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Johnson, Willie, 1923-1995

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Personal name headingJohnson, Willie, 1923-1995
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Variant(s)Johnson, Willis Lee, 1923-1995
Birth date1923-03-04
Death date1995-02-26
Place of birthMemphis (Tenn.)
Place of deathChicago (Ill.)
Field of activityBlues (Music)
Profession or occupationBlues musicians Guitarists Singers
Found inSun Records harmonica classics [SR] p1989: label (Willie Johnson)
25 more blues classics [SR] p2002: label (Willie Johnson) insert (blues guitarist, vocalist; performed with Howlin' Wolf and with harmonica player Sammy Lewis)
Enc. of pop. mus., 3rd ed. (Johnson, Willie; b. Willis Lee Johnson, Mar. 4, 1923, Memphis, Tenn.; d. Feb. 26, 1995, Chicago, Ill.; blues guitarist; performed with Howlin' Wolf until 1959)