Millard Leon (a/k/a Willie) West was born in Raceland, LA, near the city wh… Read Full Bio ↴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. West, while never widely known outside soul aficionado circles, did produce a string of classic 45s on numerous labels in the 60's & early 70's including Rustone, Deesu, Chess, Josie, Warner Bros and Frisco. He recorded with seminal NOLA figures like Allen Toussaint and was backed by The Meters on the soundtrack to the film Black Samson. West, a flamboyant vocalist was also an "unofficial" touring member of the Meters in the late 1970's until they broke up in 1980, and was also a part of the loose congregation of the Uptown Rulers. A regular performer at the tourist packed bars on Bourbon Street for 20 years, West did not get a full album length recording out until 1999 when his debut CD, From West With Love, was released with help from Bobby Love. Carl Marshall produced the followup When Love Ain't There in 2000. His most recent CD, When You Tie The Knot, came out in 2002. He also has an unauthorized collection available entitled Soul Masters that includes older tracks recorded with the Meters.
West still tours & performs regularly at fairs & festivals like The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and has relocated from New Orleans to Minnesota after Hurricane Katrina.
His official MySpace page is http://MySpace.com/williewest08
WILLIE WEST VINYL DISCOGRAPHY
Rustone 1401 (Little Willie West) - You Stole My Heart/Sweet Little Girl - 1960
Rustone 1403 - Did You Have Fun/A Man Like Me – 1960
Checker 965 - Did You Have Fun/A Man Like Me - 1960
Rustone 1406 - It's No Use To Try/Willie Knows How -1961
Frisco 107 - I'm Back Again/I Need Your Love (Baby) - 1963
Frisco (Lil' Willie West) - Don't Be Ashamed To Cry/Am I The Fool - 1964
Deesu 306 - Greatest Love/Hello Mama - 1966
Deesu 314 - Did You Have Fun/Keep You Mine - 1966
Deesu 317 - Baby Baby I Love You/Face the Music - 1966/67
Seven B 7037 (?) - Did You Have Fun/Keep You In Mind [sic] - 1969
[possible re-issue of Deesu 314 sides -which would be strange- or an error]
Fraternity 1019 - I Sleep With the Blues/ Fair Child – 1969
[note: probably an error in listings, as per Bob at the R&B Indies]
Josie 1019 - Fairchild/I Sleep With the Blues - 1970
Warner Bros. 8087 - It's Been So Long/Said to Myself - 1975
Dan Phillips who compiled the above vinyl discography info greatly appreciates the research assistance of Jon Tyler of the Complete Neville Recording Chronology and Bob McGrath of The R&B Indies and forthcoming Soul Discography.
West still tours & performs regularly at fairs & festivals like The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and has relocated from New Orleans to Minnesota after Hurricane Katrina.
His official MySpace page is http://MySpace.com/williewest08
WILLIE WEST VINYL DISCOGRAPHY
Rustone 1401 (Little Willie West) - You Stole My Heart/Sweet Little Girl - 1960
Rustone 1403 - Did You Have Fun/A Man Like Me – 1960
Checker 965 - Did You Have Fun/A Man Like Me - 1960
Rustone 1406 - It's No Use To Try/Willie Knows How -1961
Frisco 107 - I'm Back Again/I Need Your Love (Baby) - 1963
Frisco (Lil' Willie West) - Don't Be Ashamed To Cry/Am I The Fool - 1964
Deesu 306 - Greatest Love/Hello Mama - 1966
Deesu 314 - Did You Have Fun/Keep You Mine - 1966
Deesu 317 - Baby Baby I Love You/Face the Music - 1966/67
Seven B 7037 (?) - Did You Have Fun/Keep You In Mind [sic] - 1969
[possible re-issue of Deesu 314 sides -which would be strange- or an error]
Fraternity 1019 - I Sleep With the Blues/ Fair Child – 1969
[note: probably an error in listings, as per Bob at the R&B Indies]
Josie 1019 - Fairchild/I Sleep With the Blues - 1970
Warner Bros. 8087 - It's Been So Long/Said to Myself - 1975
Dan Phillips who compiled the above vinyl discography info greatly appreciates the research assistance of Jon Tyler of the Complete Neville Recording Chronology and Bob McGrath of The R&B Indies and forthcoming Soul Discography.
Fairchild
Willie West Lyrics
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Porter Wagoner Your eyes're soft and gentle but your heart is hard…
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I'm Still a Man Ahh Ooh Lord have mercy We played this game So many times be…
Im Still a Man Ahh Ooh Lord have mercy We played this game So many times be…
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@messmer777
This song makes me glad to be alive
@RAlanBryan2112
i do love this track. Found it here and later on a New Orleans Funk compilation.... Great track.
@bryanhartwick2348
Dang thats a Mean Groove!! Get Down baby!!!
@mosquitohamburgo7460
Every song Willie West did is great. And this one is grooving like hell....
@carlosalbertogomez1391
that's because the backing band on this recording is none other than the meters¡¡
@mosquitohamburgo7460
Yes...the fabulous and one and only Meters ❤
@Savocaatx
how am I just finding this shit?!? willie west and this band are the truth
@b00gi3
Damn, this is like some pre-Curtis-Mayfield slightly lower-register, lower-end Curtis Mayfield shit! SO COOL! New fan of this dude. Top lyrics.
@TASKHCS1
MUSIC BY THE METERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
'NUFF SAID.
@MicroNuggets
Is it really the Meters on background?