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The Humor of… Wilson Pickett

uncredited writer, Hit Parader, November 1967

WILSON PICKETT started his singing career in the spiritual field in the city of Detroit. He and his family moved there when Wilson was in his teens, from Montgomery, Alabama, where he was born on March 18, 1941. For four years, Wilson Pickett was a spiritual singer, performing with groups and as a soloist in and around Detroit.

Total word count of piece: 1462

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