tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post9071228043253630314..comments2024-03-11T14:14:58.812-04:00Comments on TheHoundBlog: Wilson PickettThe Houndhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-76692310988703793782011-10-07T02:36:52.469-04:002011-10-07T02:36:52.469-04:00Thanks for the post, pretty helpful data.Thanks for the post, pretty helpful data.contactos madridhttp://www.encontactos.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-38447927670780067472010-04-26T12:37:24.799-04:002010-04-26T12:37:24.799-04:00I can't begin to express how superior this Ger...I can't begin to express how superior this German performance (which may have Robert Ward on guitar, BTW) is to any of the 4 or 5 times I actually saw Pickett live at various venues beginning in the late Seventies. His <br />preferred stage strategy, as I recall, was to sing for about 20 minutes before he began inviting audience members onto the stage so that he could hold up the microphone and let one of THEM sing the song, or do goofy dance steps with him, or...well, almost anything BUT perform the show he presumably was paid to do. Wilson also failed to show up for his own induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, although that may be a plus so far as The Hound is concerned!Gramercy7http://www.nyrocker.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-52268616567774688682010-04-26T08:33:51.767-04:002010-04-26T08:33:51.767-04:00"Do you know the identity of the drummer?&quo..."Do you know the identity of the drummer?"<br /><br />Al Jackson is on the earliest Atlantic sides (Midnight Hour, Mustang Sally), Roger Hawkins is on Land Of 1000 Dances and Hey Jude, Sammy Creason is probably playing on the stuff cut in Miami, I have no idea the name of the guy in the above footage which was Pickett's road band circa 1968.The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-51129049049133087622010-04-26T07:53:12.714-04:002010-04-26T07:53:12.714-04:00man that is some hard hitting shit right there.
da...man that is some hard hitting shit right there.<br />damn.roscoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11534812579037421463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-57781623117653986472010-04-25T19:19:36.469-04:002010-04-25T19:19:36.469-04:00Do you know the identity of the drummer?Do you know the identity of the drummer?Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822820465535539404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-71005172233051619592010-04-24T05:59:56.451-04:002010-04-24T05:59:56.451-04:00"...one was on a hunting trip in the Catskill..."...one was on a hunting trip in the Catskills when Pickett starting shooting at one of them through a hotel door..."<br /><br />That's okay. He mistook him for a deer. Happens all the time.J.D. Kinghttp://jdkingillustration.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-30374874976798436862010-04-24T04:06:43.266-04:002010-04-24T04:06:43.266-04:00I have newfound respect for Wilson Pickett!
PJLI have newfound respect for Wilson Pickett!<br />PJLJumpynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-53396952571858503742010-04-23T21:20:30.316-04:002010-04-23T21:20:30.316-04:00"The footage with Pickett is the best part of..."The footage with Pickett is the best part of Only the Strong Survive, in my opinion, the rest of which being a little too fawning and fanboyish for my taste."<br /><br />Never saw it, but if you ever see the German thing the above clips are from grab it, it's quite a piece of work....The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-64256283793032229462010-04-23T18:48:46.728-04:002010-04-23T18:48:46.728-04:00Phenomenal live stuff. And the last 45 seconds, b...Phenomenal live stuff. And the last 45 seconds, brutal edit and all, of Land of 1000 Dances are still among the most exciting in R&R.Joe Bonomohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17743930286048945869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-56256696032912374132010-04-23T18:17:37.953-04:002010-04-23T18:17:37.953-04:00awesome! thanks for posting. the crowd is nuts ...awesome! thanks for posting. the crowd is nuts too. there was only one Wicked! never mind the bollocks, Pickett had SOULAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-13069777053372194792010-04-23T17:39:53.110-04:002010-04-23T17:39:53.110-04:00For info on one of the Pickett shootings: Jet (Dec...For info on one of the Pickett shootings: <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=B1sDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60&dq=%22wilson+pickett%22+isley&hl=en&ei=oBLSS6TeD4T78Aa34bysDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22wilson%20pickett%22%20isley&f=false" rel="nofollow">Jet (December 12, 1974)</a>Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122039263784861818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-66660323585230919362010-04-23T15:47:38.364-04:002010-04-23T15:47:38.364-04:00Damn right, the Wicked Pickett!!!
I remember read...Damn right, the Wicked Pickett!!!<br /><br />I remember reading about the 'donuts in the mayor's lawn' incident in the paper. I seem to remember he was waving a pistol and threatening to shoot the mayor too. More of the same please for our elected officials.<br /><br />The footage with Pickett is the best part of Only the Strong Survive, in my opinion, the rest of which being a little too fawning and fanboyish for my taste.<br /><br />Great clips, thanks for posting them, Hound.<br /><br />Best,<br />LeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-50307076240734411962010-04-23T12:54:50.097-04:002010-04-23T12:54:50.097-04:00"I noticed that the one Isley brother who alw..."I noticed that the one Isley brother who always carried a cane (one of the older guys who sang backup) disappeared from the act around the middle of the eighties."<br /><br />I think Ronald Isley left the group for a bit in the eighties, he was sentenced to 37 months in prison for tax evasion in 2007 and is currently doing time at the Terre Haute Federal Corrections Institution in Indiana. You can write to him there.The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-14530629543851903762010-04-23T12:27:49.508-04:002010-04-23T12:27:49.508-04:00I noticed that the one Isley brother who always ca...I noticed that the one Isley brother who always carried a cane (one of the older guys who sang backup) disappeared from the act around the middle of the eighties. (Not the one who died...) Maybe Pickett and his pistol were a major reason why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-8383789792403787532010-04-23T11:50:40.402-04:002010-04-23T11:50:40.402-04:00You know, If I were an Isley Brother, I might have...You know, If I were an Isley Brother, I might have started getting just a bit nervous when in the vicinity of Wilson Pickett.Cavorting with Nudistsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-79758384808127752582010-04-23T10:23:55.303-04:002010-04-23T10:23:55.303-04:00""Shooting one of the Isley Brothers in ...""Shooting one of the Isley Brothers in the head"--yes, that would seem to be skirting jail time, alright. But what's the story there, Hound? Google doesn't turn up nuthin.'"<br /><br /><br />The internet is a terrible way to attempt to research anything I must say. And don't believe what you read on Wikapedia, I'm always putting up false stuff just to see how long it stays up before someone corrects it (some of my fanciful, historical funnies have been up for years). <br />Getting back to Wilson Pickett vs. the Isley Brothers, There were actually two shooting incidents between them, one was on a hunting trip in the Catskills when Pickett starting shooting at one of them through a hotel door, he was arrested on a felony charge of reckless endngerment and weapon possesion, later in the 80's in Europe he shot one of them (I can't remember which) in the face, said Isley ended up losing an eyeball. Pickett got off claiming it was an accident. I believe the latter incident was in the Netherlands, where you only get 8-10 years for a murder anyway...The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-21120031762171041442010-04-23T09:28:52.429-04:002010-04-23T09:28:52.429-04:00"Shooting one of the Isley Brothers in the he..."Shooting one of the Isley Brothers in the head"--yes, that would seem to be skirting jail time, alright. But what's the story there, Hound? Google doesn't turn up nuthin.'Cavorting with Nudistsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-47072396198539322062010-04-23T08:56:24.752-04:002010-04-23T08:56:24.752-04:00It's also worth renting "Soul To Soul&quo...It's also worth renting "Soul To Soul" (1971) to see Wilson whip an audience in Ghana - most of whom had probably never seen a big electric concert of this sort - into a frenzy:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-h820O7xmc" rel="nofollow">Midnight Hour</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-t_XI3qZh0" rel="nofollow">Land Of 1000 Dances</a>jneilnycnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-77027193250827429682010-04-23T04:56:45.355-04:002010-04-23T04:56:45.355-04:00"...he was truly nuts... doing crazy things l..."...he was truly nuts... doing crazy things like taking a loaded shotgun into a bar, doing donuts with his Cadillac on the mayor of Englewood, New Jersey's (where he lived) lawn, shooting one of the Isley Brothers in the head, and other headline grabbing antics... A friend of mine who will remain nameless played in his band briefly and said if he didn't like the way you played that night you were in for a pistol whipping."<br /><br />LOL!J.D. Kinghttp://jdkingillustration.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-15722214628303628722010-04-22T14:48:59.133-04:002010-04-22T14:48:59.133-04:00My first concert was Wilson Pickett in the late 60...My first concert was Wilson Pickett in the late 60s.He was wild, couldnt here the vocals very well as it was in a hockey rink in Salem VA. But still ,unbelievably exciting.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08401333042134594477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-8413853431770856492010-04-22T10:23:49.848-04:002010-04-22T10:23:49.848-04:00I saw him on Johnny Carson once, sometime in the e...I saw him on Johnny Carson once, sometime in the early seventies I'd guess. He was flyin' high and talkin' shit. No clue what song he did, but the interview portion was unforgettable.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05407072979674383865noreply@blogger.com