Legacy of Chuck Willis
Artists and genres Chuck Willis directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
- Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheelsartist
The Detroit Wheels were an American rock band, formed in Detroit in 1964. They served as Mitch Ryder's backup band from 1964 to 1967.
Maria Muldaurartist
Ruth Brownartist
Little Richardartist
Screamin' Jay Hawkinsartist
James Brownartist
Otis Reddingartist
Roy Orbisonartist- Buddy Hollyartist
Ted TaylorartistTheodore Taylor, also known as Ivory Lucky, was an American soul singer.
Freddie Kingartist
Derek and the DominosartistDerek and the Dominos were an English–American blues rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by singer-guitarist Eric Clapton, keyboardist-singer Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon. All four members had previously played together in Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, during and after Clapton's brief tenure with Blind Faith. Dave Mason supplied additional lead guitar on early studio sessions and played at their first live gig. Another participant at their first session as a band was George Harrison, the recording for whose album All Things Must Pass marked the formation of Derek and the Dominos. Following the deaths of Radle in 1980, Gordon in 2023, and Whitlock in 2025, Clapton is the last surviving member of the band's official line-up.
Jerry Garcia BandartistThe Jerry Garcia Band was a San Francisco Bay Area rock band led by Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead. Garcia founded the band in 1975; it remained the most important of his various side projects until his death in 1995. The band regularly toured and recorded sporadically throughout its twenty-year existence, generally, but not always, during breaks in the Grateful Dead's schedule.
Kanye Westartist
Elvis Presleyartist- Conway Twittyartist
The Bandartist