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Eddie "Chank" Willis (June 3, 1936 – August 20, 2018) was an American soul musician. Willis played electric guitar and occasional electric sitar for Motown's in-house studio band, The Funk Brothers, during the 1960s and early 1970s.
21 de ago. de 2018 · Eddie Willis, guitarist and founding member of Motown's house band, The Funk Brothers, has died at the age of 82. Willis had been suffering complications from his lifelong battle with polio.
22 de ago. de 2018 · Eddie Willis, one of the first members of the legendary Motown backing band Funk Brothers, died on Aug. 20 at age 82 in his hometown of Mississippi from polio complications.
20 de ago. de 2018 · Eddie Willis, the original Motown Funk Brother whose muted, propulsive guitar style earned him the nickname “Chank,” died Monday (Aug. 20) at age 82.
21 de ago. de 2018 · Eddie ‘Chank’ Willis, who was a member of the crack Motown session group known as the Funk Brothers played on some of the label’s most celebrated hits, died on Monday morning (20) at the age of...
20 de ago. de 2018 · Eddie Willis, guitarist and original member of the famed Motown Records house band the Funk Brothers, died Monday near his hometown of Grenada, Mississippi. Willis was 82.
Eddie was one of the founding members of the band, Wideawake. Wideawake performed with artists such as Switchfoot, Blue October, Zac Brown Band, and Sheryl Crow. Their music found its way to TV and film for such shows as Scrubs, Grey’s Anatomy, The Real World, Dawson’s Creek, and The Ring.
