Willie Joe Ligon grew up in Troy, Alabama. He was too shy to perform in public until his mother coerced him into singing in a group with his cousins. At the age of fourteen he relocated to Los Angeles, California, where he lived with his uncle and continued his schooling.
There Ligon met some other boys who shared his passion for music, and in 1955 they formed a quartet. Ligon sang lead vocals, dominating with his powerfully rich and raspy voice...