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Wednesday November 20, 2013

Northern Soul: When Britain Raved To R&B

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Northern Soul: When Britain Raved To R&B

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November 20, 2013 • Fifteen years before the first East London warehouse party, young Brits congregated in dancehalls and partied all night to rare American R&B music.

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Thursday April 1, 2010

Review

Music Reviews

'Funky Midnight Mover': The Songs Of Wilson Pickett

Fresh Air

April 1, 2010 • Wilson Pickett helped define 1960s soul, along with Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding and James Brown. Critic Ed Ward reviews Funky Midnight Mover, a new six-disc compilation of Pickett's recordings, released by Rhino Handmade.

'Funky Midnight Mover': The Songs Of Wilson Pickett

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Saturday January 21, 2006

New Music

Dialing Up a Wilson Pickett Hit

January 21, 2006 • We play Wilson Pickett's hit record "634-5789." Pickett died Thursday of a heart attack. He was 64.

Dialing Up a Wilson Pickett Hit

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Friday January 20, 2006

Music Interviews

R&B Legend Wilson Pickett

January 20, 2006 • Ed Gordon looks back on the life of R&B legend Wilson Pickett. The Alabama native's career spanned four decades and he is best known for his 1960s hits "In the Midnight Hour" and "Mustang Sally." The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee died after suffering a heart attack in Reston, Va.

R&B Legend Wilson Pickett

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Music Interviews

Celebrating the Soul of Wilson Pickett

January 20, 2006 • Singer Wilson Pickett, known for hits that included "In the Midnight Hour" and "Mustang Sally," died Thursday in Virginia. He was 64.

Celebrating the Soul of Wilson Pickett

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Thursday January 19, 2006

Music Interviews

Heart Attack Claims Singer Wilson Pickett

January 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, but had suffered from health problems for the past year.

Heart Attack Claims Singer Wilson Pickett

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