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In the first wave of rock & roll, England could only offer pale <a href="spotify:artist:43ZHCT0cAZBISjO8DG9PnE">Elvis</a> imitations or ancient pop singers masquerading as such. One exception to the rule was Wee Willie Harris. Dying his hair all manner of colors and wearing larger-than-life stage jackets that looked like the coat hanger was still inside, tight drainpipe trousers, and a huge polka-dot bow tie, Harris understandably stood out from the rest of the pack. Coming from the Two I's coffeehouse circuit in Soho, Harris had a love for hard American rock & roll and an ability to perform it with unrelenting energy that kept him actively performing and recording from the mid-'50s onward, working everything from nostalgia packages to cruise ships across the Atlantic -- anyplace where his humorous and dynamic stage show could have a forum. <a href="spotify:artist:5PFSmueeFLrjYXqn3agenn">Ian Dury</a> namechecked Harris on his 1979 hit "Reasons to be Cheerful, Pt. 3," and it helped revive his career, leading to new recordings and a busier performing schedule, and he issued Rag Moppin', a new set where he was backed by the Alabama Slammers, in 2001. Wee Willie Harris finally stopped rocking on April 27, 2023, when he died at the age of 90. ~ Cub Koda, Rovi
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