On Monday 12th March at 10pm soul music fans can tune in to BBC Radio 2 for a one-hour radio broadcast focusing on the life and music of legendary Alabama soul man, WILSON PICKETT.
The raspy-voiced singer – dubbed ‘The Wicked Pickett’ – scored a welter of hit records in the 1960s and ’70s, including the US R&B chart toppers ‘In The Midnight Hour,’ ‘634-5789 (Soulsville, USA),’ ‘Land Of A 1000 Dances,’ ‘Funky Broadway’ and ‘Don’t Knock My Love.’ He died at the age of 64 in 2006.
The BBC programme is presented by The Who’s frontman, singer Roger Daltry, and features contributions from such soul luminaries as Bobby Womack, Steve Cropper, Bobby Eli, Eddie Floyd, Sir Mack Rice, Rick Hall, and Spooner Oldham as well as featuring interview segments with Pickett himself.
After the initial broadcast, the documentary can also heard on the BBC website (where it will remain available for seven days): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01d5nn0
