In the Midnight Hour

song by Pickett

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"In the Midnight Hour" is a 1965 hit song by American soul singer Wilson Pickett. The song was a collaboration with guitarist Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's. It reached number one on the rhythm-and-blues chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award for best R&B recording. In 2016, the Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry for its cultural, historical, and aesthetic significance. Pickett, known for his fervent, gospel-influenced vocal style, also had hits like "Mustang Sally" and "Land of 1000 Dances."1

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…was a smash single, “In the Midnight Hour” (1965). From that moment on, Pickett was a star. With his dazzling good looks and confident demeanour, he stood as a leading exponent of the Southern-fried school of soul singing. His unadorned straight-from-the-gut approach was accepted, even revered, by a civil-rights-minded…
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…was a smash single, “In the Midnight Hour” (1965). From that moment on, Pickett was a star. With his dazzling good looks and confident demeanour, he stood as a leading exponent of the Southern-fried school of soul singing. His unadorned straight-from-the-gut approach was accepted, even revered, by a civil-rights-minded…
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