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The Bounty Hunter Watts Bloods , also known as the Bounty Hunter Bloods , is a " set " of the Bloods gang alliance situated in the Nickerson Gardens public housing projects in Watts, Los Angeles .

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61-637: The gang was originally established in 1969 but became well established by 1972. Whilst today it is a set of the Bloods , it was originally known as the Green Jackets. Gary Barker and Bobby Jack are believed to be the set's founders. The gang is perhaps most known for its longstanding rivalry with the Grape Street Watts Crips which has been described by gang experts as "the most violent and long lasting feud between two gangs that are in

122-596: A Half' is the quintessential Pickett title from this period—he's always striving to become more than he has any reason to expect to be. – Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981) Near the end of 1967, Pickett began recording at American Studios in Memphis with producers Tom Dowd and Tommy Cogbill , and began recording songs by Bobby Womack . The songs "I'm in Love," "Jealous Love," "I've Come

183-499: A Long Way," "I'm a Midnight Mover," (co-written by Pickett and Womack), and "I Found a True Love" were Womack-penned hits for Pickett in 1967 and 1968. Pickett recorded works by other songwriters in this period; Rodger Collins ' "She's Lookin' Good" and a new arrangement of the traditional blues standard " Stagger Lee " were Top 40 hits Pickett recorded at American. Womack was the guitarist on all recordings. Pickett returned to Fame Studios in late 1968 and early 1969, where he worked with

244-702: A band that featured guitarist Duane Allman , Hawkins, and bassist Jerry Jemmott . A No. 16 pop hit remake of The Beatles ' " Hey Jude " came out of the Fame sessions, as well as the minor hits "Mini-Skirt Minnie" and " Hey Joe " (a remake of the Jimi Hendrix hit). Late 1969 found Pickett at Criteria Studios in Miami. His remakes of the Supremes ' " You Keep Me Hangin' On " (No. 16 R&B, No. 92 pop) and The Archies ' " Sugar, Sugar " (No. 4 R&B, No. 25 pop), and

305-580: A coincidence as, at that point, Big Tree was distributed by his former label, Atlantic. The following year, he released an album on EMI titled I Want You . Pickett was a popular composer, writing songs that were recorded by many artists, including Van Halen , the Rolling Stones , Aerosmith , the Grateful Dead , Booker T. & the MGs , Genesis , Creedence Clearwater Revival , Hootie &

366-486: A dance step. Cropper explained in an interview that Wexler told them that "this was the way the kids were dancing; they were putting the accent on two. Basically, we'd been one-beat-accenters with an afterbeat; it was like 'boom dah,' but here was a thing that went 'um-chaw,' just the reverse as far as the accent goes." Pickett recorded three sessions at Stax in May and October 1965. He was joined by keyboardist Isaac Hayes for

427-413: A demo tape under his arm—returned to Wexler's studio, Wexler asked whether he was angry about this loss. He denied it, saying "It's over". Pickett's version was released on Double L Records as his debut solo single and was a moderate hit, peaking at No. 30 R&B and No. 64 pop. Pickett's first significant success as a solo artist came with "It's Too Late", an original composition (not to be confused with

488-430: A documentary that focused on Pickett's life and career. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Pickett at number 76 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. Pickett was the father of four children. At the time of his death, he was engaged. Pickett's struggle with alcoholism and cocaine addiction led to run-ins with the law. In 1991, Pickett was arrested for yelling threats while drunkenly driving his car over

549-414: A dog paw mark, represented by three dots, often burned with a cigarette on their right shoulder. Other UBN symbols include a bulldog and a bull. The Bloods gang is a network of individual chapters known as " sets ". These sets are often loosely connected, having their own leader(s) and operating independently from one another. Wilson Pickett Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006)

610-493: A loosely structured association of smaller street gangs, known as "sets", that have a common gang culture. Each set has its own leader and generally operates independently from the others. Most Bloods members are African-American males, although some sets have recruited female members as well as members from other races and ethnic backgrounds. Members range in age from early teens to mid-20s, but some hold leadership positions into their late twenties and occasionally thirties. There

671-788: A membership of between approximately 15,000 and 20,000 active in 123 cities and in 33 U.S. states, primarily on the West Coast and, to a lesser extent, the Great Lakes region and the Southeast . Gangs including Bloods have been documented in the U.S. military , in both U.S. and overseas bases. Blood sets also operate in the Canadian cities of Montreal and Toronto . Bloods members identify themselves through various indicators, such as colors, clothing, symbols, tattoos, jewelry, graffiti, language, and hand signs. The Bloods' gang color

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732-445: A person has been involved with a particular set. The ranks do not signify leadership or dominance over the set; they merely signify respect for those who have been in the set longer and have survived the longest. Those with a higher rank do not have a position of authority over those of lower rank. Bloods members commonly call themselves CKs (Crip Killer), MOBs (Member of Bloods), dawgs, or ballers (meaning drug dealers). The gang has

793-454: A popular context, thus paving the way for soul music. The group featured notable members who became major solo artists; when Pickett joined the group, Eddie Floyd and Sir Mack Rice were members. Pickett's biggest success with the Falcons was "I Found a Love", co-written by Pickett and featuring his lead vocals. While only a minor hit for the Falcons, it paved the way for Pickett to embark on

854-482: A powerful rhythm track with studio musicians Steve Cropper and Al Jackson of the Stax Records house band, including bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn . (Stax keyboard player Booker T. Jones , who usually played with Dunn, Cropper and Jackson as Booker T. & the M.G.'s , did not play on the studio sessions with Pickett.) Wexler said to Cropper and Jackson, "Why don't you pick up on this thing here?" He performed

915-580: A recording of Randy Newman 's "Mama Told Me Not to Come," was culled from Pickett's 1971 album Don't Knock My Love . However, six years later, the Big Tree division of Atlantic released his album, Funky Situation , in 1978. In 2010, Rhino Handmade released a comprehensive compilation of these years titled Funky Midnight Mover – The Studio Recordings (1962–1978) . The compilation included all recordings originally issued during Pickett's Atlantic years along with previously unreleased recordings. This collection

976-404: A solo career. Pickett later had a solo hit with a re-recorded two-part version of the song, included on his 1967 album The Sound of Wilson Pickett . Soon after recording "I Found a Love", Pickett cut his first solo recordings, including "I'm Gonna Cry", in collaboration with Don Covay . Pickett also recorded a demo for a song he co-wrote, " If You Need Me ", a slow-burning soul ballad featuring

1037-473: A spoken sermon. Pickett sent the demo to Jerry Wexler , a producer at Atlantic Records . Wexler gave it to the label's recording artist Solomon Burke , Atlantic's biggest star at the time. Burke admired Pickett's performance of the song, but his own recording of "If You Need Me" became one of his biggest hits (No. 2 R&B, No. 37 pop) and is considered a soul standard. Pickett was crushed when he discovered that Atlantic had given away his song. When Pickett—with

1098-540: A strong sense of commitment to their set and are extremely dangerous because of their willingness to use violence both to obtain the respect of gang members and to respond to any person who "disrespects" the set. "Associates" are not full members, but identify with the gang and take part in various criminal activities. To the extent that women belong to the gang, they are usually associates and tend to be used by their male counterparts to carry weapons, hold drugs, or prostitute themselves to make money for their set. Recruitment

1159-693: A week. Stayed in the woods, me and my little dog." Pickett eventually left to live with his father in Detroit in 1955. Pickett's forceful, passionate style of singing was developed in the church and on the streets of Detroit, under the influence of recording stars such as Little Richard , whom he referred to as "the architect of rock and roll." In 1955, Pickett joined the Violinaires, a gospel group. The Violinaires played with another gospel group on concert tour in America. After singing for four years in

1220-557: Is meant as an insult to the rival group and its symbols. Bloods members also have a distinctive slang. They greet each other using the word "Blood" and often avoid using words with the letter "C". Bloods use hand signs to communicate with one another. Hand signs may be a singular movement, like the American Sign Language letter "B", or a series of movements using one or both hands for more complex phrases. United Blood Nation (UBN) or East Coast Bloods initiates often receive

1281-631: Is no known national leader of the Bloods but individual Blood sets have a hierarchical leadership structure with identifiable levels of membership. These levels of membership indicate status within a gang. A leader, typically an older member with a more extensive criminal background, runs each set. A set leader is not elected but rather asserts himself by developing and managing the gang's criminal enterprises through his reputation for violence and ruthlessness and his charisma. The majority of set members are called "soldiers", who are typically 16 to 22. Soldiers have

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1342-432: Is often influenced by a recruit's environment. Bloods recruit heavily among school-age youth in poor African-American communities. Gang membership offers youth a sense of belonging and protection. It also offers immediate gratification to economically disadvantaged youth who desire the trappings of gang life, such as gold jewelry, cash, and expensive sports clothing. Blood sets have a loose structure of ranks based on how long

1403-471: Is red. They like to wear sports clothing, including jackets that show their gang color. The most commonly used Bloods symbols include the number "5", the five-pointed star, and the five-pointed crown. These symbols are meant to show the Bloods' affiliation with the People Nation , a large coalition of affiliates created to protect alliance members in federal and state prison. These symbols may be seen in

1464-658: The Chuck Willis standard of the same name). Entering the charts on July 27, 1963, it peaked at No. 7 on the R&;B chart (No. 49 pop); the same title was used for Pickett's debut album, released in the same year. Compiling several of Pickett's single releases for Double L, It's Too Late showcased a raw soulful sound that foreshadowed the singer's performances throughout the coming decade. The single's success persuaded Wexler and Atlantic to buy Pickett's recording contract from Double L in 1964. Pickett's Atlantic career began with

1525-629: The Latin Kings and Ñetas who were targeting African-American gang members. UBN is a loose confederation of predominantly African-American street gangs. Once released from prison, UBN leaders went back to their New York neighborhoods, where they retained the Bloods name and started recruiting members. UBN has between 7,000 and 15,000 members in the Eastern US. It makes its income through various criminal activities, including distribution of crack cocaine and smuggling drugs into prison. Bloods are

1586-676: The Mississippi River . The complex forms the majority of its territory which is the largest of any African-American street gang in Watts. The gang has over 2,000 documented members and is subdivided into numerous subsets and cliques, including the Lot Boys, Block Boys, Bell Haven, Ace Line, Duece Line, Tray Line, Four Line and Five Line. Like all Bloods gangs, the Bounty Hunter Watts Bloods affiliate themselves with

1647-563: The Blowfish , Echo & the Bunnymen , Roxy Music , Bruce Springsteen , Los Lobos , the Jam and Ani DiFranco , among others. Pickett continued to record sporadically with several labels over the following decades (including Motown ), occasionally making the lower to mid-range of the R&B charts, but he had no pop hit after 1974. His career was hindered by his addictions. His alcoholism

1708-628: The Commitments, Ben E. King , his long-term backing band the Midnight Movers, soul singer Bruce "Big Daddy" Wayne, and Southside Johnny in front of an audience that included members of his family, including two brothers. Wilson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. In 1993, he was honored with a Pioneer Award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation . In 2005, Wilson Pickett

1769-493: The Midnight Hour " (1965). This song was Pickett's first big hit, peaking at No. 1 R&B, No. 21 pop (US), and No. 12 (UK). It sold more than one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc . It garnered Pickett his first Grammy nomination for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording at the 8th Annual Grammy Awards . The genesis of "In the Midnight Hour" was a recording session on May 12, 1965, at which Wexler worked out

1830-468: The New York animation union, died later that year. Pickett pleaded guilty to drunk driving charges. He agreed to rehab and received a reduced sentence of one year in jail and five years probation. A week after this incident, a judge ordered Pickett to move out of his home after his live-in girlfriend charged him with threatening to have her killed and throwing a vodka bottle at her. In 1996, Pickett

1891-467: The October sessions. In addition to "In the Midnight Hour," Pickett's 1965 recordings included the singles "Don't Fight It," (No. 4 R&B, No. 53 pop) " 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) " (No. 1 R&B, No. 13 pop) and "Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)" (No. 13 R&B, No. 53 pop). All but "634-5789" were original compositions which Pickett co-wrote with Eddie Floyd or Steve Cropper or both; "634-5789"

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1952-626: The Pickett original "She Said Yes" (No. 20 R&B, No. 68 pop) came from these sessions. Pickett then teamed up with established Philadelphia -based hitmakers Gamble and Huff for the 1970 album Wilson Pickett in Philadelphia , which featured his next two hit singles, "Engine No. 9" and "Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You", the latter selling one million copies. Following these two hits, Pickett returned to Muscle Shoals and

2013-535: The Pirus to create a new federation of non-Crips neighborhoods. This alliance became the Bloods. The Pirus are therefore considered the founders of the Bloods. By 1978, there were 15 Blood sets. Crips still outnumbered Bloods 3 to 1. To assert their power, the Bloods became increasingly violent. During the 1980s, Bloods began distributing crack cocaine in Los Angeles. Blood membership soon rose dramatically as did

2074-1033: The United States which claim the same name, such as the 59 Bounty Hunter Bloods in Houston, Texas and the Bounty Hunter Bloods in Detroit, Michigan . Bloods The Bloods are a primarily African-American street gang which was founded in Los Angeles , California. The gang is widely known for its rivalry with the Crips . It is identified by the red color worn by its members and by particular gang symbols , including distinctive hand signs. The Bloods comprise various subgroups known as " sets ", among which significant differences exist, such as colors, clothing, operations, and political ideas that may be in open conflict with each other. Since

2135-497: The Watts area". In 1992, the Watts truce was declared which saw a rapid decline in violence between the two street gangs. However, by 2005, the truce had reportedly imploded with the homicide rate increasing to at least seven. In 1993, Regis Deon Thomas , a member of the Bounty Hunter Watts Bloods, shot and killed two Compton Police Department officers during a traffic stop. They were the first Compton police officers to be killed in

2196-404: The band featuring David Hood, Hawkins and Tippy Armstrong. This lineup recorded Pickett's fifth and last R&B No. 1 hit, "Don't Knock My Love, Pt. 1". It was another Pickett recording that rang up sales in excess of a million copies. Two further hits followed in 1971: "Call My Name, I'll Be There" (No. 10 R&B, No. 52 pop) and "Fire and Water" (No. 2 R&B, No. 24 pop), a cover of a song by

2257-561: The color red. Its members tattoo themselves with the letters "B" and "H" which refer to "Bounty Hunters" and also use the letters in hand signs. Its members have been known to attend Centennial High School in Compton . In addition to its feud with the Grape Street Watts Crips, the gang is also known to feud West Side Piru, which is based in nearby Compton, and 118 East Coast Crips. There are other street gangs across

2318-472: The distribution and conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. An injunction was imposed on the gang in 2004 which limited the movements of members. In 2013, O.F.T.B. rapper and Bounty Hunter Watts Bloods affiliate, Kevin “Flipside” White, was shot dead by alleged members of the Grape Street Watts Crips. The gang is situated within Nickerson Gardens , the largest government housing complex west of

2379-600: The first "Bloods" gang. Owens subsequently established the West Piru gang. The Bloods was initially formed to provide members protection from the Crips. Many of the non-Crip gangs used to call one another "blood". On March 21, 1972, shortly after a concert featuring Wilson Pickett and Curtis Mayfield , 20 youths belonging to the Crips attacked and robbed Robert Ballou Jr. outside the Hollywood Palladium . Ballou

2440-610: The front lawn of Donald Aronson, the mayor of Englewood, New Jersey . He faced charges of drunk driving, refusing to take a breath test, and resisting arrest. Pickett agreed to perform a benefit concert in exchange for having the disorderly conduct and property damage charges dropped. He performed his community service obligation. In 1992, Pickett struck 86-year-old pedestrian Pepe Ruiz with his car in Englewood. Police allegedly found six empty miniature vodka bottles and six empty beer cans in Pickett's car. Ruiz, who had helped organize

2501-480: The gang's creation, it has branched throughout the United States. The Bloods gang was formed initially to compete against the influence of the Crips in Los Angeles. The rivalry originated in the late 1960s when Raymond Washington and other Crips attacked Sylvester Scott and Benson Owens, two students at Centennial High School in Compton, California . As a result, Scott formed the Piru Street Boys ,

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2562-658: The highest-charting version of " Land of 1000 Dances ", which was his third R&B No. 1 and his biggest pop hit, peaking at No. 6. It was a million-selling disc . Other big hits from this era in Pickett's career included his remakes of Mack Rice 's " Mustang Sally " (No. 6 R&B, No. 23 pop), and Dyke & the Blazers ' " Funky Broadway ", (R&B No. 1, No. 8 pop). Both tracks were million sellers. The band heard on most of Pickett's Fame recordings included keyboardist Spooner Oldham , guitarist Jimmy Johnson , drummer Roger Hawkins , and bassist Tommy Cogbill . 'A Man and

2623-594: The late 1990s, Pickett returned to the studio and received a Grammy Award nomination for the 1999 album It's Harder Now . The comeback resulted in his being honored as Soul/Blues Male Artist of the Year by the Blues Foundation in Memphis. It's Harder Now was voted 'Comeback Blues Album of the Year' and 'Soul/Blues Album of the Year.' Pickett appeared in the 1998 film Blues Brothers 2000 , in which he performed "634-5789" with Eddie Floyd and Jonny Lang . He

2684-509: The line of duty in the department's 65-year history. In 1997, members of the 118 East Coast Crips shot a school bus in the hopes of killing members of the Bounty Hunter Bloods, killing 17-year-old bystander Corie Williams instead. In 2003, shots were fired at Los Angeles Police Department patrol officers in two incidents in the Nickerson Gardens projects. In 2000, the FBI convicted 30 Bounty Hunter Watts Bloods members on federal drug violations for

2745-654: The number of states in which they were present. These increases were primarily driven by profits from crack cocaine distribution. The huge profits allowed members to relocate to other cities and states. "Bloods" is a universal term used to refer to West Coast Bloods and United Blood Nation (UBN, also known as the East Coast Bloods). These two groups are traditionally distinct, but both call themselves "Bloods". UBN started in 1993 in Rikers Island 's George Motchan Detention Center (GMDC) to form protection from

2806-450: The pop charts with regularity, as none of these songs reached higher than No. 90 on the Hot 100. In 1975, with Pickett's once-prominent chart career on the wane, RCA dropped Pickett from the label. After being dropped, he formed the short-lived Wicked label, where he released one LP, Chocolate Mountain . In 1978, he made a disco album with Big Tree Records titled Funky Situation , which is

2867-509: The popular gospel-harmony group, Pickett, lured by the success of gospel singers who had moved to the lucrative secular music market, joined the Falcons in 1959. By 1959, Pickett recorded the song "Let Me Be Your Boy" with the Primettes as background singers. The song is the B-side of his 1963 single "My Heart Belongs to You". The Falcons were an early vocal group bringing gospel into

2928-725: The rock group Free . In March 1971, Pickett headlined the Soul To Soul concert in Accra to commemorate Ghana 's 14th Independence Day . He is featured on the soundtrack album, Soul To Soul , which peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Soul LPs chart . Pickett recorded several tracks in 1972 for a planned new album on Atlantic, but after the single "Funk Factory" reached No. 11 R&B and No. 58 pop in June 1972, he left Atlantic for RCA Records . His final Atlantic single,

2989-554: The self-produced single, "I'm Gonna Cry". Looking to boost Pickett's chart chances, Atlantic paired him with record producer Bert Berns and established songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil . With this team, along with arranger, conductor Teacho Wiltshire Pickett recorded "Come Home Baby," a duet with singer Tami Lynn , but this single failed to chart. Pickett's breakthrough came at Stax Records ' studio in Memphis , Tennessee, where he recorded his third Atlantic single, " In

3050-453: The tattoos, jewelry, and clothing gang members wear as well as the gang graffiti with which Bloods mark their territory. Such graffiti can include gang names, nicknames, declaration of loyalty, threats against rival gangs, or descriptions of criminal acts in which the gang has been involved. Bloods graffiti can include rival gang symbols (especially those of the Crips) drawn upside down. This

3111-614: The time of his death, Pickett was living in Ashburn, Virginia . He was laid to rest in a mausoleum at Evergreen Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky . Pickett spent many years in Louisville. Pastor Steve Owens of Decatur, Georgia , presided over his funeral, and Little Richard , a long-time friend of Pickett's, delivered the eulogy. Pickett was remembered on March 20, 2006, at New York's B. B. King Blues Club with performances by

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3172-411: The twilight of his career playing dozens of concert dates every year until the end of 2004, when he began suffering from health problems and took what was initially intended to be year-long break from performing. While in the hospital, he returned to his spiritual roots and told his sister that he wanted to record a gospel album, but he never recovered. On September 10, 2014, TVOne's Unsung program aired

3233-567: Was an American singer and songwriter. A major figure in the development of soul music , Pickett recorded more than 50 songs that made the US R&;B charts, many of which crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100 . Among his best-known hits are " In the Midnight Hour " (which he co-wrote), " Land of 1000 Dances ", " 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) ", " Mustang Sally ", " Funky Broadway ", "Engine No. 9", and " Don't Knock My Love ". Pickett

3294-466: Was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend Elizabeth Trapp while under the influence of cocaine; she refused to press charges. Pickett was charged with cocaine possession. Pickett died on January 19, 2006, as a result of a heart attack. He had been suffering from health problems for the last year of his life and had spent considerable time in the hospital. He died at a hospital in Reston, Virginia . At

3355-509: Was beaten to death after refusing to give up his leather jacket. The sensational media coverage of the crime and the continued assaults by the Crips increased their notoriety. Several non-Crips gangs formed during this period were no match for the Crips and became concerned with the escalating Crip attacks. The Pirus , Black P. Stones , Athens Park Boys and other gangs not aligned with the Crips often clashed with them. On June 5, 1972, three months after Ballou's murder, Fredrick "Lil Country" Garret

3416-482: Was credited to Cropper and Floyd alone. For his next sessions, Pickett did not return to Stax, as the label's owner, Jim Stewart, had decided in December 1965 to ban outside productions. Wexler took Pickett to Fame Studios, a studio also with a close association with Atlantic Records, located in a converted tobacco warehouse in nearby Muscle Shoals, Alabama . Pickett recorded some of his biggest hits there, including

3477-460: Was exacerbated by heavy cocaine use, and he became increasingly violent towards his family and bandmates. Throughout the 1980s and '90s, despite his personal troubles, Pickett was repeatedly honored for his contributions to music. During this period, he was invited to perform at Atlantic Records' 40th Anniversary concert in 1988, and his music was prominently featured in the 1991 film The Commitments , with Pickett as an off-screen character. In

3538-576: Was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, in recognition of his impact on songwriting and recording. Pickett was born March 18, 1941, in Prattville , Alabama, and sang in Baptist church choirs. He was the fourth of 11 children and called his mother "the baddest woman in my book," telling historian Gerri Hirshey: "I get scared of her now. She used to hit me with anything, skillets, stove wood ... [one time I ran away and] cried for

3599-412: Was murdered by a Westside Crip. This marked the first Crips murder against another gang member and motivated non-Crip gangs to align with each other. The Brims struck back on August 4, 1972, by murdering Thomas Ellis, an original Westside Crip. By late 1972, the Pirus held a meeting in their neighborhood to discuss growing Crip pressure and intimidation. Several gangs that felt victimized by the Crips joined

3660-546: Was previously mentioned in the 1980 film Blues Brothers , which features several members of Pickett's backing band, as well as a performance of " Everybody Needs Somebody to Love ." He co-starred in the 2002 documentary Only the Strong Survive, directed by D. A. Pennebaker , a selection of both the 2002 Cannes and Sundance Film Festivals. In 2003, Pickett was a judge for the second annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers. Pickett spent

3721-484: Was sold online only by Rhino.com. Pickett continued to record with success on the R&B charts for RCA in 1973 and 1974, scoring four top 30 R&B hits with "Mr. Magic Man", "Take a Closer Look at the Woman You're With", "International Playboy" (a re-recording of a song he had previously recorded for Atlantic on Wilson Pickett in Philadelphia ), and "Soft Soul Boogie Woogie". However, he was failing to cross over to

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