[Harp-L] Sad news on the soul front

[Aeskow@xxxxxxx]

Wilson Pickett ranked with James Brown and Otis Redding as a master of deep  
soul, and should be remembered for much, much more than "Mustang 
Sally"--which,  if only we could hear it fresh, stripped of a million bar-band covers, 
would  still possess one of the great vocal grooves of our era (to say nothing of 
that  scream.)  Check out his 3 CD Greatest Hits collection.  Archetypal  hits 
and obscure album cuts all slam home with pure authenticity.  "If You  Need 
Me," "I'm in Love," "Man and a Half," "Everybody Needs Somebody," "Broadway  
Walk..."  He was a troubled man and a genuine artist.  He was the  Wicked 
Pickett.  We don't get very many like him in a lifetime.  
 
Peace and Respect
Johnny T