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Chuck Willis

Chuck Willis

1928–1958United States

About Chuck Willis

Harold "Chuck" Willis (January 31, 1926 – April 10, 1958) was an American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter. His biggest hits, "C. C. Rider" (1957) and "What Am I Living For" (1958), both reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart. He was known as 'The King of the Stroll' for his performance of the 1950s dance, the stroll.

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Formed

1928 – 1958

Origin

United States

Discography

Let's Jump Tonight! The Best of Chuck Willis From 1951 - '56

King of the Stroll (1958)

Wails the Blues (1958)

I Remember Chuck Willis (1962)

Let’s Jump Tonight (1993)

Stroll On: The Chuck Willis Collection (1994)

I Remember Chuck Willis / The King of Stroll (2001)

Chuck Willis Wails! The Complete Recordings, 1951-1956 (2003)

The Complete Chuck Willis 1951-1957: Early Recordings And First R'n'B Hits (2009)

From the Bottom of My Heart: My Life, My Story, My Songs 1951–1961 (2016)

Gone Too Soon - Remembering Chuck Willis (2020)


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