IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR (R.I.P.)

RESTON, Va. Jan 19, 2006 — Wilson Pickett, the soul pioneer best
known for the fiery hits "Mustang Sally" and "In The Midnight Hour,"
died of a heart attack Thursday, according to his management company.
He was 64.

Chris Tuthill of the management company Talent Source said Pickett
had been suffering from health problems for the past year.

"He did his part. It was a great ride, a great trip, I loved him and
I'm sure he was well-loved, and I just hope that he's given his
props," Michael Wilson Pickett, the fourth of the singer's six
children, told WRC-TV in Washington after his death.

A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Pickett known as
the "Wicked Pickett" became a star with his soulful hits in the
1960s.

"In the Midnight Hour" made the top 25 on the Billboard pop charts in
1965 and "Mustang Sally" did the same the following year.

Pickett was defined by his raspy voice and passionate delivery. But
the Alabama-born picket actually got his start singing gospel music
in church. After moving to Detroit as a teen, he joined the group the
Falcons, which scored the hit "I Found a Love" with Pickett on lead
vocals in 1962.

He went solo a year later.

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