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Wilson Pickett Wire

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  1. Bettye LaVette brings her triumphant soul battle to FujiRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Japan Times

    ... Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1972, whose studios have given birth to legendary soul recordings by the likes of Wilson Pickett and Percy Sledge (including his immortal "When a Man Loves a Woman"), as well as The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and more. ...

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  2. J-Tones deliver old soul and R&B

    Wednesday Jul 16 | Mississauga

    ... 1960's soul and R&B. And though he's only 25, his band, Andre & The J-Tones, specializes in your James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, etc., while also covering classic rock (The Beatles, The Guess Who). "It did (have an impression) ...

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    Related Topix: Sam Cooke, James Brown, Brown University, Black Entertainment, Otis Redding, Soul

  3. On this day in Eagle Classic Hitstory - July 10th

    Thursday Jul 10 | BirminghamEagle.com

    ... chart for the first of four weeks. 1965 Sonny and Cher break onto the pop charts with "I Got You Babe." 1965 Wilson Pickett's "In The Midnight Hour" is released. 1967 Bobbie Gentry records "Ode to Billie Joe" at a Hollywood studio. 1968 Eric Clapton ...

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  4. Taj Mahal and Eddie Floyd Added to Long Beach Blues FestivalRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 9 | Modern Guitars Magazine

    ... MGs. His career highlights, however, also include recording with everyone from Otis Redding, Ray Charles and Wilson Pickett to Bob Dylan, Boz Scaggs, Barbra Streisand and indie-rocker Jolie Holland. Among many other accomplishments, he produced ...

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  5. Long Beach Blues Festival Adds Taj Mahal, Who Will Co-Headline Sunday ...Read the original story

    Tuesday Jul 8 | PR-inside.com

    ... MGs. His career highlights, however, also include recording with everyone from Otis Redding, Ray Charles and Wilson Pickett to Bob Dylan, Boz Scaggs, Barbra Streisand and indie-rocker Jolie Holland. Among many other accomplishments, he produced ...

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  6. Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves: Roll With You

    Tuesday Jul 8 | All About Jazz

    ... of all qualities: deeper and more personal self expression. From the shrieks of James Brown to the shouts of Wilson Pickett to the spirit filled testifyings of Aretha Franklin, soul has carried us through tough times with its conscience, ...

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    Related Topix: Soul, Aretha Franklin, Black Entertainment, Rap, Paperboy, James Brown

  7. FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Taj Mahal, Eddie Floyd Added to Long Beach Blues Festival Lineup, August 31Read the original story

    Tuesday Jul 8 | All About Jazz

    ... MGs. His career highlights, however, also include recording with everyone from Otis Redding, Ray Charles and Wilson Pickett to Bob Dylan, Boz Scaggs, Barbra Streisand and indie-rocker Jolie Holland. Among many other accomplishments, he produced ...

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  8. Adoptive sons come homeRead the original story

    Monday Jul 7 | Berkshire Eagle Online - Berkshires Week

    ... chestnuts, The Temptations' "It's Growing" and Silhouette's "Get A Job." These and a limp version of Wilson Pickett's "In The Midnight Hour," displayed no attempt to invest these songs with fresh relevance. Taylor felt the need to temper the ... 4 comments

    Related Topix: Folk, Arlo Guthrie, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, 4th of July, Guthrie Center, IA

  9. Reed's rebellionRead the original story

    Saturday Jul 5 | Now Toronto

    ... much about R&B and soul with some context for what we do. People who like Amy Winehouse may not know about Wilson Pickett, but they might hear one of our songs and, because it sounds similar to Back To Black, they'll check out one of our shows. She ...

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  10. Slowly, a star is bornRead the original story

    Saturday Jul 5 | Ottawa Citizen

    What we call rhythm & blues now has only the most tenuous connection with your dad's R&B -- the music of James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Wilson Pickett.

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    Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Aretha Franklin, Soul, James Brown, The Temptations

  11. Rhythm n blues legend back with a new SceneRead the original story

    Friday Jul 4 | Canada.com

    What we call rhythm n' blues now has only the most tenuous connection with your dad's R&B - the music of James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Wilson Pickett.

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    Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Aretha Franklin, Soul, James Brown, Bettye Lavette

  12. Booker T & The MGs Inducted Into Musicians Hall of FameRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 3 | Undercover

    ... house-band for Stax/Volt. As the house-band, they backed Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Eddie Floyd, Albert King, Wilson Pickett, The Staple Singers and Johnnie Taylor. They played on the hits 'Soul Man', 'Hold On I'm Coming', 'Try A Little Tenderness' ...

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    Related Topix: Memphis, TN Metro, Soul, Sam & Dave

  13. Eli 'Paperboy' Reed Rolls With SoulRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | NPR

    ... have grown up in Massachusetts, but he conveys the heart-wrenching emotion of Southern predecessors such as Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding . In a session with host David Dye, Reed and his band play songs from his debut album, Roll With You . Reed, ...

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    Related Topix: Soul, Otis Redding, Pop/Rock, Say Anything

  14. Bettye LaVette: soulful, not soul

    Thursday Jul 3 | Montreal Gazette

    What we call rhythm and blues now has only the most tenuous connection with your dad's R&B - the music of James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Wilson Pickett.

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    Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Aretha Franklin, Soul, James Brown

  15. Reed's rebellionRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | Now Toronto

    ... much about R&B and soul with some context for what we do. People who like Amy Winehouse may not know about Wilson Pickett, but they might hear one of our songs and, because it sounds similar to Back To Black, they'll check out one of our shows. She ...

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  16. Eli 'Paperboy' Reed Rolls With Soul

    Wednesday Jul 2 | NPR

    ... have grown up in Massachusetts, but he conveys the heart-wrenching emotion of Southern predecessors such as Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding . In a session with host David Dye, Reed and his band play songs from his debut album, Roll With You . Reed, ...

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    Related Topix: Soul, Otis Redding, Pop/Rock, Say Anything

  17. Bobby Womack Bio

    Saturday Jun 28 | WCFB-FM Orlando

    ... control. His records were quintessential soul, with a bag of tricks learned from the likes of Sam Cooke , Wilson Pickett , and Sly Stone , all of whom Womack worked closely with at one time or another. Yet often, they also bore the stamp of Womack ...

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  18. Various artists: "A Tom Moulton Mix"Read the original story

    Aug 2, 2006 | City Pages

    ... in with cuts ("I'll Be Holding On" and "Dreamworld") that - take your pick - juice strings-laden disco with Wilson Pickett-style soul shouting or air out Staxian R&B with a relaxed, hedonistic feel. And the synth hook of Udell's lost 1977 classic ...

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    Related Topix: Manufacturing, Automakers, R and B, Funk, B.T. Express, Music, Entertainment

  19. Review: Bobby Womack: The Best of Bobby Womack: The Soul Years

    Friday Jun 27 | Pitchfork

    ... Cooke's widow (which supposedly got him blacklisted on radio for a few years), wrote a bunch of hits for Wilson Pickett and others, played guitar on records including Sly Stone's There's a Riot Goin' On and Aretha Franklin's Lady Soul , and returned ...

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    Related Topix: Soul, Sly Stone, Funk, Black Entertainment, Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack

  20. Canadian Idol: I Left My Heart With Shaun FranciscoRead the original story

    Thursday Jun 26 | ChartAttack

    ... is best in this role. Another contestant earned some points back, too. Adam Castelli duetted with Barr on Wilson Pickett's "In The Midnight Hour." His musicality was bang on and he completely overpowered her. That isn't usually a positive thing in a ...

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