634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)
Wilson Pickett
1966
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About Wilson Pickett
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Wilson Pickett brought a gospel-trained, forceful voice into 1960s soul. After singing in the Violinaires and the Falcons in Detroit, he developed an Atlantic solo career through sessions at Stax in Memphis and at Muscle Shoals. In the Midnight Hour, 634-5789 and Mustang Sally belong to that period. Work with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff later extended his recordings into Philadelphia soul, including Engine Number 9.
Artist background sources
Wilson Pickett - Rhino career biography
Gospel and Detroit group background, Atlantic solo career, Memphis/Muscle Shoals sessions, representative songs and Gamble/Huff Philadelphia phase. Rankings, private conduct, illness and promotional influence claims are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) by Wilson Pickett appears at number 95 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1966. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1966 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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Sources and scope
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Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1966 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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