Willie Egans

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Birth: Oct. 1, 1933 Minden Webster Parish Louisiana, USA Death: Aug. 12, 2004 Inglewood Los Angeles County California, USA Blues Singer and Pianist. He moved to East Los Angeles with his grandmother at age 9 and on his uncle’s piano he learned to play by listening to recordings of Amos Milburn, Hadda Brooks and Nellie Lutcher. In 1949, he made a couple of recordings for the small Elko label and he hit his stride in the mid-1950s, recording for Larry Mead's Mambo and Vita labels. He recorded the successful singles "Wow Wow," "What a Shame,"...read more

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