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Remembering Wilson Pickett Today on What Would Have Been His 85th Birthday (Born 3/18/41)

March 18, 2026 Albumism Staff
Photo: Nico Van Der Stam

Please join the Albumism team in celebrating Wilson Pickett’s musical legacy and revisit audio & video highlights from his career below!

Born: March 18, 1941
Died: January 19, 2006
Biography | Discography (Studio Albums):

It's Too Late (1963)
In the Midnight Hour (1965)
The Exciting Wilson Pickett (1966)
The Wicked Pickett (1967)
The Sound of Wilson Pickett (1967)
I'm in Love (1968)
The Midnight Mover (1968)
Hey Jude (1969)
Right On (1970)
Wilson Pickett In Philadelphia (1970)
Don't Knock My Love (1972)
Mr. Magic Man (1973)
Miz Lena's Boy (1973)
Pickett in the Pocket (1974)
Join Me and Let's Be Free (1975)
Chocolate Mountain (1976)
Funky Situation (1978)
I Want You (1979)
Right Track (1981)
American Soul Man (1987)
It's Harder Now (1999)

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