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Little Willie John

Ouachita County, United States • 1937-11-15 – 1968-05-26

Little Willie John is credited on 739 releases across 197 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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739

Pressings credited

197

Albums

8

Decades active

234

In collections

Biography

William Edward "Little Willie" John (November 15, 1937 – May 26, 1968) 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, with songs such as "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 hit "Fever" (1956). An important figure in R&B music of the 1950s, he faded into obscurity in the 1960s and died while serving a prison sentence for manslaughter. John was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. In 2022, John was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.

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739 releases · 197 albums · active 1955–2026

  • Performance · 803
  • Other credits · 8
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Decca Studios · Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg · Maida Vale Studios · London Palladium

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