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zerofuxgivn420 t1_iuf1j4r wrote
Reply to TIL When soul legend Wilson Picket recorded his iconic version of "Mustang Sally," he & his band rushed to hear the playback. The tape machine broke, cutting the tape into 30-40 tiny pieces. The engineer Tom Dowd carefully spliced them all back together, & that's the famous album version by wowbobwow
My former band leader played tenor in his band and was in the video from (iirc) 1964ish(?).
zerofuxgivn420 t1_iuhha3a wrote
Reply to comment by wowbobwow in TIL When soul legend Wilson Picket recorded his iconic version of "Mustang Sally," he & his band rushed to hear the playback. The tape machine broke, cutting the tape into 30-40 tiny pieces. The engineer Tom Dowd carefully spliced them all back together, & that's the famous album version by wowbobwow
Yeah, he's actually still alive and kicking lol. He also played with James Brown for a bit, and was a door gunner in 'Nam.
We used to just chat after our gigs and damn the crazy stories he told.