CLASSIC GUITAR RIFFS | Ninety Nine And A Half | Wilson Pickett | Steve Cropper Lesson

VIRTUAL TIP JAR IN DESCRIPTION! Join me as I break this classic song down! Probably my favorite Steve Cropper rhythm track ever...NINETY NINE AND A HALF! This was recorded in 1965 at famed Muscle Shoals Studio and released in 1966 on the album "The Exciting Sounds Of Wilson Pickett". Also on that record were "Land Of 1000 Dances", "Soulsville USA", and "In The Midnight Hour". "Duck" Dunn and Al Jackson, also from Booker T and The MG's played on this session. Steve Cropper actually co-wrote a lot of the songs and co-produced it with Rick Hall from Muscle Shoals studio. So fonky, y'all!
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[@rickhernandez-z9t]

Jake love your enthusiasm. Thanks for the lesson. I love Wilson Pickett.

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

Jake, thanks for giving those 60s soul and R&B greats some props. It's long overdue. There's really no better way to learn how to play to fit the song and the singer than to listen to all of those old classics, whether it is Wilson Pickett at Stax, or whoever. The great Jerry Wexler, the famed co-founder of Atlantic Records and legendary producer, said in his autobiography that he only met/worked with two guitarists who could hold down lead and rhythm guitar at the same time - the great Cornell Dupree and the legendary Steve Cropper. Cropper's style is deceptively simple; nothing is wasted or excessive - it is right down to the bone. Everything you need, nothing you don't! Classic sounds and tone, too. And let's not forget his role in sparking Pickett's success in Memphis. Wexler handed Cropper and Pickett a bottle of hootch, and told them to lock themselves in a motel room with their guitars and don't come out without some hit songs. It worked and you know the rest.... Love your enthusiasm and obvious love for these old recordings. You are the man and obviously have this tune locked in on your axe, ready to go! Now, all we need to do is find someone who can sing it and do justice to it the way the Wicked One did. Pretty tall order on that one... those are some very big shoes to fill.

[@Garybe441]

I can't express how much i Love this sound. todays music Sucks compaired to this ... and i am 78 years old

[@noeldelcourt]

No the same soul...

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Thank you so much Gary! I'd have to agree in general:)

[@lotharroberts5978]

This song needed someone to explain it. One of the greatest riffs of all time. Menacing. The horns are just incredible as well. Thank gawd for Steve Cropper. The intro and breakdown blows my mind every damn time. And yes, Hendrix nicked that for 'Them Changes'. Glad I have a Telecaster. Great lesson!

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Thank you Lothar! So very glad you enjoyed the breakdown of it!

[@jerryramirez8444]

Jake" my favorite, Rhythm Blues' s'Soul tune out there I'm 70' always been a (rhythm) player can't control my body movements when I hear this funky"song. Go deep into the dark tracks, you can hear the Rhythm player( chucking) out his chords' his style'. This tune Is 99 1/2 treble,1/2 fuzz. They don't make them like this anymore, and they can't!

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

No they just can't seem to make 'em like this anymore Jerry! Those recordings from that era are so iconic and can't be reproduced. That's why I'm still listening to 'em now!

[@williecash701]

First timer...that was..awesome. You may also have mentioned the Blues Brothers Band. Duck in that as well. Tight.

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

They played on so much cool stuff it's mind blowing! Thanks William.

[@BFrank-qi1gq]

Wilson Picket is too cool. Great breakdown!💪🏼

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Glad you liked it "B Frank"!

[@alanmcclelland5245]

Great lesson for a great tune. Cheers Jake from Canada. Liked and subed

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Thank you so much Alan!

[@Hiwatt100W1]

This is so cool!! Thank you, Jake, this is such a great song...BTW, like your Marshall head back there LOL!

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. That's an original 1968 plexi 50W sitting on a '68 cab, and my 1967 plexi 100W is sitting on the floor:)

[@Hiwatt100W1]

@@JakeAndrewsMusic I have a '70 100W Super Lead, not sure if that's considered a Plexi, but it is a great amp (maybe a little loud LOL)...Great video, Jake, please consider doing more R&B lessons- you do a great job. Lots of single note solo lessons out there, but good, fundamental guitar rhythm parts, not so much. Thanks again!

[@romannumeral5547]

Great lesson! So glad you're keeping those great old soul songs alive. This is music with a groove and so much fun to play. Thank You.

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

My pleasure! So glad you're enjoying the lessons:)

[@pennhill5459]

U R a wealth of knowledge, glade I found this place. My kind of music

[@pablocortando1]

Spot on.Excellent lesson very well explained.

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Glad you liked it!

[@samykouki]

Hi Jake! Your enthusiasm is so contagious! Great choice, man, and once again, great lesson! I can really hear your advice about the importance of practicing rhythm because I'm aware that I personally don't do that often... Many thanks for your videos and have a great day!

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Awesome! Thank you Samy! I'll be doing a lot more videos like this one:)

[@nopnj]

Awesome stuff sir. I loved those days of the Wicked Pickett, Arthur Conley, Muddy, JJ Jackson. When R&B and rocking’ soul were king.

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Absolutely Randy! Thanks for watching.

[@jimmybrooks1059]

Yo man! The vibe you brought to this vid was da bomb. I love this song too. Been wantin to get the full low down rather than just the chords on the websites. You took this to livin reality brother. I so hip ta this trip. Love CCR's version also, John takes off with the solo which is awesome. Thanks for doing this vid. 🎸🎼😎✌️

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Thank you Jimmy, glad you dug my breakdown on it. The Wicked Pickett didn't mess around!

[@jimmybrooks1059]

@@JakeAndrewsMusic The Wicked Pickett, Say it ain't so😎😁👍👍👍

[@jimbarrett486]

Great stuff Jake. Reminds me of the time your dad and I sat at BB Kings bar in Memphis and watched Booker T and the MGs break out into Green Onions.

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Great story Jim!

[@Beefrodd]

Dude, this was a big help for me in learning this song, thanks

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Man, glad I could help! It's a blast to play

[@timjames72]

mate that is cooool

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

The Coolest! Thanks Mate:)

[@WaywardTexan]

Cool lesson! Thanks Jake!

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Glad you liked it!

[@rodneyariel2357]

Great lesson, Crucial stuff for guitarists to master , Thanks

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

My pleasure!

[@TeleStrat335]

Thank you for highlighting one of the best soul guitar tunes ever. However the breakdown uses an open e and a string with the 7th on the 12th fret of the A and d string

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Thanks for that!

[@SixStrings1765]

Great job Jake! Appreciate you taking the time to do you videos

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Thanks James...Glad you like them!

[@telefrk49]

This is so freakin cool ... i'd love to be able to jam with you!!

[@vladledesma3765]

Thanks for the post , love the A7 slide slur thing 🙃 intro I like where you play firstE7 chord 5th fret I guess I can do gliss Off B 4th fret after that I here E7 #9 to Edim first & 2nd fret back E7#9 then A. Sounds like top four strings More Funky , Cheers !

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Cool, thanks! That is just the coolest part-where Steve Cropper does that slide back and forth on the A7. And yes funkier on the top 4 strings. So glad you enjoyed the lesson!

[@jrob.1117]

Nasty!!!!

[@cridencista]

Impresionante. Hay una versión de Creedence, también espectacular.

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Gracias!

[@haloskater24]

First time I heard this song I had the stank face immediately !😂

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Oh yeah man, this that stank groove for sure!

[@MM-tt3np]

As my old friend Arlo West used to say; It's the blues yall!

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

It definitely is! Thanks

[@kingdavidhoward]

Thanks Jake, Jonnie Taylor was was on stax records, can you do some of his intro guitar parts

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Love me some Jonnie Taylor! My pops played with him back in the dayz...thanks for the suggestion!

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

Oh, that's some classic old-school soul there, too! Johnny Taylor was the real deal! Cropper and the guys played behind him, too, on a lot of his hits, especially the ones done prior to 1969 or 1970 or so. Cropper's propulsive rhythm playing is all over "Who's Makin' Love" - which was one of J.T.'s biggest and best hits. "Take Care of Your Homework," "I Could Never Be President," and so many others. There weren't too many guys who go toe-to-toe with the likes of James Brown and Wilson Pickett for raw soul power, but Johnny Taylor could do it!

[@uiu510]

The Great Jimi Hendrix played with Wilson Pickett for a time.

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

He sure did!

[@uiu510]

@@JakeAndrewsMusic Do you know of any such recordings; perhaps???

[@mrsoul4231]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@peterparker7121]

Jake, allow me to correct you. Six of the songs on “The Exciting Wilson Pickett” album were recorded in Memphis. The song you’re playing was recorded at the Stax studio on Dec 20, 1965.

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Thanks Peter!

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

Good call.... you're right. Wilson Pickett did that one album at Stax with Jerry Wexler, his producer from Atlantic, before Jim Stewart the co-owner of Stax decided not to do artists from outside the label. Crazy decision when Pickett and the band sounded so good, but undeterred Pickett and Wexler went on down to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where the guys there took up right where the MGs left off. Pickett was lucky that two such killer studios and studio bands were within such close distance of one another. Pickett worked well under Rick Hall's crew long-enough to wax some classic sides there, too, "Funky Broadway," "Land of a 1000 Dances," and many others. He later recorded at American in Memphis, Philadelphia with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and elsewhere.

[@davisworth5114]

Your guitar is too loud and sounds terrible, you have no sense of dynamics.

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Great! Thanks

[@TooBadJim]

When I saw you boogie-ing at the 3 minute mark I had to hit subscribe:) Thanks for this great lesson for this great song.

[@JakeAndrewsMusic]

Oh yeah!!! Thanks so much