Wee Willie Walker RIP

So sad to hear of the death of Memphis soul man Wee Willie Walker, one of the last of the great sixties soul men, who recorded for Goldwax and was one of the stars of the Porretta Soul Festival in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019. With his big smile, warm personality, jaunty hat and wonderfully soulful voice there were few, if any, singers at Porretta to match him and he will be badly missed. Fortunately he had just finished an album with Anthony Paule before his sudden death so his recorded legacy goes on, but his death is a real blow to all soul lovers.

Here are a few photos from his appearances at Porretta. The first two are from 2015.

He did several duets with Terrie Odabi. Here's one from 2017.

This is from 2018.

This is Willie with Terrie in 2017.

Here he is with Marc Engel and Noah Shaffer.

This one is from 2018.

Here's Willie with Curtis Delgado in 2019.