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    • Mar 18, 1941
    R&B singer Wilson Pickett is born in Prattville, Alabama. His 1965 classic "In The Midnight Hour" is remade as a country recording in 1984 by Razzy Bailey
    May 12, 1965
    Wilson Pickett records "In The Midnight Hour" in Memphis. Razzy Bailey has a minor hit in 1984 with a country remake
    Jul 21, 1978
    The Bee Gees movie "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" debuts. Hank Williams Jr. appears in the all-star closing sing-along with Del Shannon, Yvonne Elliman, Mark Lindsay, Marcy Levy, Wilson Pickett, Wolfman Jack, Bobby Womack and others
    Dec 23, 1987
    "Da Nang me, Da Nang me, they oughta take a rope and hang me": Robin Williams channels Roger Miller in his role as DJ Adrian Cronauer when "Good Morning Vietnam" debuts in theaters. Also heard: "In The Midnight Hour" and The Vogues' "Five O'Clock World"
    Jan 16, 1991
    Country-rock pioneers The Byrds are inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, alongside Ike & Tina Turner, LaVern Baker, Wilson Pickett, bluesman Jimmy Reed and songwriter Dave Bartholomew
    Aug 7, 1991
    Lyle Lovett attends the premiere for the movie "The Commitments." The after-party includes a Wilson Pickett performance of "In The Midnight Hour"
    May 6, 1992
    The Los Angeles Times reports Wilson Pickett has agreed to pay $6,500 and to enter alcohol rehabilitation after throwing a bottle at an ex-girlfriend. Pickett's "In The Midnight Hour" became a country hit eight years prior for Razzy Bailey
    Jun 28, 1993
    Wilson Pickett, who wrote Razzy Bailey's 1984 country hit "In The Midnight Hour," pleads guilty to drunk driving in New Jersey
    Jan 29, 1999
    Bobby Goldsboro is added to the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in a public event at Huntsville's Von Braun Civic Center. Also entering the hall are Wilson Pickett, music publisher Donna Hilley and session keyboard player David Briggs
    Feb 24, 1999
    Roger Miller's "King Of The Road," Eddy Arnold's "Make The World Go Away" and Buck Owens' "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail" join the Grammy Hall of Fame, along with other 1965 releases: Wilson Pickett's "In The Midnight Hour" and records by Frank Sinatra and James Brown
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