(1933-10-01)October 1, 1933 Near Minden, Louisiana, United States
Died
August 5, 2004(2004-08-05) (aged 70) Inglewood, California, United States
Genres
Rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie
Occupation(s)
Pianist, singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)
Piano, vocals
Years active
1949–early 1990s
Labels
Various
Musical artist
Willie Egan (October 1, 1933 – August 5, 2004) was an American rhythm and blues and boogie-woogie pianist, singer, and songwriter. He recorded a string of singles in the mid- to late-1950s, using his "boogie-woogie-tinged R&B" styling to critical, but no real commercial, success. Egan wrote most of his own material, and enjoyed a resurgence of interest in Europe in the early 1980s. Pop historians tend to concur that his lack of tangible success in the 1950s, was down to a combination of lack of national promotion, scarce airplay and poor management. A continual mis-spelling of his own name was a further distraction; even his best remembered track, "Wear Your Black Dress", appeared on a single's B-side.
WillieEgan (October 1, 1933 – August 5, 2004) was an American rhythm and blues and boogie-woogie pianist, singer, and songwriter. He recorded a string...
1921. The Egan-Hogan War of 1921-23 had its origins with a disgruntled Egan gangster named Max Greenberg, who was accused of cheating WillieEgan out of...
wound, Costello still managed to stagger three blocks to the east to WillieEgan's saloon and call for a taxicab to take him to the hospital. Mrs. Klutz...
this by betraying the very same man who had saved them from prison: WillieEgan. Egan gave Greenberg $2,000 to make a deal with a Mexican smuggler for a...
assassination of WillieEgan Walter Costello (1889–1917), bodyguard to WillieEgan, killer of Harry Dunn Harry "Cherries" Dunn (1892–1916) Thomas Egan (1874–1919)...
American acts, including Big Jay McNeely, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, WillieEgan, Dr. John, Doug Sahm, Augie Meyers and Flaco Jiminez, Wallace Davenport...
Edward Joseph Egan AO (born 6 July 1932) is an Australian folk musician and a former public servant who served as Administrator of the Northern Territory...
a federal prison. Over five years between 1919 and 1924, Egan's Rats, founded by WillieEgan and later led by Dint Colbeck, stole almost $4.5 million...
the Egan's Rats and the Bottoms Gang after former Rats leader Harry "Cherries" Dunn was gunned down outside a bar by former gang members WillieEgan and...
Morgan Street. After the meeting concluded, Tom Egan shot and mortally wounded an old enemy of his, Willie Gagel. Several weeks later on March 2, after police...
as Nikos Thomopolis Robert Ridgely as Mayor Ted Egan Alice Adair as Jan Bogomil Glenn Withrow as Willie Tom Bower as Russ Fielding Hugh Hefner as Himself...
was first titled) is a blues standard credited to arranger and songwriter Willie Dixon. The song was first recorded in 1961 by American blues musician Howlin'...
takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincoln's son William "Willie" Wallace Lincoln and deals with the president's grief at his loss. The bulk...
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