Little Willie Littlefield
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Biography
[Edit]Before he was 21 years old, Texas-born pianist Little Willie Littlefield had etched an all-time classic into the blues lexicon. Only trouble was, his original 1952 waxing of "Kansas City" (here titled "K.C. Loving") didn't sell sufficiently to show up on the charts (thus leaving the door open for Wilbert Harrison to invade the airwaves with the ubiquitous Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller composition seven years later).
Influenced by Albert Ammons, Charles Brown, and Amos Milburn, Little Willie was already a veteran of the R&B recording wars by the time he waxed "K.C. Loving," having made his debut 78 in 1948 for Houston-based Eddie's Records while still in his teens. After a few sides for Eddie's and Freedom, he moved over to the Bihari Brothers' Los Angeles-headquartered Modern logo in 1949. There he immediately hit paydirt with two major R&B hits, "It's Midnight" and "Farewell" (he added another chart entry, "I've Been Lost," in 1951).
Littlefield proved a sensation upon moving to L.A. during his Modern tenure, playing at area clubs and touring with a band that included saxist Maxwell Davis. At Littlefield's first L.A. session for King's Federal subsidiary in 1952, he cut "K.C. Loving" (with Davis on sax), but neither it nor several fine Federal follow-ups returned the boogie piano specialist to the charts.
Other than a few 1957-1958 singles for Oakland's Rhythm logo, little was heard from Little Willie Littlefield until the late '70s, when he began to mount a comeback at various festivals and on the European circuit. While overseas, he met a Dutch woman, married her, and settled in the Netherlands, where he remained active musically into the 2000s. He died of cancer in 2013.
Title: Yellow Boogie & Blues
Artist: Little Willie Littlefield
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz
Collections
Title: The Early Roots of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock, Rockabilly
Title: Rare Rock 'n Roll Essentials
Genre: Rock
Title: Super Blues Volume Three: Texas Greats
Genre: Blues
Title: An Introduction to Texas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Leiber-Stoller Songbook
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Vintage Christmas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Wise Guys & Wild Women! Jazz Noir
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1952, Vol. 6
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1950, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1950, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Rhythm & Blues 1952-1959 - Music Sampler, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Radio Blues No. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: R&B Soul Hits of the Past, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1953, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Definitive Collection of R&B Hits from 1949
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
Genre: Blues
Title: The Music City Story
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Archive Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Risque Blues - Drill Daddy Drill
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Pop History 50's - The Early Years, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: West Coast Blues Ramblers
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues, Blues Christmas, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues, Traditional Pop Music
Title: The Most Underrated Blues Players Ever!
Genre: Blues, World Music
Title: The Best Of Texas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Rockin R&B Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Golden Hits of the 40, Vol. 5
Genre: World Music
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1949, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Risque Blues - Keep On Churnin'
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1951, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Rhythm Label Doo Wop, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Rhythm Label R&B
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Rhythm Label Doo Wop, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Let Me Tell You About The Blues: West Coast
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Texas Blues (CD1)
Title: Essential Texas Blues (CD2)
Title: Roots Of Rock N' Roll Vol. 6, 1950 (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Roots Of Rock N' Roll Vol. 8, 1952 (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Blues, Blues Christmas Vol. 2 1926-1958 (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: I'll Go Crazy - The Federal Records Story 1955-1960 (CD1)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Houston Might Be Heaven (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Pan-American Recordings: Vol. 8 (Red Hot)
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: 75 Pumpin' Piano Greats (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Electric Blues 2005 Part1 Beginnings 1939-1954 (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Songs Of Leiber & Stoller (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Traveling Man: A Blues Travel Guide
Genre: Blues
Title: Let Me Tell You About The Blues, Texas (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Let Me... West Coast (CD 3)
Genre: Blues
Title: Let Me... West Coast (CD 2)
Genre: Blues
Title: R&B Years 1953 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Living The Blues ~ Blues Classics 1945-1949
Genre: Blues
Title: Living The Blues ~ Blues Classics 1953-1954
Genre: Blues
Title: King Records R&B Box Set (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock
Title: Dirty Blues - The Ultimate Collection (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Texas Blues (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Essential Texas Blues (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Ace 30th Birthday Celebration: Blues And R&B
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Artists Of StoMo: Blues & Boogie Artist Collection No. 10
Genre: Soul, Blues, Blues Rock
Featuring albums
Title: Down Home and Street Corner Blues: 30 Legendary Blues Songs
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Artists Of StoMo: Blues & Boogie Artist Collection No. 8
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues & Boogie Artist Collection No. 9 (feat. Artists of StoMo)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: ‘50s Blues: The Forgotten Classics / '50s Blues: The Forgotten Classics
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Artists of StoMo 10 (Artist Collection - Blues & Boogie, Vol. 10)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues