![]() He recorded with seminal NOLA figures like Allen Toussaint and was backed by The Meters on the soundtrack to the film Black Samson. West, while never widely known outside soul aficionado circles, did produce a string of classic 45s on numerous labels in the ’60s & early ’70s, including Rustone, Deesu, Chess, Josie, Warner Bros. Millard Leon (a/k/a Willie) West: was born in Raceland, LA, near the city where his music career got off the ground–New Orleans. There’s not many of Willie’s breed still around and who knows how long his dark wail will bless us with gems like this. The session produced a fresh new track I’m Still A Man, which continues on the same slow, dark and melodic path, which he paved with The High Society Brothers in 2009 with The Devil Gives Me Everything.įrom the first desolate guitar licks on Willie starts to lure the listener into his damp and heavy-aired space, like only the few masters brewed in the southern climate can. While arriving to Finland for the first time in 2014 to perform on account of his latest album Lost Soul, Willie couldn’t help laying down a few lyrics at Timmion studios in Helsinki’s Kaapelitehdas. Lately he has emerged with new raw sound, which fuses very distinctly personal lyricism with heavy minor key grooves provided by the guys at Timmion Records. This relentless underdog of the New Orleans soul history known for his work with The Meters and Allen Toussaint has been laying low in the northern parts of the US for a while now. All the leaves might be brown and the sky gray, but fortunately Willie West is still a man. Limited edition bakelit lemez LP kiadvány, 2023-as album.Īremarkable collection of soul, r&b and blues originals and classics from the former vocalist of the legendary funk/soul group The Meters.
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