Little Willie Foster
Little Willie Foster, born Willy Foster on April 20, 1922, in Dublin,
Mississippi, was an American Chicago blues harmonicist and singer-songwriter.
Raised by his father on a plantation near Clarksdale after his mother's death,
Foster taught himself to play the piano, guitar, and harmonica. By 1943, he had
moved to Chicago, where he played with Floyd Jones, Lazy Bill Lucas, and Leroy
Foster. In January 1955, Foster recorded "Falling Rain Blues" and "Four Day
Jump" for Parrot Records. He continued recording in March 1957 with "Crying the
Blues" and "Little Girl". A shooting inciden...
