Little Willie John
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American R&B singer
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, William Edward "Little Willie" John 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" , "Need Your Love So Bad" , "Talk to Me, Talk to Me" , "Leave My Kitten Alone" , "Sleep" , and his number-one R&B hit "Fever" . 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.
