Wilson Pickett
publication date: Monday, April 7, 2014 (part of Spring 2014)
category: 
Music
clue: His songs "In the Midnight Hour" and "Land of 1000 Dances" were popular across an entire league of nations.
explanation: Pickett was the namesake of Woodrow Wilson. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, and Mike Rothstein
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