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March 21, 2006
Wilson Pickett Honored at B.B. King in NYC:
Last night there was a special tribute to Wilson Pickett that took place at B.B. King's in New York City.
I first learned of the tribute when The Commitments visited the pulver.com office the Friday before Spring 2006 VON.
The family of the late great Wilson Pickett attended the tribute, together with a number of artists whose lives were affected by the music of Wilson Pickett. After The Commitments opened the show, I was invited by my friend Kenneth McCuskey to go backstage and spend time with the band. While I was backstage, in addition to catching up with the members of The Commitments, I had a chance to meet: Ben E. King, Southside Johnny and Jimmy Vivino and I enjoyed a special performance of Mustang Sally by Wilson Pickett's longtime backing band The Midnight Movers who were simply amazing.
The Commitments
Kenneth McCuskey
Ben E. King, Southside Johnny, Jimmy Vivino
Kenneth McCuskey, Ben E. King, Dick Massey
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Posted by jeff on March 21, 2006 11:05 PM | Permalink
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Comments
Soy un admirador del legendario Wilson, desde que lo escuche por vez priemra en 1967. Ahora tengo 56 aņos y me sigue gustando como la primera vez...
Me gustaria tener contacto con ustedes por este medio y saber mas de Pickett, de su musica y de su maravillosa vida profesional.
Gracias a todos Ustedes que han sabido preservar a lo largo de los aņos a esta maravillosa leyenda del soul. Sinceramente, un abrazo.
Posted by: RICARDO ALCALA at April 9, 2006 10:34 PM