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DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nIt is no exaggeration to state that the blues is one of
  the most flexible of musical forms.&nbsp\; While most people associate th
 is music with despair\, the down and out\, and the overcoming of adversity
 \, it is also a sanctuary for much humor about the human condition.&nbsp\;
  While the majority of performers only hint at this and even fewer utilize
  it effectively\, hilarity and good times permeate the music of Blues Reco
 rding Artist &ldquo\;Chick Willis&rdquo\;. He can\, and often does lay dow
 n some serious Blues.&nbsp\; But his good nature and concern for his audie
 nce almost demand that he keep it on the light side.&nbsp\; Chick\, who cu
 rrently resides in Forsyth\, Georgia\, was born in 1934 in Cabiness\, Geor
 gia.&nbsp\; His dad was a railroad man and the Willis family moved to Atla
 nta when he was about 6 years of age.&nbsp\; He was surrounded by music as
  a youngster and displayed an early affinity by teaching himself guitar wh
 ile already having experience with vocals\, learned by singing with a gosp
 el group he and his brother and cousins sang with at their family church\,
  and other church gatherings.&nbsp\; His early influences included Sam &ld
 quo\;Lighting&rdquo\; Hopkins\, Guitar Slim\, T-Bone Walker\, and Little M
 ilton in the later years.&nbsp\; He became good enough in his late teens t
 o begin working professionally in Atlanta at the old Royal Peacock Club\, 
 where he backed or played with a wide variety of talent such as Jackie Wil
 son\, The Five Royals\, Ray Charles\, Big Joe Turner\, Nappy Brown\, Sam C
 ooke\, Jimmy Reed\, and many others at venues ranging from the Apollo Thea
 ter to the Magnolia Ballroom.&nbsp\; He made his recording debut around th
 is time for the small Ebb record label out of Los Angeles\, California. 
 &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Chick began working with his cousin\, Chuck Willis\, a rol
 licking R&amp\;B showman who was later known as the &ldquo\;King of the St
 roll&rdquo\;.&nbsp\; Throughout the middle 50&rsquo\;s and up until Chuck&
 rsquo\;s death in 1958\, Chick toured incessantly with Chuck&rsquo\;s revi
 ew all over the country.&nbsp\; It was with this band that Chick solidifie
 d his concept of a satisfying stage show and emerged from this period with
  a wealth of valuable experience.&nbsp\; Chick has since fronted his own u
 nits and has become one of the most in-demand performers on the Blues and 
 R&amp\;B circuit.&nbsp\; His penchant for raucous humor was undoubtedly pr
 imed when he gigged in the 60&rsquo\;s with Rudy Ray Moore of &ldquo\;Peti
 e Wheatstraw&rdquo\; fame.&nbsp\; He even snagged a small part in the movi
 e.&nbsp\; He also had a small part in the Buddy Holly story.&nbsp\; In add
 ition to being a first rate guitarist and vocalist\, Chick plays drums\, k
 eyboard\, harmonica\, and bass.&nbsp\; Sometimes he plays the guitar with 
 tongue and under his legs.&nbsp\; Anything is possible in his pursuit to e
 lectrify an audience with his dynamic stage presence.
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SUMMARY:Canceled: Chick Willis
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