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Little Willie John

1937 - 1968

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William Edward "Little Willie" John (November 15, 1937 – May 26, 1968) was an American R&B singer who performed in the 1950s and early 1960s. He is best known for his successes on the record charts, with songs such as "All Around the World" (1955), "Need Your Love So Bad" (1956), "Talk to Me, Talk to Me" (1958), "Leave My Kitten Alone" (1960), "Sleep" (1960), and his number-one R&B hit "Fever" (1956). An important figure in R&B music of the 1950s, he faded into obscurity in the 1960s and died while serving a prison sentence for manslaughter. John was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Little Willie John is the 2,046th most popular singer (down from 1,731st in 2024), the 11,181st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,213th in 2019) and the 559th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Little Willie John ranks 2,044 out of 4,381. Before him are Anita Baker, Joacim Cans, Sophie Tucker, and Emilia Rydberg. After him are Siobhan Fahey, Jackson C. Frank, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Eddie Money, Joey Belladonna, Andre Matos, Marie Bergman, and Eyal Golan.

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Among people born in 1937, Little Willie John ranks 518. Before him are Charles Dumas, Peter Cook, Matthew Carter, Barry Mazur, Jenő Kamuti, and Isabelle Daniels. After him are Marlo Thomas, Michel Stievenard, George Steele, Chuck Peddle, Paul Stookey, and Paul Hawkins. Among people deceased in 1968, Little Willie John ranks 251. Before him are Jennie Fletcher, Virgilio Levratto, Marcel Pinel, Alexander Hall, Robert Burks, and Harold Nicolson. After him are Nikolay Akimov, Virginia Weidler, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Virginia Valli, Horace Gould, and Jean Gachet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Little Willie John ranks 11,183 out of 20,380. Before him are George Bruns (1914), Isabelle Daniels (1937), Angelina Grimké (1805), John Lawrence LeConte (1825), Pauline Starke (1901), and Stanford R. Ovshinsky (1922). After him are Camilla Belle (1986), Stephen Decatur (1779), Aldo Ray (1926), Peter Goldreich (1939), Augusta Savage (1892), and William Cameron Townsend (1896).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Little Willie John ranks 559. Before him are Sheb Wooley (1921), Howard Jones (1970), Leroy Carr (1905), Big Pun (1971), Mark Murphy (1932), and Anita Baker (1958). After him are Jackson C. Frank (1943), Eddie Money (1949), Joey Belladonna (1960), David Miller (1973), George Fisher (1970), and LaVern Baker (1929).

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