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10. Dez. 2007 · On Friday and Saturday nights, October 16 and 17, 1964, Seattle's Magic Inn nightclub, located at 6th Avenue & Union Street downtown, hosts the famed 1950s rhythm & blues singer Little Willie John (1937-1968) for a rollicking weekend engagement. His arrest for homicide by the Seattle Police Department early Sunday, some hours after ...
25. Nov. 2023 · The initial charge of murder was soon dropped to manslaughter and in 1966 he was sentenced to eight to 20 years in the Walla Walla State Penitentiary. Less than two years later, Little Willie was dead. Cause of death? The official records say he had a heart attack.
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29. Sept. 2016 · Despite counterclaims (Rolling Stone reported that the death occurred after John had checked into the prison hospital with pneumonia), the official cause of death was listed in his death certificate as a heart attack. Rumor also says he was strangled. He was 30 years old.
William Edward "Little Willie" John (November 15, 1937 – May 26, 1968) was an American R&B singer who performed in the 1950s and early 1960s. He is best known for his successes on the record charts, with songs such as "All Around the World" (1955), "Need Your Love So Bad" (1956), "Talk to Me, Talk to Me" (1958), "Leave My Kitten Alone" (1960), "Sleep" (1960), and his number-one R&B hit ...
Kaum freigelassen, attackierte er am 17. Oktober 1964 betrunken einen Mann mit einem Messer. Als das Verfahren im Januar 1965 begann, wurde der Strafvorwurf des Mordes auf Totschlag reduziert. Von der Jury für schuldig gesprochen, wurde er am 6.
JahrTitel AlbumHöchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, ...(us)Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, ...(r&b)1961Take My Love (I Want to Give It All to ...US 87 (1 Wo.) USR&B 5 (11 Wo.) R&B1961Now You KnowUS 93 (3 Wo.) US—1961(I’ve Got) Spring FeverUS 71 (5 Wo.) USR&B 25 (1 Wo.) R&B1961—R&B 17 (2 Wo.) R&BAn altercation at an after-hours party in Seattle in 1964 led to a manslaughter conviction, and he died on May 26, 1968, at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla.
27. Juni 2011 · June 26, 2011 / 11:52 PM EDT / CBS Detroit. DETROIT (WWJ) - Did Little Willie John really kill someone? WWJ Newsradio 950's Beth Fisher reports that the murder conviction is one of the...
