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Willie Clayton

Although born in Indianola, Mississippi, on March 29, 1955, vocalist Willie Clayton rose to prominence after relocating to Chicago, where he joined artists like Koko Taylor as one of the city's most iconic blues singers during the late twentieth century and beyond. Raised on gospel music, he developed a soulful voice at a young age and made his recording debut with 1969's "That's The Way Daddy Did," which was released when he was only 14 years old. He moved to Chicago in 1971 and began recording songs with Al Green's producer, Willie Mitchell, who signed Clayton to Pawn Records i...