Pickett, Wilson (Autor Personal)

His Hey Jude [SR] 1969: label (Wilson Pickett)

New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (Pickett, Wilson; b. 3-18-41, Prattville, AL; soul singer and songwriter)

New York times WWW site, Jan. 20, 2006 (Wilson Pickett; b. in Prattville, Ala.; d. yesterday [Jan. 19, 2006], Va., aged 64; soul music pioneer whose insistent wail turned songs like In the midnight hour into hits)

Wikipedia, November 20, 2013 (Wilson Pickett; born March 18, 1941, Prattville, Ala., died January 19, 2006, Reston, Va.; American R&B, soul and rock and roll singer and songwriter)

African American National Biography, accessed March 04, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Pickett, Wilson, Jr.; Wicked Pickett; songwriter, rhythm and blues musician / singer; born 18 March 1941 in Prattville, Alabama, United States; was part of the Falcons; as a solo artist, released hits, including, If You Love Me and It's Too Late; released single at Stax (Volt) Studios in Memphis known as 634-5789 (1965); continued recording string of hits, including The Land of 1000 Dances, and Mustang Sally (1966); other famous recordings include, She's So Good to Me, and Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do) (1967); released massive hit albums such as, Wilson Pickett in Philadelphia and Don't Knowck My Love (1970's); latest album release, It's Harder Now; won comeback blues album and soul / blues album at the Handy Awards (1999); nominated for a Grammy Award for best traditional R&B vocal performance (1999); died 19 January 2006 in Reston, Virginia)

Individual was a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1991).