Eddie Willis Talks about Making $5 per Song as a Motown Session Player

This clip was shot in July, 2005. I drove to Mississippi and interviewed my good friend, Eddie Willis. Eddie talks about how he got started as a session musician at Motown. Visit us here: https://www.musicianshalloffame.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/musicianshalloffame Send inquires here: https://www.musicianshalloffame.com/contact-us View the entire Musicians Hall of Fame Backstage Vault Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNotO4QzIgI&list=PLpVZxNGBuqfAl6xIyyj8tWQS6i6efcK8O See the whole Backstage Interview Catalog here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNotO4QzIgI&list=PLpVZxNGBuqfAl6xIyyj8tWQS6i6efcK8O Support the Museum here : https://www.musicianshalloffame.com/donations/ Merch! - Get yours here: https://shop.musicianshalloffame.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musicianshalloffame/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicianshalloffame/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhfm Trip Adviser: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g55229-d621531-Reviews-Musicians_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum-Nashville_Davidson_County_Tennessee.html

Added 23 Aug 2026