Little Willie Jones Explained

Willie Cornelius Jones (born 1936), known as Little Willie Jones, is an American soul singer and musician.[1]

He recorded songs such as "You're Welcome to Try" and "The – When Will I Stop Lovin' You" with the Mellowettes on the VRC record label, described as "a Great sixties soul stomper from Newark, New Jersey with such a rough edge and a killer breakdown."[2] He was ousted from Pat Teacake's Band and replaced by Otis Redding.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Willie Jones and The Royal Jokers - Love Game From A to Z. The Luther Vandross Experience. October 8, 2010.
  2. Web site: Little Willie Jones. Soul Generation. 31 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20041228060626/http://www.soulgeneration.co.uk/excavations6.htm. 28 December 2004. dead.
  3. Book: Gulla, Bob. Icons of R&B and Soul: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles ; The Temptations ; The Supremes ; Stevie Wonder. 31 August 2011. January 2008. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-313-34046-8. 399.
  4. Book: Guralnick, Peter. Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm And Blues And The Southern Dream Of Freedom. 31 August 2011. 2 May 2002. Canongate Books. 978-1-84767-637-5. 234.

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