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Chuck Willis
Harold "Chuck" Willis (January 31, 1928 – April 10, 1958) was an American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter. His biggest hits, "C. C. Rider" (1957) and "What Am I Living For" (1958), both reached No.1 on the Billboard R&B chart. He was known as The King of the Stroll for his performance of the 1950s dance The Stroll.
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The Complete Singles: As & Bs 1951-1959 [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Going to the River | 2:55 |
It's Too Late | 2:35 |
C. C. Rider | 2:34 |
Betty and Dupree | 2:25 |
What Am I Living For | 2:28 |
Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes | 2:15 |
You'll Be My Love | 2:08 |
The First U.S. Hot 100: August 1958 [2015]
Song | Duration |
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What Am I Living For | 2:25 |
The Vintage Collection: Rock 'n' Roll [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Hang Up My Rock 'n' Roll Shoes | 2:18 |
I Feel So Bad [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Going to the River | 2:56 |
I Just Love Rock 'n' Roll [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Hang Up My Rock ‘n’ Roll Shoes | 2:20 |
50 Rockin' Hits, Vol. 13 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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What Am I Living For | 2:24 |
50 Rockin' Hits, Vol. 3 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes | 2:17 |
50 Rockin' Hits, Vol. 58 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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C C Rider | 2:31 |
Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) | 2:41 |
America's Greatest Hits, Vol. 9: 1958 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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What Am I Living For? | 2:28 |
C.C. Rider: His Greatest Hits [2013]
Song | Duration |
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C.C. Rider | 2:30 |
Betty and Dupree | 2:22 |
What Am I Living For | 2:21 |
It's Too Late | 2:31 |
Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes | 2:14 |
Early R and B, Vol. 5 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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What Am I Living For | 2:28 |
Essential Blues [The Gift of Music] [2013]
Song | Duration |
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CC Rider | 2:49 |
Golden Oldies Hit Series, Vol. 1 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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C.C. Rider | 2:31 |
What Am I Living For | 2:24 |
Golden Oldies Hit Series, Vol. 44 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes | 2:17 |
How Britain Got the Blues, Vol. 4: How Mods Got the Blues [2013]
Song | Duration |
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C.C. Rider | 2:27 |
My Story [Cherished Records] [2013]
Song | Duration |
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What Am I Living For | 2:28 |
Its Too Late | 2:36 |
Hang Up My Rock 'N' Roll Shoes | 2:18 |
Going to the River | 2:56 |
That's Amore: 55 Memorable Romantic Songs [2013]
Song | Duration |
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It's Too Late | 2:36 |
The R&B No. 1's of the '50s [2013]
Song | Duration |
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C.C. Rider | 2:34 |
What Am I Living For | 2:27 |
50 Original Rhythm and Blues HiFi Hits, Vol. 1 [2012]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
C C Rider | 2:34 |
Early R & B Classics, Vol. 2 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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C C Rider | 2:37 |
Kiss [2012]
Song | Duration |
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It's Too Late | 2:36 |
Oldies Hits A to Z, Vol. 1 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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C.C. Rider | 2:31 |
Oldies Hits A to Z, Vol. 2 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes | 2:18 |
Oldies Hits A to Z, Vol. 3 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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What Am I Living For | 2:24 |
Racey Rhythms [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Its Too Late | 2:36 |
The Extended Play Collection, Vol. 64 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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C C Rider | 2:33 |
What Am I Living For | 2:28 |
Its Too Late | 2:36 |
The Greatest R&B Hits of 1956, Vol. 2 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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It's Too Late | 2:35 |
The Original Sound of R&B 1957 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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C.C.Rider | 2:29 |
The Original Sound of R&B 1958 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes | 2:22 |
What Am I Living For | 2:30 |
Bob Dylan Radio Radio: Theme Time Radio, Vol. 5 [2011]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes | 2:15 |
Eric Clapton's Jukebox: The Songs That Inspired the Man [2011]
Song | Duration |
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It's Too Late | 2:33 |
Ronnie on the Radio: The Ronnie Wood Show [2011]
Song | Duration |
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What Am I Living For? | 2:24 |
Roots of Trash & Garage [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Wild One | 2:17 |
What Am I Living For | 2:26 |
The London American Label Year by Year: 1958 [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes | 2:21 |
100 Tubes Soul, Vol. 2 [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Betty and Dupree | |
CC Rider |
The Complete Chuck Willis 1951-1957 [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Going to the River | 2:57 |
It's Too Late | 2:37 |
C.C. Rider | 2:31 |
Betty and Dupree | 2:27 |
What Am I Living For | 2:27 |
Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes | 2:20 |
You'll Be My Love | 2:11 |
The Ultimate Oldies But Goodies Collection [2010]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
C.C. Rider | 2:36 |
Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1958: Rhythm and Rock [2009]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
What Am I Living For? | 2:27 |
Shake, Rattle And Roll: R&B's Greatest Hits 1953-1958 [2009]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
What Am I Living For | 2:27 |
Soul Breakout '58 [2009]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
What Am I Living For | 2:26 |
Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1957: Rhythm & Rock [2008]
Song | Duration |
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C.C. Rider | 2:30 |
Music of My Life, Vol. 22: Golden Decade 1957 [2008]
Song | Duration |
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C. C. Rider | 2:32 |
Music of My Life: Golden Decade, Vol. 11 (1953) [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Going to the River | 2:55 |
Music of My Life: Golden Decade, Vol. 19 (1956) [2008]
Song | Duration |
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It's Too Late | 2:34 |
The Golden Age of American Rock 'n' Roll: The Follow-Up Hits [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Betty and Dupree | 2:27 |
The Roots of the Allman Brothers [2008]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It's Too Late | 2:35 |
The Ultimate Oldies But Goodies Collection: Sh-Boom [2008]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
C.C. Rider | 2:36 |
Atlantic Blues 1949-1970 [2007]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It's Too Late | 2:37 |
Atlantic Top 60: Doo Wop, Rock and Bobby Socks [2007]
Song | Duration |
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What Am I Living For | 2:27 |
Atlantic Top 60: R&B Grooves [2007]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
What Am I Living For | 2:27 |
Atlantic R&B Box Set [2006]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It's Too Late | 2:36 |
C.C. Rider | 2:34 |
Betty and Dupree | 2:25 |
What Am I Livin' For | 2:28 |
Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes | 2:20 |
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974, Vol. 3: 1955-1957 [2006]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It's Too Late | 2:36 |
C.C. Rider | 2:34 |
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974, Vol. 4: 1957-1960 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Betty and Dupree | 2:25 |
What Am I Livin' For | 2:28 |
Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes | 2:20 |
Blowin' the Fuse: 31 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1957 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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C.C. Rider | 2:29 |
Blowing the Fuse: 30 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1956 [2006]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It's Too Late | 2:35 |
Blowing the Fuse: 31 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1957 [2006]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
C.C. Rider | 2:29 |
Blowing the Fuse: 31 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1958 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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What Am I Living For | 2:26 |
C. C. Rider [2006]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
C.C. Rider | 2:30 |
Betty & Dupree | 2:26 |
It's Too Late | 2:36 |
What Am I Living For? | 2:27 |
Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes | 2:18 |
All That Soul [2005]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It's Too Late | 2:36 |
R&B Jukebox Hits 1953, Vol. 1 [2005]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Going to the River | 2:57 |
All Time Classic Rock 'N' Roll Tearjerkers [2003]
Song | Duration |
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It's Too Late |
Chuck Willis Wails the Blues [2003]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Going to the River | 2:57 |
I Remember Chuck Willis/The King of the Stroll [2001]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
What Am I Living For | 2:26 |
Hang up My Rock & Roll Shoes | 2:19 |
You'll Be My Love | 2:10 |
C.C. Rider | 2:30 |
Betty and Dupree | 2:26 |
It's Too Late | 2:35 |
The Classic Rhythm & Blues Collection, Vol. 4: The Fifties [2001]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
C.C. Rider | 2:34 |
Rock and Roll Dance Party [Magnum Collectors] [2000]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It's Too Late | 2:36 |
Golden Age of American Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 7 [1998]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
C.C. Rider | 2:29 |
The Real Story [1998]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Going to the River | 2:56 |
Ultimate 50's R&B Smashes [1998]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
C.C. Rider | 2:35 |
Glory of Love: '50s Sweet & Soulful Love Songs [1997]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
What Am I Living For? | 2:27 |
Good Time 50's [1997]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
C.C. Rider | 2:32 |
Only Rock 'N Roll 1955-1959: #1 Radio Hits [1996]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
What Am I Living For? | 2:29 |
Only Rock 'N Roll 1955-1965: 20 Pop Hits [1996]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
C.C. Rider | 2:34 |
Alan Freed's R&R Dance Party [1995]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It's Too Late | 2:34 |
Memories of Those Oldies But Goodies [1995]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
C.C. Rider |
Let's Jump Tonight! The Best of Chuck Willis: 1951-1956 [1994]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It's Too Late | 2:51 |
Going to the River | 2:54 |
Stroll On: The Chuck Willis Collection [1994]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It's Too Late | 2:35 |
C.C. Rider | 2:30 |
Betty and Dupree | 2:27 |
You'll Be My Love | 2:11 |
What Am I Living For? | 2:26 |
Hang up My Rock & Roll Shoes | 2:19 |
The R&B Box: 30 Years of Rhythm & Blues [1994]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It's Too Late |
Rock N Roll 1957 [1993]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
C.C. Rider | 2:26 |
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957 [#1] [1993]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
C.C. Rider | 2:33 |
Rhythm & Blues: 1958 [1992]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
What Am I Living For? |
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 [Box] [1991]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It's Too Late | 2:36 |
C.C. Rider | 2:33 |
Betty and Dupree | 2:26 |
What Am I Living For? | 2:25 |
Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes | 2:18 |
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 [Box] [1991]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
What Am I Living For | 2:27 |
Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes | 2:20 |
Rhythm & Blues: 1957 [1991]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
C.C. Rider |
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1956 - Still Rockin' [1989]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It's Too Late | 2:38 |
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1958 - Still Rockin' [1989]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
What Am I Living For | 2:29 |
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: The '50s - Keep on Rockin' [1989]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Hang up My Rock & Roll Shoes | 2:21 |
Rockin' Fifties [1988]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
C.C. Rider | 2:26 |
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974, Vol. 3 (1955-1958) [1985]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It's Too Late | 2:37 |
C.C. Rider | 2:33 |
Betty and Dupree | 2:24 |
What Am I Livin' For? | 2:25 |
Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes | 2:18 |
My Story [1980]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Going to the River | 2:56 |
The Soul Years: Atlantic 25th Anniversary [1973]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
C.C. Rider |
I Remember Chuck Willis [1963]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
What Am I Living For? | 2:27 |
Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes | 2:20 |
You'll Be My Love | 2:10 |
C.C. Rider | 2:31 |
Betty and Dupree | 2:26 |
The King of the Stroll [1958]
Song | Duration |
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It's Too Late | 2:34 |
Be Good or Be Gone
Song | Duration |
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It's Too Late |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
---|---|
C.C. Rider | 2:31 |
Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes | 2:18 |
Betty and Dupree | 2:26 |
It's Too Late | 2:36 |
What Am I Living For? | 2:27 |
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