RIP Robert “Chick” Willis, one of the blues’ great showmen, clever songsmiths, inflammatory guitarist/singer

Chick Willis

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Robert “Chick” Willis (born September 24, 1934, Cabiness, Georgia)[citation needed] is an American blues singer. His cousin was Chuck Willis.

Chick Willis served in the military in the early 1950s before working as a chauffeur for Chuck Willis during his heyday. He won a talent show at the Magnolia Ballroom in Atlanta, Georgia and made his firstrecord in 1956, with the Ebb Records‘ single “You’re Mine”. Initially, he only sang, but learned guitar while touring with his cousin; Guitar Slim was one of his foremost influences.

After Chuck’s death in 1957, Willis played with Elmore James, recording singles through the 1960s for Atco and other labels. His 1972 release, “Stoop Down Baby”, was a jukebox hit but secured no radioairplay, due to its sexually explicit content. He released a steady stream of albums on Ichiban Records in the 1980s and 1990s, and continued to record into the 2000s.

Discography[edit]

  • Stoop Down Baby…Let Your Daddy See (La Val), 1972)
  • Chick Sings Chuck (Ichiban, 1985)
  • Now (Ichiban, 1988)
  • Footprints in My Bed (Ichiban, 1990)
  • Back to the Blues (Ichiban, 1991)
  • Holdin’ Hands with the Blues (Ichiban, 1992)
  • Nasty Chick (Ichiban, 1992)
  • I Got a Big Fat Woman (Ichiban, 1994)
  • Blue Class Blues (Paula, 1998)
  • Y2K Recorded Live (Ifgam, 2000)
  • From the Heart and Soul (Rock House, 2001)
  • I Won’t Give Up (Deep South, 2002)
  • I Did it All (CML, 2005)
  • Cookin’ the Blues (Old School, 2006)
  • The Don of the Blues (CDS, 2008)
  • Hit & Run Blues (Benevolent Blues, 2009)
  • Mr. Blues- The Best Of…So Far (Benevolent Blues, 2010)

External links[edit]

Bill Dahl, Chick Willis at Allmusic

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RIP Robert “Chick” Willis, one of the blues’ great showmen, clever songsmiths, inflammatory guitarist/singer, and all-around swell guy. We miss you very much, Chick.
Rest In Peace, Chick Willis!  ここ数年がんで闘病していたチック・ウィリスが亡くなったという連絡が入りました。メンフィスで知り合った人がまた一人... この人の、Stoop Down Baby, Let Your Daddy Seeはおもしろかった!聴衆の名前一人ずつ聞いて、みんな歌でシャレにして大爆笑を誘うんだよね。あれは名人芸でした。copy right of this photo: Makoto Takahashi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKiaPPNabLo
Rest In Peace, Chick Willis! ここ数年がんで闘病していたチック・ウィリスが亡くなったという連絡が入りました。メンフィスで知り合った人がまた一人… この人の、Stoop Down Baby, Let Your Daddy Seeはおもしろかった!聴衆の名前一人ずつ聞いて、みんな歌でシャレにして大爆笑を誘うんだよね。あれは名人芸でした。copy right of this photo: Makoto Takahashi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKiaPPNabLo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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