Like his contemporary, rival and occasional fan James Brown, Wilson Pickett was born to poverty in the deep South. And, like Mr. Brown, Mr. Pickett had a destructive temper, making him difficult to like in life and as a biographical subject.
By Carlo Wolff, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Books
Sun, 01/22/2017 - 4:47pm
Like his contemporary, rival and occasional fan James Brown, Wilson Pickett was born to poverty in the deep South. And, like Mr. Brown, Mr. Pickett had a destructive temper, making him difficult to like in life and as a biographical subject.