リトル・ウィリー・ジョン Little Willie John

1937年11月15日にアーカンソー州キャムデンで生まれ、1968年5月26日にワシントン州の刑務所で死去しました。本名はウィリアム・エドワード・ジョンです。初期の録音歴は不明ですが、16歳の時にはポール・オリバー楽団と巡業して、プライズ、サヴォイ、ラーマに録音しています。1955年にキングと契約し、刑務所に入所する1963年までに14曲のヒットを放ちました。「Fever」が有名です。その他「Talk to Me, Talk to Me」、「Sleep」などもヒットしました。これらの曲はサニー&ザ・サングロウズ、エルヴィス・プレスリー、ペギー・リー、ジョニー・プレストンなど多くの歌手達が取り上げています。
The Very Best of Little Willie John
Little Willie John
[収録曲]
  1. All Around the World
  2. Home at Last
  3. I'm Sticking With You Baby
  4. Need Your Love So Bad
  5. Fever
  6. Letter from My Darling
  7. Do Something for Me
  8. Suffering With the Blues
  9. Tell It Like It Is
  10. Will the Sun Shine Tomorrow
  11. You Got to Get Up Early in the Morning
  12. Person to Person
  13. Talk to Me, Talk to Me
  14. You're a Sweetheart
  15. Let Them Talk
  16. Let Nobody Love You
  17. Leave Me Kitten Alone
Little Willie John - Need Your Love So Bad
Little Willie John - Fever
Sleep: Singles As & Bs 1955-61
Little Willie John
[収録曲]
Disc.1 [CD]
  1. All Around the World
  2. Don't Leave Me Dear
  3. Need Your Love So Bad
  4. Home At Last
  5. Are You Ever Coming Back
  6. I'm Stickin' With You Baby
  7. Fever
  8. Letter From My Darling
  9. Do Something For Me
  10. My Nerves
  11. I've Been Around
  12. Suffering With the Blues
  13. Will the Sun Shine Tomorrow
  14. A Little Bit of Loving
  15. Love, Life and Money
  16. You Got To Get Up Early In the Morning
  17. I've Got To Go Cry
  18. Look What You'Ve Done To Me
  19. Young Girl
  20. If I Thought You Needed Me
  21. Uh Uh Baby
  22. Dinner Date
  23. Person To Person
  24. Until You Do
  25. Talk To Me, Talk To Me
  26. Spasms
  27. You're a Sweetheart
  28. Let's Rock While the Rockin's Good
  29. Tell It Like It is
  30. Don't Be Ashamed To Call My Name
Disc.2 [CD]
  1. All My Love Belongs To You
  2. Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me
  3. No Regrets
  4. I'll Carry Your Love Wherever I Go
  5. Made For Me
  6. No More In Life
  7. Leave My Kitten Alone
  8. Let Nobody Love You
  9. Let Them Talk
  10. Right There
  11. Loving Care
  12. My Love is
  13. A Cottage For Sale
  14. I'm Shakin'
  15. Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me)
  16. Do You Love Me
  17. Sleep
  18. There's a Difference
  19. Walk Slow
  20. You Hurt Me
  21. I'll Never Go Back On My Word
  22. Very Though t of You, The
  23. I'm Sorry
  24. (I've Got) Spring Fever
  25. Flamingo
  26. Take My Love (I Want To Give It All To You)
  27. Now You Know
  28. Drive Me Home
  29. There is Someone In
Little Willie John - Sleep (1960)
Little Willie John - Now You Know