
Episode 134: “In the Midnight Hour” by Wilson Pickett
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Picket's Last Single
Floyd had teamed up with steve cropper, and they'd been inspired by a hit for the marvelette beechwood. Six, three, four, five, seven, eight, nine became an even bigger hit than in the midnight hour - making number 13 on the pup charts. At the same session, they cut another single. This one was inspired by an old gospel song, 99 and one half won't do,. It seems likely actually that picket's move away from the stack studios was more to do with someone else. Pickett was often an awful person, but only when drnk. And he was always sober in the studio.
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