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
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 10:00pm
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.