Louella Pickett-New was soul singer Wilson Pickett’s younger sister, nicknamed ‘Coot,’ who lived with him in New York during the 1960s at the height of his fame. She’s the ‘Little Lucy’ referenced in his hit ‘Land of a Thousand Dances.’
Named after another of his songs, this memoir blends Louella’s own memories with those of their siblings and others close to him, painting a portrait of the complicated man behind the voice that made ‘In the Midnight Hour’ and so many other soul classics enduring hits.
It’s a sister’s tribute to her famous, complex older brother.
Published 2014
220 pages
$19.99
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