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Wesley Willis

Wesley Lawrence Willis (May 31, 1963 – August 21, 2003) was an American musician and visual artist. Diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1989, Willis began a career as an underground singer-songwriter in the outsider music tradition. Willis' songs are typically partially spoken in an MC style, and partially sung in a nasal and out-of-tune manner reminiscent of punk rock vocals. They feature bizarre, hu…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
May 31st, 1963
Died
August 21st, 2003
Genres
Labels
American Recordings
Alternative Tentacles
Oglio Records
Fuse Records
Coldfront Records
Last updated: April 19th, 2015

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