The Man is gone.

If we add a Soul/R&B category will YOU post there?

I wore out my copy of "Land of 1,000 Dances" when I was a kid, but I was lucky enough that it was on the jukebox at my junior high, so I got to hear it again every day at lunch.

"In the Midnight Hour" and "Mustang Sally" are also personal faves, but I have nothing else to say but R.I.P., Brother.

I always thought Wilson Pickett was underrated and his music overlooked in favor of Otis Redding (whose recordings I love dearly but give Wilson his due, his songs were extremely heartfelt and soulful- and you could dance to them).

Listen to his "If You Need Me" and just try not to get shivers. There's a couple great Pickett comps on Rhino, definately worth the investment.

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Originally posted by mark f:

If we add a Soul/R&B category will YOU post there?

Just try keepin' me out!

The number of great soul men is slowly dwindling.

I'll be playing "A Man and a Half" at my over-the-hill party and "I Found A Love" at my funeral.

Oh, and if you create an R&B/Soul Forum it'll be the only forum I post on.