Willie Nix (August 6, 1922 — July 8, 1991) was an American blues singer and drummer, active in Memphis, Tennessee in the 1940s and 1950s. Born in Memphis, as a child he learnt to tap dance, and later became a part of the blues scene that grew up around Beale Street. He recorded for the Sun Records label and others in the 1950s. He also later recorded in Chicago. He died in Leland, Mississippi in 1991.
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- Willie Nix (August 6, 1922 — July 8, 1991) was an American blues singer and drummer, active in Memphis, Tennessee in the 1940s and 1950s. Born in Memphis, as a child he learnt to tap dance, and later became a part of the blues scene that grew up around Beale Street. He recorded for the Sun Records label and others in the 1950s. He also later recorded in Chicago. He died in Leland, Mississippi in 1991.
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- Willie Nix (August 6, 1922 — July 8, 1991) was an American blues singer and drummer, active in Memphis, Tennessee in the 1940s and 1950s. Born in Memphis, as a child he learnt to tap dance, and later became a part of the blues scene that grew up around Beale Street. He recorded for the Sun Records label and others in the 1950s. He also later recorded in Chicago. He died in Leland, Mississippi in 1991.
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