Wilson Pickett did some recording at Stax Studios in Memphis, where he recorded "In The Midnight Hour," "Don’t Fight It," "634-5789 (Soulsville, USA)," and "Ninety Nine And A Half (Won’t Do)." For his next set of singles, Jerry Wexler from Atlantic Records had him recording at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama (Duane Allman was an occasional sideman), because Jim Stewart from Stax Records decided to ban any outside projects. It was during these sessions that Pickett covered Mack Rice’s "Mustang Sally," which reached #6 on the R&B chart and #23 on the Hot 100 in 1966.
Love it! Sorry to be slow to comment. Had 2 oncologist appointments on Monday and they just seemed to make the rest of my week get off track. All is well-ish. One is just a new doctor who wants a full and complete workup including a PET scan, colonoscopy, endoscopy, mammogram, and a large sample of my blood. If there’s a place I can be poked or prodded, he wants it done!
Ride Sally Ride! Thanks for joining in the fun!
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There’s a lot to be said for being thorough. You’ll be in my thoughts and prayers.
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Love this song!
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It’s a classic…
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I love Wilson Pickett; this song is just plain fun.
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Get you up on your feet, huh?
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Love the song.
When I used to spend time in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea, I’d notice that there were two bars, a few doors down from each other, called “Mustang Sally” and “Mustang Harry’s” Apparently Sally went out of business, but Harry is still open.
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Obviously Harry picked a better site and took advantage of the similarity in names.
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Awesome John…I played this song in many bars and clubs…never failed to get people up
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One of those songs that people just have to dance when they hear it…
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Great song that never gets old. Wilson Pickett did a lot of good songs in the sixties.
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He did, even more than I thought he did.
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“Duane Allman was an occasional sideman” – That made me happy to think about, and then sad.
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Duane has been gone close to 50 years now. Capricorn Records put out two double-record albums of his work with the Allmans and as a session man. Guy was incredible.
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I missed seeing him by about a year. I was at the University of Georgia in 1972. The Allman Brothers played there in the fall and again in the spring.
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That was real close, sadly…
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i have always loved this, no matter who is singing it
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That seems to be the consensus…
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Hi John – love it … another great highlighted musician and singer … thanks – Hilary
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He was something…
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Great song 💜
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Yes, it is. I knew I wanted to do something like that this week.
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😃💜
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