Wee Willie Harris
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Charles William Harris, known professionally as Wee Willie Harris, was born on 25 March 1933 in Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom. An English rock and roll singer, he began his career after leaving his job at the Peek Freans bakery to perform at The 2i's Coffee Bar in Soho, where he played piano and sang alongside artists such as Tommy Steele, Adam Faith, and Screaming Lord Sutch. His breakthrough came in November 1957 when TV producer Jack Good selected him to appear on the BBC show Six-Five Special. That same year, he released his debut single, the self-penned "Rockin' At The 2 I's", on the Decca label. Throughout the late 1950s and 1960s, Harris recorded for labels including Decca, His Master's Voice, Polydor, and Parlophone. In the late 1970s, he resurfaced as a nostalgia act after being mentioned in Ian Dury's song "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3." He went on to release several albums, including Twenty Reasons To Be Cheerful (2000) and Rag Moppin' (2001). Wee Willie Harris passed away on April 27, 2023.
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- Riot In Cell Block Number Nine
- Rag Mop
- Peggy Sue
- Maybe Baby
- Sea Cruise
- No Rice, No Peas, No Coconut Oil
- Careless Love
- Back To School Again
- Splish Splash
- North To Alaska
- Rosie Lee
- South Of The Border
- Lucille
- I Hear You Knockin'
- Voodoo Woman
- You Win Again
- Wild One
- Little Bitty Girl
- Love Bug Crawl
- Lollipop Mama
- Rockin' At The Two I's
- Diggin' My Potatoes
- Riot In Cell Block No 9
