Wilson Pickett

Wilson Pickett, the Alabama-born soul singer who brought a raw groove and growling energy to 1960s R & B music, with hits such as "In the Midnight Hour" and "Mustang Sally," died Thursday. He was 64. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member died at a hospital near his Reston, Va., home after suffering a heart attack, according to a statement released by his personal manager, Margo Lewis.

Dee Dee Warwick, 63, an R&B singer who recorded a few hits in the 1960s and was the sister of entertainer Dionne Warwick, died Saturday at a rest home in South Orange, N.J., according to publicist Kevin Sasaki. The cause of death was not announced, but Sasaki said she had been in failing health for several months. A native of Newark, Warwick was born Delia Mae Warrick but changed her name to Warwick in the early 1960s. She began singing with her sister Dionne as a teenager in church in the 1950s when they formed the Gospelaires.

Wilson Pickett and the Jeff Healey Band will headline the third annual Orange County Blues Festival Sept. 23 and 24 at Doheny State Beach. According to organizers, the festival will feature 10 bands on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and 10 more on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., with performances on two stages. Healey will be on the Saturday bill, which also will include Luther Allison; Terrance Simien and the Mallet Playboys, a zydeco band from Louisiana, and guitarist Mike Reilly.