Results for Wilson Pickett

  • Cadillac Records: Silver Screen Fabrication

    by Denise SullivanJanuary 14, 2009Comments (5)

    It's not as if I expected the film to imitate life exactly, but I hadn't anticipated just how unlike the story as it is generally known it would be. (read more)

  • King of Rock 'n' Soul: Solomon Burke Gets Deep

    by Denise SullivanJune 18, 2008Comments (1)

    Most of what I know about Burke's history comes from Guaralnick's interviews with him. But what I felt when I talked to Burke myself was something else entirely—perhaps best described as spiritual refreshment—and it's something that I will carry with me from here. He's a Philadelphia native who loves country music and a former "wonderboy preacher," with 21 children, 89 grandchildren (read more)

  • The Chocolate Watchband: No Way Out

    by Adam BunchJune 4, 2008Comments (4)

    1967 was supposed to be the year the Chocolate Watchband finally made it big. They had spent the last couple of years gradually climbing their way to the top (read more)

  • Drive-By Truckers: Whiskey, Tears, and Dixie-fried

    by Greg GastonJune 4, 2008Comments (2)

    With the release of Brighter Than Creation’s Dark, the Truckers have yet again dealt with internal turmoil and regrouped to record this sprawling epic. Most bands are lucky to have one gifted songwriter on board, but these guys have three strong contributors. They wrote and recorded over 50 songs for Creation’s Dark, eventually whittling them down (read more)

  • Questions and Answers With Ted Nugent

    by Matt GewolbApril 16, 2008Comments (33)

    Does this man really think that burglars should be denied a trial and executed on the spot? Pardon us for saying, but that seems a little crazy. (read more)