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Williams, Willie Rough Dried

(1922–1988)> DRUMMER
Author: EDWARD KOMARA

Williams, Willie Rough Dried 13 March 1922; Lake Village, AR – 8 December 1988; Chicago, IL Chicago-based drummer much associated with How-lin’ Wolf from the 1950s through the early 1970s. During his early years in the South, Williams was a guitarist and a professional tap dancer known as “Fast Feet.” On his own in the 1970s, he scored a Chicago-area jukebox hit “ Wine-Headed Woman ” (Supreme label). Edward Komara Bibliography Nelson, David. Willie Williams. Living Blues no. 87 (July/August…

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