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Wilson Pickett

 

BIOGRAPHY

Wilson Pickett was born in 1941 in Pratville, Alabama and was first with The Falcons. He recorded for Lupine, Double L, Verve then Atlantic. As a part of the agreement between Atlantic and Stax, he was allowed to record at the legendary Mc Lemore studio with The Mar-Keys. From these sessions, under the direction of Jerry Wexler and Tom Dowd came some of his most fabulous hits. Died January 19, 2006.

 

STAX DISCOGRAPHY

Singles

Atlantic 2289 : In The Midnight Hour / I'm Not Tired
Atlantic 2306 : Don't Fight It / It's All Over
Atlantic 2320 : 634-5789 / That's A Man's Way

Albums

ATLANTIC 8114 - THE EXCITING WILSON PICKETT :

634-5789 ; In The Midnight Hour ; 99 1/2 (Won't Do) ; Danger Zone ; I'm Drifting ; It's All Over ; + 6 non-Stax titles. (available on CD)

ATLANTIC 8129 - IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR :

In The Midnight Hour ; That's A Man's Way ; Don't Fight It ; I'm Not Tired ; + 8 non-Stax titles. (available on CD)

CDs

RHINO/ATLANTIC - A MAN AND A HALF (double CD)

A 44 tracks "best of", including an alternate take of Don't Fight It (unedited single master) and In The Midnight Hour (8:08 live version recorded by Stax live at the 5/4 Ballroom in Watts, Los Angelas, August 2005 with the Mar-Keys).

 


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