Wilson Pickett was raised singing gospel in local churches. As a teenager, he moved to Detroit, where he began blending gospel-style with rhythm and blues which resulted in 'the deepest, funkiest soul music.' Pickett was born March 18, 1941 in Prattville, Alabama. He was the fourth of 11 children and called his mother 'the baddest […]
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