Альбомы исполнителя
From the Heart and Soul
2001 · альбом
Things I Used to Do
2020 · альбом
Southern Soul Blues Hits
2018 · альбом
Blues Me Before You Lose Me
2015 · альбом
Hit & Run Blues
2015 · альбом
What's to Become of the World
2013 · альбом
The Don of the Blues
2012 · альбом
Let the Blues Speak for Itself
2011 · альбом
Mr. Blues: The Best Of...So Far
2011 · сборник
Bootee Call
2007 · сингл
I Did It All
2005 · альбом
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Биография
Cousin to the late blues ballad singer Chuck Willis, Robert "Chick" Willis is primarily beloved for his ribald, dozens-based rocker "Stoop Down Baby." The guitarist cut his original version in 1972 for tiny La Val Records of Kalamazoo, MI, selling a ton of 45s for the jukebox market only (the tune's lyrics were way too raunchy for airplay). Willis left the military in 1954, hiring on as valet and chauffeur to cousin Chuck, then riding high with his many R&B hits for OKeh Records. At that point, Chick's primary role on the show was as a singer (he made his own vinyl debut in 1956 with a single, "You're Mine," for Lee Rupe's Ebb Records after winning a talent contest at Atlanta's Magnolia Ballroom), but he picked up the guitar while on the road with his cousin (Chick cites Guitar Slim as his main man in that department). When Chuck died of stomach problems in 1958, Willis soldiered on, pausing in Chicago to work as a sideman with slide guitar great Elmore James. A few obscure 45s ("Twistin' in the Hospital Ward," cut for Alto in 1962, sounds promising) preceded the advent of "Stoop Down Baby," which Willis has freshened up for countless sequels ever since (he developed the song by teasing passersby with his ribald rhymes while working in a carnival variety show). Risqué material remained a staple of Willis's output in recent years. He cut several albums for Ichiban, notably 1988's Now!, Footprints in My Bed in 1990, and Back to the Blues in 1991. ~ Bill Dahl, Rovi