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William Edward “Little Willie” John was a popular American R&B performer in the 1950s and early 1960s. He is best known for his chart-topping singles “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 smash “Fever” (1960).
HALL OF FAME ESSAY. By Joe McEwen. Little Willie John was a teenager when he recorded his first hit, “All Around the World,” for King Records, in 1955. When his career faded in 1962, John was a grizzled veteran of 25. Although rock & roll was once the province of the young, few singers under the age of 20 have been able to communicate more ...
Apr 19, 2024 · Little Willie John (born Nov. 15, 1937, Cullendale [now Camden], Ark., U.S.—died May 26, 1968, Walla Walla, Wash.) was a rhythm-and-blues singer of the 1950s whose vocal style anticipated soul music. John grew up in Detroit, Michigan, sang gospel music, and at age 16 began recording rhythm and blues for King Records.
Nov 2, 2023 · William Edgar “Little Willie” John was a powerful rhythm and blues vocalist and songwriter who recorded several hit songs, including the original version of “Fever” at age eighteen. Little Willie John was born on November 15, 1937, in Cullendale (Ouachita County). He was one of ten children.
Feb 17, 2012 · Enjoy the soulful voice of Little Willie John, one of the pioneers of R&B music, in his classic song "Need Your Love So Bad" from 1955. This romantic ballad expresses the longing for a lover's ...
A “singer’s singer” in the words of some (including one of his early inspirations, B.B. King), John was a pioneer of soul music, a rock ‘n’ roll star, and a blues and ballad vocalist extraordinaire who burst on the national scene as a teenager with the hit “All Around the World” in 1955.
Little Willie John. William Edward "Little Willie" John 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,...
