Wilson Pickett was an American singer and composer who lived from March 18, 1941, until January 19, 2006.
Pickett was a key player in the evolution of soul music. He released more than 50 songs that reached the US R&B charts, several of which were later added to the Billboard Hot 100. His co-written songs “In the Midnight Hour,” “Land of 1,000 Dances,” “634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.”), “Mustang Sally,” “Funky Broadway,” “Engine No. 9,” and “Don’t Knock My Love” are among his best-known successes.
Due to Pickett’s influence on songwriting and music, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honoured him in 1991.
What was Wilson Pickett cause of death?
Pickett passed away on January 19, 2006, two months before turning 65. He had spent a lot of time in the hospital due to health issues that had plagued him for the previous year of his life.
He had a heart attack and passed away in a Reston, Virginia, hospital. Pickett was a resident of Ashburn, Virginia, at the time of his demise. At Louisville, Kentucky’s Evergreen Cemetery, he was interred in a mausoleum.
Pickett stayed in Louisville for a long time. Little Richard, a longtime friend of Pickett’s, gave the eulogy, while Decatur, Georgia, pastor Steve Owens presided over the burial.
