Nekesa Mumbi Moody
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/ 20 January 2006

Soul pioneer Pickett dies of heart attack

Wilson Pickett, the soul pioneer best known for the fiery hits Mustang Sally and In The Midnight Hour, died of a heart attack in a Reston, Virginia, hospital, his management company said. He was 64. Pickett died on Thursday after having suffered from health problems for the past year, said Chris Tuthill of the management company Talent Source.

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/ 1 July 2005

New invention from hip-hop’s mad scientist

When it comes to churning out hits, most musicians stick to the same recipe that gave them sweet success the first time around. If a rapper’s shoot-em-up tales sold eight million albums, there’ll be more on the follow-up. If a starlet’s skimpy outfits and booty-shaking lured fans to the record stores five million times, count on similar apparel and moves the next time.