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Willie Bobo was the stage name of William Correa (February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983),[1] a Latin and jazz percussionist of Puerto Rican ancestry.
His youngest son, Eric Bobo (Eric Correa), is a percussionist with crew Cypress Hill. He also performed on the Beastie Boys' 1994 album Ill Communication, as well as doing the 1994 Lollapalooza tour with the group
His grandson William Valen Correa, son of Bobo's first son William Gill Correa, is Co-Founder of the music-based non-profit organization HNDP Los Angeles.
Willie Bobo, who grew up in Spanish Harlem, New York made his name in Latin Jazz...
Willie Ninja (April 12, 1961 – September 2, 2006) was an American dancer and choreographer best known for his appearance in the documentary film Paris is Burning.
Ninja, who was gay, was a fixture of ball culture at Harlem's drag balls who took inspiration from sources as far-flung as Fred Astaire and the world of haute couture to develop a unique style of dance and movement. He caught the attention of Paris is Burning director Jennie Livingston, who featured Ninja prominently in the film. The film, a critical and box office success, served as a springboard for Ninja. He parlayed...
1898'de atlanta - georgia'da doğdu. doğumundan itibaren kördü. erken yaşlarda gitar öğrendi. 1927'de ilk plaklarını doldurdu. bir sürü takma ad kullandı. iyi bir gitarcıydı, sıcak bir vokali vardı. atlanta çevresinde 30'lu yıllar boyunca dolaşıp şarkı söyledi.
genellikle, ustası olduğu 12 telli gitar kullanıyordu; birden çok gitar çalıyormuş gibi bir izlenim yaratabiliyordu. 1934'te evlendiği eşi kate'le düetler kaydetti. 1940'ta john lomax tarafından kongre kütüphanesi için kayıtları alındı. '40'lı yıllarda dini müziğe yöneldi. 1956'da yeniden keşfedilişinden kısa bir süre sonra müziği bırakma kararı aldı, bir kilisede papaz oldu. 1959'da beyin kanamasından öldü.
vokaliyle de, gitarıyla da blues'un dev isimlerinden biriydi, ama ragtime'a,...
Willie Joe Duncan and Bob "Froggy" Landers were two blues singers and guitarists, who recorded the track "Cherokee Dance (1956)".
Zappa played their track in 1973, while he was a guest during Dr. Demento's radio show.
BOB LANDERS (or BOB LENARDE) With WILLIE JOE And His UNITAR
- Cherokee Dance (R. Landers) (XSP-576) #
WILLIE JOE And His UNITAR
- Unitar Rock (W. Duncan) (SP-576)
rec. 1956 ; Bob "Froggy" Landers, voc; Willie Joe Duncan, unitar .
Willie Lindo's career in reggae music has spanned the past thirty-five years, during which he was a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. In the mid-1970s, Lindo teamed with Beres Hammond, and together they produced a large body of high-quality work. Their first release was the album Soul Reggae (1977), on which Lindo was credited for guitar parts, arranging, production, and remixing. Throughout the end of the 1970s, Lindo went on to work with a series of talented reggae artists. In 1977 he recorded with Dennis Brown, Burning Spear, Culture, the Heptones, Ijahman, Delroy Washington, and several others. For these sessions, Lindo...
