Detroit soul singer Wilson Pickett dies at 64

Fri, 01/20/2006 - 8:46am by amy

Legendary Detroit soul singer Wilson Pickett died yesterday. Pickett was best known for his one-of-a-kind, gravelly R&B delivery of such soul classics as "Mustang Sally," "Land of 1000 Dances" and "In the Midnight Hour." Fellow Detroiter Aretha Franklin called Pickett "one of the greatest soul singers of all time." Pickett died of a heart attack. Read the obituary at CNN.