Robert Lee "Chick" Willis (September 24, 1934 – December 7, 2013)[1] was an Americanblues singer and guitarist, who performed and recorded from the 1950s to the 2000s.
He was born inCabaniss,Monroe County, Georgia, the cousin ofChuck Willis.[2] He served in the military in the early 1950s, before working as a chauffeur for Chuck Willis during his heyday. He won a talent show at the Magnolia Ballroom inAtlanta and made his firstrecord in 1956, with theEbb Records' single "You're Mine". Initially, he only sang, but learned guitar while touring with his cousin;Guitar Slim was one of his foremost influences.[3]
After Chuck's death in 1958, Willis played withElmore James, recording singles through the 1960s forAtco and other labels. His 1972 release, "Stoop Down Baby Let Your Daddy See", was ajukebox hit but secured no radioairplay, due to its sexually explicit content.[4] The song was one he had developed when working at acarnival show, where he would tease passers-by with ribald rhymes. Some of his later recordings reworked the song. Another of hisdirty blues recordings was his cover of "Mother Fuyer",[4] which appeared on his 1972 albumStoop Down Baby... Let Your Daddy See,[5] and released as theB-side to his "Stoop Down Baby Let Your Daddy See" single on La Val Records.[6][7] Willis claimed songwriting credits.
He released a steady stream of albums onIchiban Records in the 1980s and 1990s, and continued to record into the 2000s.[3]
