Willie King
Sign in to saveAmerican musician (1943-2009)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- The house in the heart
- Wooden windows
- At the Forest Edge
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- Listeners
- 2,323
- Total plays
- 12,988
Tags
bluesblues rockguitar bluesrockgroovy blues
RIP Willie King 3/8/1943-3/8/2009: This sad news just in: Alabama blues legend Willie King has died of a heart attack. He was 66 (sadly, it was also his birthday). Widely acclaimed as a master of down home, juke joint blues, Willie ambassadored this music at numerous festivals in the U.S. and Europe. His music often reflected his admiration for the music of Howlin' Wolf. He put a socially conscious political emphasis on many of his songs. He also sponsored the annual Freedom Creek Blues Festival
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- King
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- Place of death
- Memphis
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.willie-king.com
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- date of death
- 2009-03-08
- date of birth
- 1943-03-18
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
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