33:
232:
He was credited as "Wee" Willie Walker in recognition of his height, variously reported as 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 m) or 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m). In the early 1960s, he led his own group, Wee Willie Walker and the
Exciters. Walker returned occasionally to Memphis, and
298:(2011). They also toured together in Europe and Japan. Later, Walker led another R&B band, Willie Walker and We "R", who had a regular residency at the Minnesota Music Café in St. Paul. He also made an album with local musician and songwriter Paul Metsa,
321:'s Soul Orchestra. The album was nominated for 'Album of the Year', 'Song of the Year' ("Hate Take a Holiday") and 'Soul Blues Album', with Walker nominated as 'Soul Blues Male Artist' category at the 39th
253:"There Goes My Used To Be", written by Roosevelt Jamison. He made more recordings for Goldwax in 1968, including "You Name It, I Have It" and "A Lucky Loser", which were both licensed for release by
283:." He joined with Willie Murphy, another ex-member of the Valdons, and formed Willie & The Bees. In the 1970s he formed Salt, Pepper and Spice, a horn-based rock band.
326:
271:
Walker continued to work as a machinist, and later as a health care worker. He performed at weekends, singing with a voice described as "a mélange of
257:. His recordings were not commercially successful. Due to a misunderstanding he missed the opportunity to be promoted by influential radio
286:
In about 2002 he retired from his health care job and linked with local R&B band, the
Butanes. They recorded three albums together,
528:
405:
538:
221:
with a member of another gospel group, the Royal
Jubileers, rather than returning to Memphis. In Minneapolis, he joined a local
533:
426:
543:
306:
381:
309:
saw Walker performing, and invited Walker to sing with him on tour. Estrin produced Walker's 2015 album
226:
406:
Jon Bream, "'Sweeter than honey from a bee,' Twin Cities blues-soul hero Willie Walker dies at 77"
503:
333:
246:
202:
82:
523:
518:
329:
in 2018. In his latter years, Walker toured internationally, in Europe and South
America.
8:
493:
99:
206:
322:
214:
213:
groups. From his mid-teens, he toured with the
Redemption Harmonizers, who included
464:
498:
325:
in 2018. Walker was also named most outstanding male blues singer at the annual
265:
264:, and Goldwax refused to release him from his contract to allow him to work with
254:
238:
234:
146:
142:
445:
336:, in November 2019, aged 77, shortly after returning from a recording session.
261:
225:
vocal group, the Val-Dons (later
Valdons), who became successful in and around
512:
318:
32:
280:
210:
242:
218:
181:(December 23, 1941 – November 19, 2019), also known as
484:
361:
186:
114:
272:
217:. In 1960, while touring, Walker and a bandmate decided to stay in
276:
162:
488:
250:
222:
110:
190:
427:
J.D. Nash, "Soul Blues Singer Wee Willie Walker Dead at 77"
384:
Got to Be
Something Here: The Rise of the Minneapolis Sound
499:
Willie talks about his After A While CD in Soul
Express
258:
504:
Anthony Paule talks about the CD, Not In My
Lifetime
494:
The complete Wee Willie Walker Story in Soul
Express
510:
471:, November 20, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019
433:, November 20, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019
412:, November 19, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019
460:
458:
241:. His first release, in 1967, was a cover of
401:
399:
397:
313:, which in turn led to Walker's 2017 album,
233:made his first recordings there in 1965 for
455:
394:
16:American soul and blues singer (1941–2019)
305:In 2014, harmonica player and bandleader
441:
439:
375:
357:
355:
353:
351:
349:
511:
422:
420:
418:
209:, where he started singing with local
436:
346:
415:
13:
368:, based on article by Mike Elias,
196:
14:
555:
529:People from Hernando, Mississippi
478:
386:, Univ. of Minnesota Press, 2017
31:
539:Singers from Memphis, Tennessee
362:"Willie Walker, Soul Survivor"
1:
452:. Retrieved December 22, 2019
372:. Retrieved December 22, 2019
339:
7:
332:Walker died at his home in
37:Blues Heaven Festival 2018
10:
560:
534:Musicians from Mississippi
465:"R.I.P. Wee Willie Walker"
317:, recorded with guitarist
157:
153:
138:
128:
120:
106:
89:
69:
59:
49:
44:
30:
23:
39:Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson
544:American soul musicians
311:If Nothing Ever Changes
149:, Haute, Little Village
227:Minneapolis–Saint Paul
45:Background information
334:Saint Paul, Minnesota
203:Hernando, Mississippi
83:Hernando, Mississippi
431:American Blues Scene
288:Right Where I Belong
366:WeeWillieWalker.com
327:Living Blues Awards
100:St. Paul, Minnesota
323:Blues Music Awards
300:Live On Highway 55
207:Memphis, Tennessee
185:, was an American
179:Willie Earl Walker
55:Willie Earl Walker
485:Wee Willie Walker
450:SoulfulKindaMusic
382:Andrea Swensson,
215:Roosevelt Jamison
205:, and grew up in
183:Wee Willie Walker
173:
172:
93:November 19, 2019
80:December 21, 1941
25:Wee Willie Walker
551:
472:
462:
453:
443:
434:
424:
413:
403:
392:
390:Books.google.com
379:
373:
359:
169:
166:
165:.weewilliewalker
164:
134:1950s–2019
131:
96:
79:
77:
62:
52:
35:
21:
20:
559:
558:
554:
553:
552:
550:
549:
548:
509:
508:
487:discography at
481:
476:
475:
463:
456:
446:"Willie Walker"
444:
437:
425:
416:
404:
395:
380:
376:
360:
347:
342:
296:Long Time Thing
266:Curtis Mayfield
255:Checker Records
239:Quinton Claunch
235:Goldwax Records
201:He was born in
199:
197:Life and career
176:
161:
129:
98:
94:
81:
75:
73:
60:
50:
40:
38:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
557:
547:
546:
541:
536:
531:
526:
521:
507:
506:
501:
496:
491:
480:
479:External links
477:
474:
473:
469:Blues Matters!
454:
435:
414:
393:
374:
344:
343:
341:
338:
262:John Richbourg
247:Ticket to Ride
237:, produced by
198:
195:
175:Musical artist
174:
171:
170:
159:
155:
154:
151:
150:
140:
136:
135:
132:
126:
125:
122:
118:
117:
108:
104:
103:
97:(aged 77)
91:
87:
86:
71:
67:
66:
63:
57:
56:
53:
47:
46:
42:
41:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
556:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
517:
516:
514:
505:
502:
500:
497:
495:
492:
490:
486:
483:
482:
470:
466:
461:
459:
451:
447:
442:
440:
432:
428:
423:
421:
419:
411:
407:
402:
400:
398:
391:
387:
385:
378:
371:
367:
363:
358:
356:
354:
352:
350:
345:
337:
335:
330:
328:
324:
320:
319:Anthony Paule
316:
315:After a While
312:
308:
303:
301:
297:
293:
292:Memphisapolis
289:
284:
282:
278:
274:
269:
267:
263:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
230:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
194:
192:
188:
184:
180:
168:
160:
156:
152:
148:
144:
141:
137:
133:
127:
123:
119:
116:
112:
109:
105:
101:
92:
88:
84:
72:
68:
65:Willie Walker
64:
61:Also known as
58:
54:
48:
43:
34:
29:
22:
19:
468:
449:
430:
410:Star Tribune
409:
389:
383:
377:
369:
365:
331:
314:
310:
304:
299:
295:
294:(2006); and
291:
287:
285:
281:Otis Redding
270:
249:", with the
231:
200:
182:
178:
177:
130:Years active
95:(2019-11-19)
18:
524:2019 deaths
519:1941 births
307:Rick Estrin
243:the Beatles
219:Minneapolis
513:Categories
340:References
121:Occupation
76:1941-12-21
51:Birth name
370:The Chord
273:Sam Cooke
302:(2013).
290:(2004);
277:Al Green
193:singer.
489:Discogs
223:R&B
158:Website
147:Checker
143:Goldwax
111:R&B
251:B-side
211:gospel
139:Labels
124:Singer
107:Genres
102:, U.S.
85:, U.S.
191:blues
279:and
189:and
187:soul
167:.com
115:soul
90:Died
70:Born
245:' "
229:.
163:www
515::
467:,
457:^
448:,
438:^
429:,
417:^
408:,
396:^
388:,
364:,
348:^
275:,
268:.
259:DJ
145:,
113:,
78:)
74:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
