DUSTY WRIGHT: CATERWAULING TOWARDS THE LIGHT
Writing about a friend’s artistic endeavor is always a little awkward. Inevitably anything more than a simple plug comes across as backscratching – unless you don’t actually like the art,...
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March 13, 2017
Accidental Courtesy: a brave take on American race
I had heard about Accidental Courtesy before I found myself in front of my Roku Box, with a rare free evening, searching PBS features because that’s how nerdy I am....
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February 26, 2017
IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR: MEA CULPA
So far, I’ve only been alerted to one clanger in my Wilson Pickett biography. But it’s a big one. On page 165, for reasons I can’t actually explain, I have...
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February 17, 2017
IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR: US REVIEWS
Reviews for IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR: THE LIFE & SOUL OF WILSON PICKETT appear to be overwhelmingly positive. Follow the links by each publication to read the full review. “As any good biography of...
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February 16, 2017
WILSON PICKETT: THE TOP 20 PERFORMANCES ON YOUTUBE
This playlist brings together twenty of the greatest Wilson Pickett performances currently on YouTube. Other than the opening clip, none of them are the recorded versions of his many hits,...
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February 2, 2017
IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR: UK/IRELAND REVIEWS
“Fletcher’s account of this fractious and extraordinary man is enthralling and rigorously researched … captivating book.” – The Sunday Times “(Fletcher’s) descriptions of both process and the end product are...
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February 2, 2017
IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR: EXCERPTS
Follow the links below to read excerpts from In The Midnight Hour: The Life & Soul of Wilson Pickett CHAPTER 1 at the Sunday Times THE RECORDING OF ‘IN THE...
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January 27, 2017
IN APPRECIATION OF PRESIDENT OBAMA
Traveling the world last year, we found the traditional verbal introduction from host nation citizens, to be a simple and genuinely inquisitive: “Where are you from?” When we said America...
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January 20, 2017
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