Born August 20, 1950 in Clarksdale, Arkansas. Happy birthday, Willie…!!!
*Grammy Award winner. *Inducted into the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame. *Actor in movies such as Thief, Hardball, Ali, Road to Perdition, The Express. *Worked with Tom Hanks, Will Smith, James Caan, Dennis Quaid.
*Chosen drummer for: Son Seals, Junior Wells, Magic Sam, Chainsaw Dupont, Luther Allison, Carey Bell, Johnny Dollar, Mighty Joe Young, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Albert Bashor, Otis Clay, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Koko Taylor, Luther Allison, The Temptations, Lurrie Bell, Big Twist, the Mellow Fellows, and more.
& Elbio Barilari
Chris James : vocals, guitar
Patrick Rynn : bass
Willie ” The Touch ” Hayes : drums
Ken Saydak : vocals, keyboard
Aki Kumar : chant, harmonica
Chick Rodgers : vocals
Willie “The Touch” Hayes for the record, complete album list: https://www.discogs.com/artist/1249010-Willie-Hayes
ENJOY A GREAT INTERVIEW WITH WILLIE:
https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/willie-hayes
Thank You
The swingingest of the modern blues drummers.