Wilson Pickett (1941 - 2006)

Born 18 Mar 1941 in Prattville, Autauga, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 19 Jan 2006 at age 64 in Reston, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Wilson Pickett is Notable.

Wilson Pickett was an American R&B, soul and rock and roll singer and songwriter.^[1]

Wilson Pickett was the fourth of eleven children of Wilson Pickett and Lena Jackson.^[2] He was born in Prattville, Alabama in 1941.

Wilson Pickett died in 2006^[2] and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Wilson Pickett," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (accessed March 18, 2016).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #39827704
   Name: Wilson Pickett; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 18 Mar 1941; Birth Place: Prattville, Alabama; Death Date: 19 Jan 2006; Father: Wilson Pickett; Mother: Lena Jackson; Notes: May 1957: Name listed as WILSON PICKETT.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #13067599
   Memorial page for Wilson Pickett Famous memorial (18 Mar 1941-19 Jan 2006), citing Evergreen Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA (plot: Mausoleum, Crypt CF36); Maintained by Find a Grave.

• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Prattville, Autauga, Alabama; Roll: 2492; Sheet Number: 14; Enumeration District: 1-12
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #100787785
  Wilson Pickett Jr (9), single grandson, in household of Shepherd Jackson (55) in Prattville, Autauga, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.

See also:

• BBC documentary about Wilson Pickett, some conversations are Wilson Pickett talking about himself. On YouTube
• WIlsonPickett.com
• YouTube Video, "In The Midnight Hour"
• "Wilson Pickett", RockNRoll Hall of Fame
• Wilson Pickett and Bruce Springsteen Perform "In the Midnight Hour" at the RockNRoll Hall of Fame Inductions, on YouTube
• "Wilson Pickett" on Biography.com
• Wilson Pickett's Greatest Hits on YouTube
• Wikidata: Item Q312270, en:Wikipedia