Atlantic 45-2722 1970 Known to everyone for mid-60s belters like In The Midnight Hour , the late 60s found Wilson Pickett applying his gritty yawp to some unusual covers. The drawn-out anguish in his version of the Supremes You Keep Me Hanging On is just glorious. More incongruous - and regular Dusters will know I'm a sucker for the weird shit - is his cover of Sugar Sugar , a bubblegum pop tune so...
Sorry sorry..just had to upload this. I guess you know the history of how Eric Clapton had heard of Duane....Anyways it was this rockin' guitar solo at the end of Picketts cover of "Hey Jude" that first impressed good ol' EC so much. This was just one of the amazing Muscle Shoals recordings at Fame studios. The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section , also known as The Swampers was the band. TRACKS...
Wilson Pickett, at microphone, with Jimi Hendrix in 1966. The photograph is part of "Who Shot Rock & Roll," an exhibition of nearly 200 images opening on Friday at the Brooklyn Museum. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/arts/25weekahead.html
Found on Duane Allman's An Anthology , 1972. He played slide guitar on this great cover. E. treats all his non-listeners to something special now and again, don't E.? MP3 File
In this, my 400th post would you believe, I'm tackling the sixties and listing the 75 great soul men of the decade. There are many to choose from but these, in my humble opinion, are the creme de la creme. So here goes, starting with my top ten, and then moving on to others of note: 1. Sam Cooke (who else at number one?), 2. Otis Redding, 3. James Carr, 4. Wilson Pickett, 5. O V Wright, 6. Al Green,...
Not a wild soul man like James Brown or Wilson Pickett, Al Green has a smooth, sexy reputation. But get him on the phone and Rev. Green will bebop and scat like a madman....
“It’s music about things you think of when you’re going to sleep…” Three years is a long time at a point when overnight success is taken to be the norm, but at the age of just twenty singer, songwriter and idiosyncratic soul pop talent Erik Hassle already believes in taking things slowly. It is just as well: his signature tune "Hurtful" took a year to start...
http://www.mediafire.com/?zzyjywllnoe This album is worth every penny,it is full of quality tracks from some of the best known names in the history of Black music. 1. Mojo Hanna - Esther Philip2. Help the Bear - Ted Taylor 3. Help Me (Part 1) - Ray Sharpe 4. Help Me (Part 2) - Ray Sharpe 5. Maggie's Farm - Solomon Burke 6. Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White 7. Got to Get an Understanding - Wilson Pickett...
The Box is an upcoming horror film based on the 1970 short story "Button, Button" by author Richard Matheson. The film is written and directed by Richard Kelly and stars Cameron Diaz and James Marsden as a couple who receive a box with a mysterious power. Production began on November 2007 and concluded in February 2008. The film was originally scheduled for release on October 30, 2009, but
BUY TICKETS Will Hoge- First time headlining Johnny Brenda’s! Will Hoge filters rock, soul, folk, blues and country through a prism of emotional authenticity, evoking archetypes from Hank Williams and Springsteen to Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett. Hoge doesn’t mimic their work, but acts as the torchbearer, infusing his own unique voice into the existing [...]
Quote: From Monterey Pop to Altamont OPERATION CHAOS The CIA's War Against the Sixties Counter-Culture by Mae Brussell, November 1976 (unpublished) I DEATH, DRUGS, AND DEPRESSION II THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE III THE ENEMY IV THE BATTLEGROUND V THE FINALE...Helter Skelter, Gimme Shelter I DEATH, DRUGS, AND DEPRESSION American and British pop/rock music during the 60's created an art form that has been described...
Booker T & The M.G.'s were the brilliant house band for the mighty Stax label. They basically created the blueprint for southern soul music and were the musicians on literally hundreds of classic hits from artists like Otis Redding , Wilson Pickett , Sam & Dave and countless others. Their sound always had a fresh, raw edge to it, both soulful and energetic at the same time. What is remarkable...
The Bell House has booked a couple of great shows featuring soul legends. On August 28: “The Brooklyn Soul Festival will feature Barbara Lynn (best known for “You’ll Lose a Good Thing”), Roscoe Robinson (who played with Sam Cooke), and Hermon Hitson (who played with Jimi Hendrix and Wilson Pickett). On the 29th: Otis Clay and Maxine Brown (“Oh No Not My Baby” from...
The Box is an upcoming horror film based on the 1970 short story "Button, Button" by author Richard Matheson. The film is written and directed by Richard Kelly and stars Cameron Diaz and James Marsden as a couple who receive a box with a mysterious power. Production began on November 2007 and concluded in February 2008. The film was originally scheduled for release on October 30, 2009, but on July
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