Wilson Pickett News

Ahead of his concert next weekend, soul music legend Bobby Womack talks to Scott Kara about coming back from the dead - both physically and musically "I always joke about it," he says in his throaty, cheerful voice on the phone from his Los Angeles home.

R&B and soul have been at the heart of the music Boz Scaggs has made over his 45-year recording career, including some of his biggest hits - "Lowdown," "Lido Shuffle" and "Dinah Flo." So for Boz to make an album called "Memphis" - the city most closely identified with soul and R&B and the home to such legendary soul labels as Stax and Hi Records - ... (more)

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R&B and soul have been at the heart of much - of the music Boz Scaggs has made over - his 45-year recording career.

Ken Boothe was one of the most popular and soulful singers of the rocksteady era, arguably second only to Alton Ellis.

Of the major '60s soul stars, Wilson Pickett was one of the roughest and sweatiest, working up some of the decade's hottest dancefloor grooves on hits like "In the Midnight Hour," "Land of 1000 Dances," "Mustang Sally," and "Funky Broadway." Although he tends to be held in somewhat lower esteem than... MORE

Of the major '60s soul stars, Wilson Pickett was one of the roughest and sweatiest, working up some of the decade's hottest dancefloor grooves on hits like "In the Midnight Hour," "Land of 1000 Dances," "Mustang Sally," and "Funky Broadway." Although he tends to be held in somewhat lower esteem than... MORE