The Wicked WILSON PICKETT Born this Day 1941

He began singing with the Falcons and scored his first chart single with "I Found A Love" in the early 1960s, but achieved his greatest successes as a solo performer. WILSON PICKETT was born this day in 1941. For a time, he lived in New Jersey. Among his biggest hits - "In the Midnight Hour," "I'm a Midnight Mover," "634-5789," "Land of 1,000 Dances," "Don't Knock My Love," "Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You," "Funky Broadway," and "Mustang Sally." See a live performance of the latter by clicking on the photo.