Willie '61' Blackwell

Willie '61' Blackwell
LaGrange, Tennessee
Country blues

Willie "61" Blackwell (born December 25, 1905 - 1972) was an American country blues guitarist and pianist. As an iterinant performer who played mainly on street corners and juke joints, Blackwell did not have a prolific career, but did record with musicologist Alan Lomax in 1941 or 1942? and was rediscovered during the blues revival of the 1960s.

appeared on:
Complete Recordings (1994) rec.1941, split with Carl Martin

Carl Martin

Carl Martin
Big Stone Gap, Virginia, United States
Country blues, Piedmont blues, East Coast blues

Carl Martin (April 1 or 15, 1906 – May 10, 1979) was an American Piedmont blues musician and vocalist who was proficient at playing several instruments and performed in various musical styles.
Martin was born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. He made his earliest recordings as a member of several groups, including The Four Keys, The Tennessee Chocolate Drops, and The Wandering Troubadours. He also performed in the trio Martin, Bogan, and Armstrong (with Ted Bogan and Howard Armstrong).

appeared on:
Complete Recordings (1994) rec. 1930-1936, split with Willie '61' Blackwell

Lessmann / Ziller

Lessmann / Ziller
Germany
Arena Rock, Rock, Hard Rock, AOR

Claus Leßmann & Johann Ziller, both from a band Bonfire and EZ Livin'.

Glaub dran (1993) EP, 2004 Rem.
Charlie & Louise (1994) Single

Wizard's Convention

Wizard's Convention
UK
Rock, progressive rock

The name given to the first gathering of musicians by Eddie Hardin. It included several members, ex-members, and associates of Deep Purple.

Wizard's Convention (1976) 1994 Reis.

Willie and the Poor Boys

Willie and the Poor Boys
UK
Rock, blues rock

With Mick Jagger and Keith Richards bickering back and forth in the press during the mid-'80s (leading many to assume that The Rolling Stones were kaput), bassist Bill Wyman decided to fill up his newly acquired spare time by forming an all-star band, Willie and the Poor Boys. The group's roots lay in the series of high-profile 1983 ARMS Concerts (which raised money for multiple sclerosis research), which led to several of the tour's participants taking it a step further and laying down some tracks in the studio. Included in this stellar lineup were Wyman's Stones mates Ron Wood and Charlie Watts, as well as Jimmy Page, Mel Collins, Andy Fairweather Low, Kenny Jones, and Ringo Starr, among others, while Wyman also served as the album's producer.

Willie and the Poor Boys (1985)
Tear It Up (1994)

Widowmaker

Widowmaker
United States
Heavy metal

Widowmaker was a heavy metal band formed by Dee Snider in 1992. They recorded two albums and toured the country in support but ultimately disbanded. Dee Snider went on to a number of other projects including a reunion of Twisted Sister.

Blood and Bullets (1992)
Stand By for Pain (1994)