WILLIE WEST – WILLIE KNOWS HOW / IT’S NO USE TO TRY – RUSTONE

Willie West is bet known as lead singer of the New Orleans giants Soul / Funk group the Meters.  This 45 lets you hear what he was like before he joined the group and man is it worth hearing.

Willie Knows How is a Rollin New Orleans beat, think Huey Smith and the Clowns, with razor wire guitar and punching brass with Willies wonderful vocal floating over light as a feather.  The flip is a deep Soul post swamp pop beauty.

These recording capture a fleeting moment in 1961 where the 50’s faded into the 60s and RnB became Soul.

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Format: Vinyl Single

Format: Vinyl