Willie Lewis

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Willie Lewis (born 1946) is a rockabilly recording artist and owner of the label Rock-A-Billy Records, based in Denver, Colorado. He started the label in order to release rare and authentic rockabilly recordings, most of which were pressed on colored vinyl between 1982 and 1998. He released music from artists such as Go Cat Go, Ronnie Dawson, Don Rader, Marti Brom, Little Roy Williamson & the Denver Ramblers and Kidd Pharaoh.

Lewis recorded his own music under a variety of names, including Willy & the String Poppers, Billy & the Bop Cats, King Cat & the Pharaohs, and most recently, the Bop-a-Whiles.

[edit] Partial discography

  • Willie Lewis & Others - "24 Rockin' Tracks From Denver Colorado" (Compact disc, Goofin' Records, 1993)
  • Delmer Spudd & The Spuddnicks - "It's Saturday Night" (10" LP, Bop-Land Records, 1996)
  • Willie Lewis - "The Complete Rock-A-Billy Sessions" (Compact disc, Goofin' Records, 1997)
  • Willie Lewis - "The Early, Rare & Wild Side" (12" LP, Bop-Land Records, 1997)
  • Willie Lewis & The Stablemen - "Colored Records" (Compact disc, Rock-A-Billy Records, 1999)
  • Willie Lewis - "A Legend of His Time" (Compact disc, Rhythm Bomb Records, 2003)


[edit] References

Bergmann, Sven (2003) The Story of a Hep-Cat, Life and Music of Willie Lewis and His Rock-A-Billy Record Co. Verlag-Bergmann Music, Germany

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