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He never received the accolades given to the likes of Sam Cooke, Clyde McPhatter, and James Brown, but Little Willie John ranks as one of R&B's most influential performers. His muscular high timbre and enormous technical and emotional range belied his young age (his first hit came when he was 18), but his mid-'50s work for Syd Nathan's King label would play a great part in the way soul music would sound. Everyone from Cooke, McPhatter, and Brown to Jackie Wilson, B.B. King, and Al Green has acknowledged his debt to this most overlooked of rock and soul pioneers.
His debut recording, a smoking version of Titus Turner's "All Around the World" from 1955, set the pattern for a remarkable string of hits: "Need Your Love So Bad," "Suffering with the Blues," "Fever," "Let Them Talk," and his last, "Sleep," from 1961. His version of "Fever" was copied note for note by Peggy Lee and Elvis Presley, both of whom had bigger hits with it; John's version, however, remains definitive. His second hit, "Need Your Love So Bad," contains one of the most intimate, tear-jerking vocals ever caught on tape.
John had a volatile temper, fueled by a taste for liquor and an insecurity regarding his slight height (5 feet 4 inches). He was known to pack a gun and knife; in 1964, he stabbed a man and was sent to the Washington State penitentiary, where he died of pneumonia in 1968. James Brown recorded a tribute album to John that year, and his material has been recorded by scores of artists from the Beatles to Fleetwood Mac to the Blasters. Nevertheless, Little Willie John remains a stranger to most listeners and has never received the respect his talent deserves.
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Little Willie John - Early King Sessions 2002
1. Little Willie John - All Around The World - (studio) [02:58]
2. Little Willie John - Don't Leave Me Dear - (studio) [02:18]
3. Little Willie John - Home At Last - (studio) [02:15]
4. Little Willie John - Need Your Love So Bad - (studio) [02:19]
5. Little Willie John - I'm Sticking With You - (studio) [02:51]
6. Little Willie John - Are You Ever Coming Back - (studio)[02:12]
7. Little Willie John - Fever - (studio) [02:43]
8. Little Willie John - Letter From My Darling - (studio) [02:32]
9. Little Willie John - My Nerves - (studio) [03:20]
10. Little Willie John - Do Something For Me - (studio) [02:56]
11. Little Willie John - I've Been Around - (studio) [02:19]
12. Little Willie John - Suffering With Blues - (studio) [02:31]
13. Little Willie John - Little Bit Of Loving - (studio) [02:15]
14. Little Willie John - Will The Sun Shine Tomorrow -(studio)[02:50]
15. Little Willie John - You Got To Get Up Early In The Morning - studio[02:21]
16. Little Willie John - Love Life & Money - (studio) [02:38]
17. Little Willie John - Look What You've Done To Me -Studio[02:14]
18. Little Willie John - I've Got To Go Cry - (studio) [02:25]
19. Little Willie John - Young Girl - (studio) [02:57]
20. Little Willie John - If I Thought You Needed Me - (studio)[02:41]
21. Little Willie John - Uh Uh Baby - (studio) [02:09]
22. Little Willie John - Dinner Date - (studio) [02:06]
23. Little Willie John - Person To Person - (studio) [02:12]
24. Little Willie John - Until I Do - (studio) [02:16]
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Little Willie John - Heaven All Around Me (The Later King Sessions 1961-63) 2009
1. Little Willie John - (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over[02:59]
2. Little Willie John - Every Beat Of My Heart [02:47]
3. Little Willie John - Until Again My Love [02:42]
4. Little Willie John - Inside Information [03:08]
5. Little Willie John - Take My Love (I Want To Give It All To You)[02:39]
6. Little Willie John - Big Blue Diamonds [02:47]
7. Little Willie John - My Baby's In Love With Another Guy [02:28]
8. Little Willie John - My Love Will Never Change [03:02]
9. Little Willie John - Mister Glenn [03:07]
10. Little Willie John - Doll Face [02:25]
11. Little Willie John - Heaven All Around Me [02:05]
12. Little Willie John - Don't Play With Love [02:46]
13. Little Willie John - She Thinks I Still Care [02:53]
14. Little Willie John - Come Back To Me [02:40]
15. Little Willie John - Half A Love [02:04]
16. Little Willie John - Without A Friend [02:48]
17. Little Willie John - (I've Got) Spring Fever [02:10]
18. Little Willie John - Bill Bailey [02:08]
19. Little Willie John - Come On Sugar [02:38]
20. Little Willie John - Now You Know [02:16]
21. Little Willie John - Like Boy, Like Girl [02:21]
22. Little Willie John - I Wish I Could Cry [02:43]
23. Little Willie John - Don't You Know I'm In Love [02:13]
24. Little Willie John - Rock Love [02:20]
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Little Willie John - Nineteen Sixty Six
1. Little Willie John - Country Girl aka Home at Last (Take 8)[02:45]
2. Little Willie John - Suffering With The Blues (Take 4) [02:56]
3. Little Willie John - I Had A Dream aka Just A Dream (Take 7)[02:52]
4. Little Willie John - Never Let Me Go (Take 4) [02:23]
5. Little Willie John - If I Love You (Take 2) [02:52]
6. Little Willie John - (I Need) Someone (Take 12) [02:09]
7. Little Willie John - Welcome To The Club (Take 8) [03:28]
8. Little Willie John - Early In The Morning (Take 8) [02:05]
9. Little Willie John - In The Dark (Take 1) [02:59]
10. Little Willie John - Crying Over You (Take 2) [03:06]
11. Little Willie John - You Are My Sunshine (Take 3) [02:48]
12. Little Willie John - Country Girl Aka Home At Last (Alt Take)[02:50]
13. Little Willie John - Suffering With The Blues (Alt Take)[02:56]
14. Little Willie John - I Had A Dream Aka Just A Dream (Alt Take)[02:51]
15. Little Willie John - Endless Sleep [02:34]
16. Little Willie John - Never Let Me Go (Alt Take) [02:26]
17. Little Willie John - Welcome To The Club (Alt Take) [03:28]
18. Little Willie John - Early In The Morning (Alt Take) [02:10]
19. Little Willie John - In The Dark (Alt take) [02:59]
20. Little Willie John - Crying Over You (Alt Take) [03:04]
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Little Willie John - The King Sessions 1958-1960 2005
1. Little Willie John - Talk To Me, Talk To Me [02:43]
2. Little Willie John - Spasms [02:43]
3. Little Willie John - You're A Sweetheart [02:43]
4. Little Willie John - Let's Rock While The Rockin's Good [02:17]
5. Little Willie John - Tell It Like It Is [02:24]
6. Little Willie John - Don't Be Ashamed To Call My Name [02:48]
7. Little Willie John - All My Love Belongs To You [02:38]
8. Little Willie John - Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me [02:31]
9. Little Willie John - I'll Carry Your Love Wherever I Go [02:39]
10. Little Willie John - No Regrets [02:46]
11. Little Willie John - No More In Life [02:35]
12. Little Willie John - Made For Me [03:03]
13. Little Willie John - Leave My Kitten Alone [02:33]
14. Little Willie John - Let Nobody Love You [02:53]
15. Little Willie John - Right There [02:01]
16. Little Willie John - Thompson, Sonny [02:46]
17. Little Willie John - My Love-Is [02:26]
18. Little Willie John - Loving Care [02:15]
19. Little Willie John - I'm Shakin' [02:31]
20. Little Willie John - A Cottage For Sale [02:55]
21. Little Willie John - Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) [02:57]
22. Little Willie John - Do You Love Me [01:59]
23. Little Willie John - Sleep [02:55]
24. Little Willie John - There's A Difference [02:22]
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