Wilson Pickett

Together with Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett was among the most popular and acclaimed soul singers of the 1960s. His gritty rasp and signature scream on classic hits like "Mustang Sally," "Land of 1,000 Dances" and "In the Midnight Hour" helped put the soul meccas of Memphis, Tennessee, and Muscle Shoals, Alabama, on the music map.

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