01-2006, 11:28 PM
January 2006 - by Sweder - 15-01-2006, 07:32 AM
January 2006 - by El Gordo - 15-01-2006, 09:54 AM
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January 2006 - by Sweder - 15-01-2006, 11:28 PM
January 2006 - by El Gordo - 15-01-2006, 11:32 PM
January 2006 - by Sweder - 15-01-2006, 11:45 PM
January 2006 - by El Gordo - 15-01-2006, 11:52 PM
January 2006 - by Sweder - 16-01-2006, 08:49 AM
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January 2006 - by Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man - 18-01-2006, 09:50 AM
January 2006 - by Sweder - 18-01-2006, 10:42 AM
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January 2006 - by Bierzo Baggie - 18-01-2006, 11:10 PM
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January 2006 - by Sweder - 27-01-2006, 08:52 PM
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