Wilson Pickett - Land of a Thousand Dances (HQ)

A ALMA DA SOUL MUSIC.

[@paulettehorn3157]

Great footage of the late great Wilson Wicked Pickett!!! Honorable mention for the kick azz band !!!!! Fantastic!!!

[@mza1038]

Canadian here! The Great Outdoors!! End scene is this song/ vibe. ❤

[@TiffaniHall-g7l]

I Was Brought Up In The Area Of "Wicked Mr. Pickett" And He Always Put On A Tantalizing Show, His Moves Were Great Back Then, And He Was Great Dancer!

[@edhollingsworth2335]

He came go our town in Canada in 1967. Awesome. I'm still doin the Watusi!!

[@thewonderfulkushite9472]

Thank God, I grew up with parents who appreciated great music. Old school was the only thing played in our home. The wicked Pickett was my mom's favorite so I heard everything he did and still play them.

[@adriennerobinson1180]

Yes INDEED AMEN

[@mataviaharrison553]

TheWonderfulKushite me too

[@renataostertag6051]

My elders loved him too. The kids were exposed to his screams from babyhood and just loved it.

[@bathiya01]

what an amazing showman he has been. cant get enough out of this man. RIP King!!!!

[@francescodagnelli8619]

Thanks for your performance at Festival di Sanremo in 1969

[@3kingkool]

That incredible voice and those those horns at the end of the song. I love the energy of the crowd!

[@ladyheepster]

I remember him since little, mums favourite at get togethers, she loved the wicked picket .... me too x

[@BitterScene1]

This is one of my favourite songs and this version takes it to another level - amazing!

[@stephenwhiteman4668]

One of Souls Greatest Ever THank You Wilson

[@louisef6893]

Just thinking of Prince Harry and Meghan ,and their Fab dancing at their wedding reception, must have been a great fun wedding ❤🎉😅

[@koolfred19]

Did I just witness one of the greatest live performances ever? that took awesome to levels unbeknownst to man!! And they say elvis is the king...LOL Wilson Picket the King of Rock and Soul!!!

[@loucostello3111]

Koolazz Fred Yes you did.

[@sloppyjo4560]

yes

[@captlarry-3525]

when an entertainer is "in the zone" and the crowd loves him/her they could sling pudding and talk mush and it would be great.. but it takes greatness to make that happen.. and here we are seeing some, from a guy who was one of the monsters of greatness.

[@SANDSCORCHER]

You did Fred :-)

[@loucostello3111]

Yes.

[@edwardjacobs2158]

I was wilson pickett's bass player and band leader from 1964 to1970 and thats the gods honest truth eddy jacobs yeee!!!

[@BlackRaven156]

Then you, my friend, are bad ass! God Bless you for making this sweet soul music!!! It makes life worth living!

[@pakottaja]

Legendary!

[@swissuiza]

edward jacobs great to read that, congratulations! nice memories

[@steelers8643able]

edward jacobs what always tripped me out was guys like you and countless others and mainly James Brown's bass players could play the same song for 2000000000000000000000000000000000 hours and not get tired ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! much luv Mr Jacobs !!!!!

[@franksabados657]

edward jacobs that s Cool , that must have been awesome

[@paulselkirk2345]

A brilliant song I like this one a good piece of soul 🤩😊😎🤗

[@fionagold7257]

Wilson is very remarkable and all his songs are so lovely 💕 ❤my mom and dad used to play his songs every day before there both pay a visit to heaven. Wilson is the greatest of all time I will always play his songs. Have been listening to Wilson's songs since I was born, what about you since when have you been listening to Wilson’s songs?

[@BruceMcKinley]

The one and only Wicked Wilson Pickett. Just phenomenal!!!

[@riverbankfisher]

That audience in Lagos Nigeria might not have followed the words of the intro to that song, but when the band lit up, so did the crowd. Wicked Wilson Pickett brought the house down that night in Africa.

[@roll4561]

This was in Accra, Ghana in 1969 at the Sports Stadium. Ike and Tina Turner, Santana, Soul Children, and a lot of artists converged in Accra that night. I was a young who just started the secondary school

[@riverbankfisher]

@@roll4561 Amazing to read the words of someone who was in the audience, and able to correct my presumption that the venue was Lagos Nigeria. Akwaaba.

[@karenmiller2042]

God what a voice, what a talent, what a looker, what a great appreciative audience♥️♥️

[@Zuluboppa]

Hallelujah, Sister!

[@trevorpyle6613]

This performance by the great man is pure joy to watch. A must see. His undiluted energy touched so many souls in his lifetime but this personified it perfectly. Just love the boys who dance with him on the stage.

[@renataostertag6051]

So do I!

[@jeancruise3313]

One of the all time greats

[@davidwinter6148]

The Beatles, Stones etc. sort of made us forget talent like this. But it was as real as any of them. Such a tight band also. What memories you must have Edward Jacobs.

[@6325358]

😂😂

[@adriennerobinson1180]

No,I NEVER FORGOT about Soul Music, despite hearing The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, etc.

[@adriennerobinson1180]

My Father took me ,my Sister and Best friend to see this Movie Soul to Soul when it came out. WE LOVED IT.WILSON PICKETT WAS THE BEST.RIH

[@LynnWood-r3g]

Saw him in ‘58, fantastic!😻🎶

[@donaldgordon2794]

WE KNEW HOW TO DO IT I DO MISS THE SIXTIES TRIUMPH

[@michellejohnson8650]

And We Will Always Know How To Do It!!! You Know That, Brotha!!!😍

[@Edie-lm5vh]

Me too, had a chance to see him and the Motown Revue in Chicago at the Regal theater for only one dollar and 25c, in the SIXTIES.

[@earlcolter1086]

Wilson Picket was the leader of the "soul time" in the 60s of the last century, a striking and unsurpassed performer of soul songs, I enjoy listening to him and - watching!!!!🖐👍

[@mellel5594]

My father loved Wilson Picket! I remember seeing his album in my father's record collection decades ago. Does anyone know where this was recorded? What a great and uplifting performance!! Everyone is beautiful and happy!! I loved when the young brother took his shoes off and kept dancing!! So fantastic!! 👍🏾

[@princearmah582]

This was at the Black Star Square in Accra, Ghana. The show was called Soul To Soul, Voices of East Harlem, The Staple Singers, Ike and Tina Turner, Santana, Roberta Flack, Les McCann and Eddie Harris other their counterparts from Ghana like Guy Warren ,Dumas Choir Kwa Mensah the Psychedelic Aliens are and others. It was a great experience. The good old days in Ghana 🇬🇭 Thanks to all the Americans and Ghanaians who performed at this great concert to celebrate Ghana's independence day 6th March This was in March 1971

[@shorelineboy]

Just absolutely brilliant.😎

[@jl3322]

The whole Album-Land of a Thousand Dances-is GREAT!

[@rubyjones7441]

Fantastic 😊😊😊

[@happyme6153]

I miss the soul sound...thankful for you tube.

[@robertocarmona2223]

This is from the DVD Soul to Soul the concert in Ghana, which also features Ike and Tina Turner, Santana, The Staple Singers, Les McCann and Eddie Harris...and others

[@francoiselaplace2655]

🧨 explosif démentiel 🎉sublimissime❤❤❤

[@5555boneman]

The 1980s film "The Great Outdoors" brought me here. The ending credits of the movie rolled to a bar scene party with the cast and Dan Akroyd dancing like a mad man to this incredible song. Amazing movie and song. There was some genius creativity in the past. Wilson Pickett could get a paraplegic tapping his toes - what soul!

[@hyperlooprecords1609]

My goodness I am speechless !

[@robertaffenita7755]

c'est un vrai talent qu'ils avaient ses chanteurs à cette époque de la soul music surtout Wilson Pickett

[@fietsvriend]

Doing a Tom Jones Show, and a fellow dropped by, named Ringo :-)

[@thaler67]

The good old days...

[@fredflintstone1547]

this one always does it to 'em. this looks like so much fun! so many of the most simple and repetitive tracks are the ones that really pull you in. less is often more

[@mandre2209]

Oh, this was lit!🔥

[@ralphmoreno2184]

The best of soul!!!!

[@malcolmgregory9882]

Songs that created the varied tastes of a generation and more.

[@LyneTylerrr]

Who’s listening 2020 with me and goth soul 🖐🏼🖐🏽🖐🏾🖐Pickett you’re the BEST

[@anniedouglas1756]

😊❤WITH WILSON PICKETT THE LORD SENT HIM REALLY AS AN AMAZING ARTIST OF SOULS GIVING THANKS TO THE ALMIGHTY LORD FOR HIS COTRIBUTIONS

[@hot88s23]

Love the Wicked Pickett!

[@bellejones8565]

Soul is more than a feeling. IIt’s a connection with God. It’s the gospel.

[@dollyk52]

From the heart! If you haven’t done these dances you missed out.....lol

[@paulhathaway4878]

I danced with a girl that was the love of my life to this song she was my rose

[@ablertribegombakhardcore6360]

wow gave me Goosebumps , i do feel some punk rock vibes here wow !!

[@dannyburch4973]

What a voice .

[@fionagold7257]

Wilson is very remarkable and all his songs are so lovely ❤💕 my mom and dad used to play his songs every day before there both pay a visit to heaven. Wilson is the greatest of all time I will always play his songs. Have been listening to Wilson's songs since I was born, what about you since when have you been listening to Wilson’s songs?

[@farleytaylor5493]

Perfect.

[@cckloth69]

I think it would be great fun to be in an R & B band with a horn section!

[@fionagold7257]

Wilson is very remarkable and all his songs are so lovely ❤💕 my mom and dad used to play his songs every day before there both pay a visit to heaven. Wilson is the greatest of all time I will always play his songs. Have been listening to Wilson's songs since I was born, what about you since when have you been listening to Wilson’s songs?

[@daviddyer1555]

No one can belt iy out like Mr Pickett!!

[@nedney119]

This is what it's all about! Wow!

[@markblake4425]

Truely brilliant

[@pippen2212]

At 1:45, the guy was just chocked about the energy. One word from Pickett and this crowd would have brought down the government.

[@blovedbrownsfan77]

Nobody did it like "The Wicked One" did it.

[@adriennerobinson1180]

Yes INDEED

[@lorensmith4111]

El pais de las100danzas tuve el placer de verlo en L coruna en el festival de los 1000anos

[@jellyfish3333]

If James Brown was the Godfather of Soul, then Wilson Pickett was the Prime Minister of Funk! (Laud have mercy!)

[@somenothing7914]

i wish i was here man omg

[@helmuthilber6189]

WHO gives thumbs down here !!!???

[@hiroehayes593]

My go to song at Karaoke ! Frank Taormina.

[@beckwil0852]

The memories♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@mikelarsen2112]

That's so cool...

[@danstrubelt3050]

He was one of a kind! RIP

[@michaelsutton6300]

I am 71 years old I am so grateful that I grew with soul music it never leaves you. Thank you to people who gave us this wonderful music ❤

[@oneteamineurope]

Well imagine a point in time you could go back to? Then live you're life again? If only I could.

[@dianarfeltner8653]

He was a true soul singer..

[@mauricerogerson5825]

Wish I coulda been there!

[@havingagr8time]

Soul supreme from Mr. Entertainment!!!!

[@nachsitzen_vg]

What an energy!

[@jacquelinefox2632]

Na na na na. 🎸🎼

[@annacurry2687]

I had the love to two performers: Wilson Picket and Joe Cocker. Two guys totally defriend but.......

[@Zanni073]

Now, that’s Soul

[@MarianneGraber-Lippuner]

❤Souel ist Leben

[@lindarichter1068]

Where was this filmed? It is unbelievable. It seems like he is in Africa.

[@TG-oo6ue]

I thinks its the Festival Of Ghana 1971 - soul to soul is the film made about it

[@maymeclayton1402]

African crowds were lively and the American crowds act like they were at a funeral back then.

[@Rob-dp3vr]

Mayme Clayton that sounded stupid, especially because it wasn't true. Now, 27 blacks would shoot each other after the concert. Glad you made it about race, dummy?

[@michellejohnson8650]

I LOVE MY PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SWToDi-qc8hb]

They are used to funeral proceeding after those frequent drive-by!

[@michellejohnson8650]

@@Rob-dp3vr STFU You Stupid Bitch!!! Why Are You Even On Here, Caucasian?

[@michellejohnson8650]

@@Rob-dp3vr Why Don't You Go Listen To Elvis! This Ain't For You!

[@daniellemiller8385]

I’m 70, Land of the thousand dances, brings back the 17 year old in me! Oh my God so much Soul🙏❤

[@GwenB]

I am 70 too. Wilson Picket, James Brown, Sam and Dave, Whew !!!! There was no obesity then LOL We danced all weekend long.

[@zonagale1144]

I thought I could do all the One Thousand Dances (age 18).

[@zonagale1144]

There was plenty of obesity then . The 300 pounders were just as light on their feet as the 125 pounders.

[@carolynforge8586]

Make you shake what you brought with you. 😂

[@francismuiruri6336]

'Wicked' Wilson Pickett, sung and danced with all his heart! The charged energy in his vibes, his scream loud, conspicuous and unmistakeable, left no doubt in the minds of his followers that he was the greatest soul singer of all time!

[@Tsavvvvvv]

I’m a fucking white 26 year old from Connecticut. I have zero reason to connect to this music. But for the love of Christ i cry like a fucking baby watching this. It heals me, it helps me. It’s magic. It’s perfect. I love you whoever’s reading this and do me a favor and get fucking jiggy to this joint. Like you never felt soul run thru ya hands before.

[@wentrumil]

Talent has no race, color or nationality. I am a Chilean that gringos would call "Latino" and I still vibrate with this type of music (translated by Google). Note: "Latino" is not a race, it is just a language relationship.

[@joshmaskman]

Foda-se se você é branco, esse é o problema de vocês americanos, são totalmente bitolados com raça e origem!

[@michaeldemus6666]

greetings from Germany, 55 yo, no reason to connect either (or have I???) - and here I am bouncing in my seat 😀

[@tattyshoesshigure5731]

Wilson Pickett was such a great singer… the warmth & power in his voice defined soul music for me! ❤

[@GregCox-u1i]

One of the best that ever lived, listening to Pickett in 2023

[@btexpress944]

Same here! I so wish we all could resurrect that SOUL in us. We need that feeling back.

[@mark_tolver]

⁠@@btexpress944The Black Keys have literally just dropped a cover of William Bell’s I Forgot To Be Your Lover which I initially mistook for a Wilson Pickett song so there’s somebody keeping that fire burning! 😁

[@enriquepina9829]

2024!!!!!!!! Hell Yeah!!!!!!! Great Memories!!!!!!!! I'm 70 still Rock n Roll!!!!!!!

[@zonagale1144]

Listening in 2024. Dancing like it's 1966.

[@marijnscholma9995]

❤standje 69

[@dmar5714]

The energy, voice, and the stage presence was incredible

[@かつみ-t8p]

ジエイムスブラウンの次に好きなのがウイルソン、ピケットです‼️私は、今年で７３才になるおじいさんだけどこの二人の歌を聴くと自分の年令を忘れて身体が沸いて来るから不思議です‼️初めて聞いたから約半世紀も過ぎてるのに不思議です‼️

[@sandracolleen4203]

Our souls are ageless! Dance out them prayers! ♥️🔥♥️

[@NarimanKhan-or7fu]

You kinda get the itch😂🎉🎉

[@太郎-o5f]

恐らくそれは若さの秘訣です🎵

[@markwyatt5377]

What an incredible performance. The energy shared between the band and the audience is pure magic. Btw Footage is from an independence day concert on March 6th, in Accra, Ghana 1971, from the documentary Soul to Soul.

[@HouseOfDebauch]

In the audience at the start of the song, looks like Black Panthers up front as security…also a shot of uniformed officers (smiling). Did the Panthers travel with the touring bands?

[@djpseudoname2023]

@@HouseOfDebauch you may find the answer to your question in Old Hollywood Scandals- Wilson Picket! DaBaby of Yesteryear!

[@jasonpfinch]

So incredible yes

[@ThePaulHealy]

@@HouseOfDebauch Always look on the dark side dickhead!

[@abdelillahkarim7436]

the sound of the bass was wonderful. Thank you for this very nice and strong performance 🙏🙏🙏

[@isienedauthor]

"Pretty, smooth black, handsome the "wicked, wicked Pickett.

[@andreasbaumler6120]

That's it! Real music! Real emotion! Pickett left too soon, a gifted voice. Just gives me chills down my spine watching him perform. And the audience was great! Pickett might have left us way too soon but real Soul Music never dies. You can't explain Soul Music, you just can feel and celebrate it. I miss those musicians these days very much.

[@adriennerobinson1180]

Oh Yes Truth Indeed AMEN 🙏

[@andreasbaumler6120]

@@adriennerobinson1180 Real music won't ever fade. We must face hard times now all over this world but music is still here. And I believe that music can heal. We should not go to war. We could party instead. And Pickett could one of the answers.Why can't we be as one?

[@mausolos8]

Wilson Pickett opened for James Brown at Valley Forge Music Fair. Had front row seats. Thought the roof was going to blow off ! Unforgettable.

[@bigpoppa3866]

mausolos8 where is that

[@lizzymeacham3224]

Oh I'm so jealous. That must have been one of the best concerts you ever saw & a major highlight in your life.

[@aname5938]

@@bigpoppa3866 Valley Forge. Where the troops stayed in the winter of 1776.

[@Callie0715]

Always loved James Brown, but love Wilson Pickett even more!! Makes me want to dance every time I hear his songs. RIP

[@intuneorange]

Valley Gorge Pennsylvania

[@xmznty134]

As a 15 year old. This is better than new music

[@brianferris8668]

Most 60's music is.

[@chadalbert4977]

Thanks kid, yes,, mo town,, record companies started selling rap,, same time people started shooting each other,,, hello,, my thought yes,, Africans wrote and played really good fun music,, "we" played this song in seven grade,,, "Mustang Sally" "99 and a half"mid nite hour" we loved Wilson Pickett and James Brown

[@mylesflewelling6935]

As a 76 year old this is the best music from the best years of my life

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

Watch Tom Jones sing this. I'm sure Big Jim Sullivan is on the bass guitar. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@ecarneylaw]

You damn right.

[@bholaoates1542]

I always thought he had the best scream of any of the great soul singers.

[@jimmyjohnson4723]

Squwal master

[@bholaoates1542]

@@jimmyjohnson4723 There you go... lol

[@kennethshivers1796]

, was r b

[@ujimajame4601]

You have to hear the 2 songs he did with James Brown - though James could scream, Wilson was always the better singer! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGWufKqkZc6Jnrc

[@jamesscott1189]

Number ONE !!

[@Cromwell648]

Outstanding live performance. Pickett was giving off enough energy to power the planet ❤️

[@williamgriffith3561]

Yes

[@williamgriffith3561]

God bless you

[@tonydavidovski3748]

He could launch a Mars probe with his explosive energy ... wow... just an incredible legend 😀

[@peterthompson810]

I'm not religious per se, but AMEN!!!!!!

[@estherthomas2746]

Greatttttt❤😊

[@viking1956]

One of music's all time greats, no one can replace Mr. Pickett!

[@doshiamullins8675]

No Fat People there....

[@liamporter1054]

Nobody can replace Mr. Wilson Pickett The King Of Singing

[@BigDaddyGeckmo]

Ok. I'm a 70-year-old white guy who grew up in the 60's, in white suburbia no less, and just not getting R and B. I preferred psychedelia and blowing my mind. Eventually my love of strange and textured sounds led to a love of classical music. Today I stumbled upon Mr Pickett again. I have a confession to make. WTF was I thinking those 50 years ago? Vanilla Fudge and Electric Prunes, their self-indulgent musical excess, have melted into a soup bowl sitting under similar unwashed dishes in my kitchen sink. Wilson Pickett's excess is of a different variety. From the soul and just a f ing gift to everyone. My belated thanks to you, sir.

[@elainewarren1294]

BigDaddy. Love your comment!!

[@dougshaffer5524]

Lol, look up Muscle Shoals and the "Swampers". There is a documentary. Most of all the most memorable music of your era came from a small Alabama town to include this song.

[@francynemixon8229]

That is understandable! No soul, brother! Better late than never. 😂 ❤

[@tides234]

apples and oranges , in the sixties I enjoyed both

[@barbaramclendon9133]

​@@dougshaffer5524The people who played the instruments on one or more than one albumns for Aretha F. we're in Muscles Scholes. They white guys and were fantastic in my opinion.

[@tbdog99]

Back in the day when bands had incredible talent. I miss those days.

[@KenCat623]

He had some type of positive feel-good magic. He wasn't just putting on a show he was feeling it down to his soul and sharing it with anyone and everyone, arms wide open with a great big smile. I don't know a great deal of history concerning his life, but I know he's always talked about with high regard and that his music was special. I know it's rock and roll/soul, but I'm pretty sure the prince of darkness wasn't doing this one because It's like he has angel's all around him all the time. The man was a blessing. R.I.P Mr. Pickett at least for a while. We shall see you again.

[@patrickmakombe7037]

Such a frenzy is only witnessed at a cult. What an ecstatic performance. The era when being a celebrity was earned ,now it's awarded or demanded.

[@lingra9541]

AMEN My BROTHER😎

[@mericanmade9843]

👏🏻👏🏻Amen, amen 👏🏻👏🏻

[@VilleKuitunen6]

I saw him live in 1995 and he was still as good. I remember almost passing out just because it was so awesome and I almost forgot to breath

[@organicallypoweredlife1417]

Truth

[@valendanewell5901]

Wilson took his live performances to another level, better yet to a different stratosphere and did it with ease. He was simply ELECTRIFYING!!!💯🎤💯

[@happywebster7151]

they called him mr personality for a reason :)

[@aarondanforth2232]

So Much Talent in times of hardship... Today a 25 year old Black don't even know who Wilson Picket is, listening to rap. We Owe Thanks To Are Ancestors Before Us...

[@Gexxon]

One HELL OF A TALENT. The people in the audience were so damn lucky to witness this great singer LIVE! Damn wished i could have. Great stuff.

[@gaildameron5585]

One of the greatest entertainers in the business.! Plus eye candy.! 😌😏😊

[@richardkesse8991]

Africa 🇬🇭 Ghana, 1971 Accra Sports Stadium

[@juneahernauthor]

danced this pace all night. Thought those times would never end. Still dancing to him in my kitchen in the a.m.

[@heinerpetersen6778]

just go on...forever! We can't do any better for body and soul...

[@trickymicky0007]

you'll never lose the groove

[@dorismoore2943]

Amen

[@dorismoore2943]

My Hubby and me as well

[@renataostertag6051]

Same here! Doing it right now while I am listening to him. Fascinating the looks in the faces of the audience members here. Seems most of them are young males. In Europe and North America it would be more females than males I think.

[@marthawedge-blake5479]

I'm 69 and this music still thrills my soul! It transcends races. Can still get me boogying in these troubled times!❤

[@marthawedge-blake5479]

Wooley Booley next!!

[@billygriffith5201]

Well said

[@susanwright9057]

Me too 😅

[@rangvi1956]

Me too 💐💐

[@sdp-co9pq]

They broke the mold, when starting to perform, I'm 70 from Mo-Town don't tell me about going music 😊

[@douggardine2276]

Saw Wilson Pickett in the fall of 1968 in Charleston West Virginia and it was a PARTY! Much respect to this soulful man!

[@norawerner8814]

Must have been so great!!!

[@luvvail1]

I never get tired of watching this video of Wilson. 71 and dancing