Willie James Lyons
Willie James Lyons (December 5, 1938 – December 26, 1980) was an American Chicago blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He worked primarily in the West Side of Chicago from the late 1950s up to his death. Lyons was an accompanist to many musicians who included Luther Allison, Jimmy Dawkins and Bobby Rush. A noted performer in his own right, Lyons work was influenced by B.B. King and Freddie King, T-Bone Walker and Lowell Fulson. His only solo album was "Chicago Woman", recorded in France in 1979.
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Chicago blues
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West Side
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Luther Allison
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Jimmy Dawkins
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Bobby Rush
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B.B. King
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Freddie King
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T-Bone Walker
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Lowell Fulson
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Willie James Lyons
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1938-12-05T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
December 5, 1938
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1980-12-26T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
December 26, 1980
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1950-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1950
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1979-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1979
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