Willie the Weeper
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Willie the Weeperis a song about drug addiction, written by Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
in 1927. It is the basis for Cab Calloway
's Minnie the Moocher The Dave Van Ronk
version may be the inspiration for the Velvet Underground's Heroin
.. The song also reached #5 on the country charts by Billy Walker
Frankie Jaxon
Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon was an African American vaudeville singer, female impersonator, stage designer and comedian, popular in the 1920s and 1930s.-Life and career:...
in 1927. It is the basis for Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
Cabell "Cab" Calloway III was an American jazz singer and bandleader. He was strongly associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City where he was a regular performer....
's Minnie the Moocher The Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk was an American folk singer, born in Brooklyn, New York, who settled in Greenwich Village, New York, and was eventually nicknamed the "Mayor of MacDougal Street" ....
version may be the inspiration for the Velvet Underground's Heroin
Heroin (song)
"Heroin" is a song by The Velvet Underground, released on their 1967 debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico. Written by Lou Reed in 1964, the song is one of the band's most celebrated compositions, overtly depicting heroin use and abuse...
.. The song also reached #5 on the country charts by Billy Walker
Billy Walker (musician)
William Marvin Walker , better known as Billy Walker, was an American country music singer and guitarist best-known for his 1962 hit, " Charlie's Shoes"...
Derivative Works
- Minnie the Moocher
- Willie the Weeper (1948) a one-act musical by Jerome MorossJerome MorossJerome Moross was an American-born composer for the stage, and a composer, conductor and orchestrator for motion pictures.-Biography:...