Wilson Pickett News

When, as was the case with guitarist/ band leader/ songwriter Derek Trucks, you turn pro not long after hitting double figures in years, you're destined to get the "he's got an old soul" tag at some point.

Austin, Texas based soul man Black Joe Lewis sings like James Brown and Wilson Pickett in a shouting match, and if that weren't enough, his backup band, the Honeybears, deliver the mean retro funk better than anyone out there.

But get him on the phone and Rev. Green will bebop and scat like a madman. Ahead of his Thursday show at the House of Blues, Green told us - between oddball jokes and manic bursts of laughter - why he just can't stop and still loves his classics.

It was almost like being back in Houston: Sunday was sticky and steamy as Rocks Off arrived at Zilker Park around noon, and the only way we knew we could make it through was with a stiff straight shot of Southern soul.

No one from Central Texas, and in this case, Austin, has stepped up the way Black Joe Lewis has to claim the soul crown left by the likes of Joe Tex in the early 1980s.

LIKE SOME OF YOU, I've listened to radio on the net for years. And also, popular free music service Pandora, where you can program your own customized radio station to play everything from Wilson Pickett to Haydn.

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 versatile talents like Otis Redding and ...

Nashville funk platoon the Dynamites are led by Charles Walker, a veteran soul singer who cut his teeth performing in the famous Nashville R&B clubs of the '50s and '60s and toured with the likes of James Brown and Wilson Pickett.

The Bell House has booked a couple of great shows featuring soul legends. On August 28: "The Brooklyn Soul Festival will feature Barbara Lynn , Roscoe Robinson , and Hermon Hitson .

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Austin-based Black Joe Lewis is a contemporary singer and guitarist with a bent toward vintage blues, soul, and R&B. Backed by his band the Honeybears, Lewis draws inspiration from such legendary "shouters" as Howlin' Wolf, Wilson Pickett, and James Brown, as well as smoother crooners including Sam Cooke and others.

Doors open at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Concerts at Marymoor at Marymoor Park, 6046 W. Lake Sammamish Parkway N.E., Redmond.

There's a photo of the Jackson family on the cover of the September 24, 1971, issue of Life magazine.

June 24, 2009 Booker T. and the MG's to bring soul to Charleston Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Booker T. and the MG's with opener Eddie "Knock On Wood" Floyd in the 2009 FestivALL Mayor's Concert at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Clay Center.

They were chanting "Bruuuuuce" at Bonnaroo all weekend, as Bruce Springsteen performed a three-hour set with the E Street Band one night and joined Phish on stage another.

When the producer of Ryan Shaw's debut album called the R&B artist to tell him he had been nominated for a Grammy, Shaw hung up the phone.

Kim Evans, a member of the committee charged with establishing a fitting tribute for Wilson Pickett, places a copy of a 1966 Picket album onto a display stand prior to Monday's public hearing.

New Music Tuesday Review: Paolo Nutini bring raw soul on 'Sunny Side Up' Tuesday, June 9th 2009, 3:19 PM Farber for News photo of Paulo NutiniFor: New Music TuesdayReporter: Jim FarberEditor: Lauren Johnston Original Filename: Paolo Nutini - COL PUB 2 - Small.jpg There's a scratch in Paolo Nutini 's voice millions would kill for.

PRATTVILLE -- City officials are looking for ways to honor Prattville native son and soul singing legend Wilson Pickett.

A six-member committee of elected officials and citizens from the community at large is turning to the public for help in coming up with a fitting tribute to one of Prattville's most fa mous native sons.