Talk About Underrated: Wilson Pickett!

[dbt]

I keep going back and forth about who was The Baddest MF In Show Bidness: Pickett or Cab Calloway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZprSKH1YKjA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33nTnawq6jk

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[jobycom]

1. Great picks, both. I lean to Cab, but I wouldn't argue the point. nt

[KamaAina]

2. Mom and I saw the Wicked Pickett years ago at a club on the West Side of NYC

his fly was open. It was all I could do not to yell out "WXYZ!" -- "Wilson, eXamine Your Zipper!"

[madrchsod]

3. can`t compare the two....plus ya have to throw in james brown

i grew up listening to james and wilson in the 60`s. i did`t find cab till later.

what sucks is my buddy had all of wilson's 45`s and albums. i saw him years later ,asked him about the albums...he threw them away!

[Tikki]

4. This Wilson Pickett song from when he...

sang vocals with The Falcons.

http://tedbarron.com/bwflu-dec-08/70-I-Found-A-Love.mp3
"I Found A Love"(1962)...The Falcons



Tikki

We call him Wilbur Pickle around here:shrug:

[dbt]

5. Thanks, everyone, for your thoughtful replies.

Read somewhere (probably Hit Parader mag back in the 60s) that the term "Cock Rock" was coined for Pickett LONG before Steven Tyler came along.

BONUS: Check this Cab video at about 2:38 and watch my man doing the Moonwalk about 40 YEARS before Michael Jackson! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCOvG_vGzRc

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[MiddleFingerMom]

6. My favorite Cab Calloway by FAR -- "Reefer Man":

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"If he trades you dimes for nickels
And calls watermelons pickles...
Then you know you got that funny Reefer Man."
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D44pyeEvhcQ&feature=related
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