Eddie Willis
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Eddie "Chank" Willis (June 3, 1936 – August 20, 2018) was an American soul musician. Willis played electric guitar and occasional electric sitar for Motown's in-house studio band, The Funk Brothers, during the 1960s and early 1970s.
Career
Born in
.Influences for Willis included
Coral sitar
.
He accepted an offer from
Going Back
.
Death
Willis died on August 20, 2018, in Gore Springs, Mississippi from complications of polio at the age of 82.[1]
References
- ^ "Motown's Eddie Willis, one of last Funk Brothers, dead". EU.Freep. August 20, 2018.
External links
- Justman, Paul (2002). Standing in the Shadows of Motown (Motion picture). New York: Artisan Entertainment.
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