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Also known as William Peter Charles Williams

British stage and lighting designer

Person · Open Library

Works
18

Top works

  • Willie the Monkey and the Red Treehouse
  • Black Male Teacher Experience
  • V-Shaped Leadership
  • Life under the Cover
  • Shut up and Write

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
70,658
Total plays
323,447

Tags

reggaedubroots reggaerootsjamaica

Willie, or Willi as he prefers to be called, is most famous for singing a song called Armagideon Time on the classic reggae riddim called "Real Rock" for reggae uberlabel Studio One. A huge hit in Jamaica and the rest of the world, it was covered by the Clash, and has remained popular, cropping up in films like Ghost Dog. There's a lot more to the man than this one song though. A respected producer as well as an artist, its well worth checking for not only Armagideon Time, but also From Studio O

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Williams
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Newcastle upon Tyne
Occupation
artist
Languages spoken
English language
Official website
www.willieworld.com
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date of birth
1959-09-08
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