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Recognizes and honors the late Wilson Pickett for his contributions to rock and roll and American soul music.

Pickett was a native of Prattville, Alabama who blended gospel music with rhythm and blues, creating influential soul music while working in Muscle Shoals starting in 1966.

Recorded more than 200 songs with 50 charting on rhythm and blues and pop charts, including hits "Land of a Thousand Dances," "Mustang Sally," and "Funky Broadway."

Was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 and died on January 19, 2006, at age 64.

Resolution offers tribute and gratitude to Pickett's family for his role in establishing Alabama as a major figure in the development of American music.