Biography
William Edward "Little Willie" John (November 15, 1937 – May 26, 1968) was an American R&B singer who performed in the 1950s and early 1960s. He is best known for his successes on the record charts, with songs such as "All Around the World" (1955), "Need Your Love So Bad" (1956), "Talk to Me, Talk to Me" (1958), "Leave My Kitten Alone" (1960), "Sleep" (1960), and his number-one R&B hit "Fever" (1956). An important figure in R&B music of the 1950s, he faded into obscurity in the 1960s and died while serving a prison sentence for manslaughter. John was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. In 2022, John was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Anthology 1
1995
Enlightened Rogues
1979
Slide It In
1984
Blood & Chocolate
1986
Bring On The Night
1986
The Pious Bird Of Good Omen
1969
Introducing The Sonics
1967
Fleetwood Mac Greatest Hits
1971
Elvis Costello's Kojak Variety
1995
25 Years The Chain
1992
Party Party (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1982
Somebody Loan Me A Dime
1974
Heavy Load Blues
2021
Celebrate The Music Of Peter Green And The Early Years Of Fleetwood Mac
2021
"The Color Of Money" - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1986
Sessions
1985
The History Of Fleetwood Mac - Vintage Years
Jukebox Jam Volume Two
2013
Here I Go Again: The Whitesnake Collection
2002
At The Movies
1997
The Blues Album
1995
Blues Brother Soul Sister
1993
Need Your Love So Bad
1991
Gruesomania
1987
Credited work
971 releases · 197 albums · active 1955–2026
- Performance · 1,066
- Other credits · 8
- Engineering · 1
Studios: London Palladium · Abbey Road Studios · Decca Studios · Sarm West Studios