The Little Willies, a group of friends and like-minded souls - Norah Jones (piano, vocals), Lee Alexander (bass), Jim Campilongo (guitar), Richard Julian (guitar, vocals) and Dan Rieser (drums) have periodically gathered to make music for fun, playing their favorite country tunes and conjuring that down-home spirit.
In 2003, The Little Willies lineup solidified as an excuse for the five friends to spend a night playing music together at the Living Room on New York's Lower East Side. The show proved to be too much fun for both the musicians and audience for it to remain a one-off. Over the next couple years, The Little Willies continued to play at the Living Room whenever all five members were in town.
In 2006, The Little Willies released their debut, which offered tunes from the revved-up western swing of "Roly Poly" to the cutting wit of Kris Kristofferson's "Best Of All Possible Worlds" to Townes Van Zandt's poignant "No Place To Fall." The album perfectly distills the fun, down-to-Earth spirit of the band's club shows.
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