Wesley Willis
Willis in October 2000
Background information
Birth name	Wesley Lawrence Willis
Born	(1963-05-31)May 31, 1963
Origin	Chicago, Illinois
Died	August 21, 2003(2003-08-21) (aged 40) Skokie, Illinois
Genres	Outsider music,electronic,punk rock,alternative
Instruments	Vocals, keyboards
Years active	1976–2003 (as artist) 1989–2003 (as musician)
Labels	Alternative Tentacles,American Recordings
Website	Wesley Willis on Alternative Tentacles

Wesley Willis (May 31, 1963 – August 21, 2003) was anAmericansinger-songwriter andvisual artist fromChicago.

Willis began a career as anundergroundsinger-songwriter in theoutsider music tradition, with songs featuring his bizarre, humorous and often obscene lyrics sung over theauto accompaniment feature on hisTechnics KNelectronic keyboard.^[1][2][3]

On August 21, 2003, Willis died due to complications fromchronic myelogenous leukemia inSkokie, Illinois. He was 40 years old.

• Wesley Willis Biography and MP3s at Alternative TentaclesArchived 2006-04-19 at theWayback Machine
• monzy.org Wesley Willis Biography including Wesley Willis Song GeneratorArchived 2006-12-16 at theWayback Machine
• Press releaseArchived 2015-01-04 at theWayback Machine from Willis's good friendJello Biafra in memory of Willis
• Art of Wesley WillisArchived 2017-12-03 at theWayback Machine, drawings by Willis of scenes in Chicago, as well as a sampling of his music.
• Wesley Willis ArtArchived 2018-11-07 at theWayback Machine, drawings by Willis of scenes in Chicago
• Loved Like a Milkshake A Wesley Willis tribute album by a variety of artists

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