Nothing but a shithead who lucked out with a few hit tunes.
Mustang Sally is one the most overplayed songs for any classic rock cover band. It’s one that makes you say, “I can’t believe this band is going to pull out that crappy tune, again”.
Thanks much for the post, grew up with his music in high school.
Somewhat related:
If you haven’t seen the doc “Muscle Shoals,” it’s worth it:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2492916/
available on Netflix.
Wilson Pickett sings lead. The instrumentalists backing the Falcons are the Ohio Untouchables, who would later gain fame as the Ohio Players.
In the early Seventies, in Milwaukee, I played in a band called Methyl Ethyl and The Ketones. During the summers, when the band members who were Marquette students went home, we locals formed an R and B band called Hot Potate and The Abdomen. We played a lot of Sam and Dave and Wilson’s music. Wonderful stuff! I played way pre Robert Randolf music on pedal steel. I loved playing WP’s music! Kicked butt!
As someone who spent a lot of time in recording studios during the analog age, I’m trying to figure out how a magnetic recording tape “shatters”.
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