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Wilson Pickett dies at 64
Soul legend succumbs to heart attack at a hospital near his Virginia home.
Soul pioneer Wilson Pickett, whose slew of 1960s R&B hits included "Mustang Sally," "Funky Broadway," and "In the Midnight Hour," died today at the age 64.
Pickett succumbed to a heart attack at a hospital near his Virginia home, according to his management company.
Margot Lewis, the owner of management company Talent Source, told MP3.com that Picket had been experiencing health problems for the past year and had not been performing.
"We had decided he would take a hiatus for a while," Lewis said.
Pickett, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, first became a star after moving from his native Alabama to Detroit as a teen. He sang on the Falcon's 1962 hit "I Found a Love" and landed a record deal with Atlantic just three years later.
From there, he churned out a string of huge R&B hits, starting with "In the Midnight Hour," which landed at number 21 on the pop charts. His hits included "Land of 1,000 Dances," "Funky Broadway," "634-5789," "She's Lookin' Good," and "Mustang Sally."
Pickett continued recording and performing well into his 60s. The 1991 film The Commitments, a fictional account of an unknown Irish soul band pursuing its dream of performing with Pickett, spurred a revival of his career.
His last album was 1999's It's Harder Now.
Pickett is survived by his fiance and four children. He will be buried in Louisville, Kentucky.
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