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Pioneering Soul Singer Wilson Pickett Dies at 64
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=10A8A49:3919ACA Singer, known for
such hits as "Midnight Hour", suffered a fatal heart attack in
Virginia, Thursday





Wilson Pickett, center, sang during New Orleans jazz festival (2001
file photo)Pioneering soul singer Wilson Pickett -- known for such
hits as "In the Midnight Hour" and "Mustang Sally" - has died.

The singer's manager said he suffered a fatal heart attack in Virginia
Thursday. He was 64-years-old.

The Alabama-born Pickett began singing in local churches before moving
to Detroit, a center for rhythm and blues and soul.

He sang with a group called "The Falcons" in the early 1960s before
starting his solo career, recording a number of hits over the next
decade - including "Engine Number 9," "Don't Let the Green Grass Fool
You," and perhaps his best known hit, "In the Midnight Hour."

Pickett was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, and AP .


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