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Wet Willie is an American rock band from Mobile, Alabama. Their best-known song, " Keep On Smilin' ", reached No. 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1974. Several other of the group's songs also appeared on the singles charts in the 1970s, which utilized their soulful brand of Southern rock .
- 1970–1980; 1990-present
- Jimmy Hall, Jack Hall, Donna Hall Foster, T.K. Lively, Bobby Mobley, Ric Seymour, Ricky Chancey
- Southern rock
- Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Apr 8, 2020 · Ricky was one of the founding members of Wet Willie and one of the co-writers of their #10 hit, “Keep on Smiling.”. He also played and toured with Gregg Allman & Cher, Joan Armatrading… owns two recording studios (LA & Mobile) which he has kept filled for the last 31 years, producing hundreds of records and artists.
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Wet Willie enjoyed some nice successes during the band's tenure on Capricorn, eg. a Billboard Magazine top 5 hit, Keep On Smilin' and a dozen or so albums. By 1976 though, "thrill turned to chill", or was at least put on the back burner, and Rick had an opportunity to record and tour with Cher and Gregg Allman, who were preparing to do their ...
Aug 4, 2020 · That concept of smiling, while obvious, is the key to what made Wet Willie’s far friskier “Keep on Smilin’” such a popular and infectious song at the time of its 1974 release (it reached ...
- Hal Horowitz
Feb 25, 2023 · Wet Willie is a legendary Southern rock band that released several soulful blues rock albums and had a major hit with ‘Keep On Smilin’ in 1974. The band, originally called Fox, got together in Mobile, AL, in 1969 behind the powerful vocals and distinctive sax of Jimmy Hall, with his brother Jack Hall on bass and banjo, Rick Hirsch on lead ...
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