Wilson Pickett
Billboard, page 2, 10 February 1973
Background information
Also known as	The "Wicked" Wilson Pickett
Born	(1941-03-18)March 18, 1941 Prattville, Alabama, United States
Origin	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died	January 19, 2006(2006-01-19) (aged 64) Reston, Virginia, United States
Genres	R&B, rock and roll, soul, Southern soul
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Years active	1959–2006
Labels	Atlantic, Stax, RCA, Motown

Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B/soul singer and songwriter.

Picket was a major figure in the development of American soul music. Among his best known hits are "In the Midnight Hour", "Land of a Thousand Dances", "Mustang Sally", "Hey Jude" and "Funky Broadway". Pickett often crossed over to the US Billboard Hot 100.^[1]

In 2023, Pickett appears at number 76 on the Rolling Stone magazine's "200 best singers of all time" list.^[2]

Discography

Albums

• In the Midnight Hour (1965)
• The Exciting Wilson Pickett (1966)
• The Best of Wilson Pickett (1967)
• The Wicked Pickett (1967)
• The Sound of Wilson Pickett (1967)
• I'm In Love (1967)
• The Midnight Mover (1968)
• Hey Jude (1968)
• Wilson Pickett in Philadelphia (1970)
• Right On (1970)
• The Best of Wilson Pickett, Vol. II (1971)
• Don't Knock My Love (1972)
• Mr. Magic Man (1973)
• Wilson Pickett's Greatest Hits (1973)
• Pickett in the Pocket (1974)
• I Want You (1980)
• American Soul Man (1987)
• A Man and a Half: The Best of Wilson Pickett (1992)

Singles

• "If You Need Me" (1962)
• "It's Too Late" (1963)
• "I'm Done to My Last Heartbreak" (1963)
• "My Heart Belongs to You" (1963)
• "I'm Gonna Cry" (1964)
• "Come Home Baby" (1964)
• "In the Midnight Hour" (1965)
• "Don't Fight It" (1965)
• "634-5789" (1966)
• "Ninety Nine and a Half" (1966)
• "Land_Of_A_Thousand_Dances|Land of 1000 Dances" (1966)
• "Mustang Sally" (1966)
• "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" (1967)
• "I Found a Love Pt. 1" (1967)
• "You Can't Stand Alone" (1967)
• "Funky Broadway" (1967)
• "I'm in Love" (1967)
• "Soul Dance Number Three" (1967)
• "I'm a Midnight Mover" (1968)
• "I've Come a Long Way" (1968)
• "She's Looking Good" (1968)
• "I Found a True Love" (1968)
• "Jealous Love" (1968)
• "A Man and a Half" (1968)
• "Hey Jude" (1968)
• "Mini-skirt Minnie" (1969)
• "Born to Be Wild" (1969)
• "Hey Joe" (1969)
• "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (1969)
• "Engine Number 9" (1970)
• "Sugar, Sugar" (1970)
• "She Said Yes" (1970)
• "Cole, Cooke, and Redding" (1970)
• "Don't Knock My Love - Pt. 1" (1971)
• "Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You" (1971)
• "Call My Name, I'll Be There" (1971)
• "Fire and Water" (1972)
• "Funk Factory" (1972)
• "Mr. Magic Man" (1973)
• "Take a Closer Look at the Woman You're With" (1973)
• "International Playboy" (1973)
• "Soft Soul Boogie Woogie" (1974)
• "Take Your Pleasure Where You Find It" (1974)
• "I Want You" (1979)
• "Live With Me" (1980)
• "Don't Turn Away" (1987)