In 1977 he was invited to take part in BBC TV's Pot Black programme which he duly won at his first attempt beating Fred Davis, Ray Reardon and Willie Thorne ( over single frames ) before defeating Doug Mountjoy 90 points to 21 in the final.

Willie Thorne and Ray Reardon also gave him guidance, and when he was 15, he was given the latter's old cue by his father.

BDP members and collaborators included Lee Smith, Scott La Rock, D-Nice, Kenny Parker, Mad Lion, DJ Premier, Channel Live, McBoo, Ms. Melodie, Heather B., Scottie Morris, Tony Rahsan, Willie D., RoboCop, Harmony, DJ Red Alert, Jay Kramer, D-Square, Rebekah Foster, Scott Whitehill, Scott King, Chris Tait and Sidney Mills.

" He had brought Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Connie Smith, Bobby Bare, Dolly Parton, Jerry Reed and John Hartford to the label in the 1960s and inspired and helped countless others.

In 1967 a tribute song called " Chet's Tune " was produced for his birthday, with contributions by a long list of RCA / Victor artists including Eddy Arnold, Connie Smith, Jerry Reed, Willie Nelson, Hank Snow, and others.

" In 1923 he partnered with the fiddle player Willie Narmour as a substitute for his regular partner Shell Smith.

" Memorable Colts Jimmy Orr, Billy Ray Smith, Bubba Smith, Willie Richardson, Dick Szymanski and Lou Michaels contribute to the poetry.

Smith also developed a lasting friendship with teammate Willie McGee during the season, and Smith said he likes to think he " helped Willie get over some of the rough spots of adjusting to the major leagues ".

She is most famous for her cover version of the Little Willie John hit " Fever " written by Eddie Cooley and John Davenport, to which she added her own, uncopyrighted lyrics (" Romeo loved Juliet ," " Captain Smith and Pocahontas ") and her rendition of Leiber and Stoller's " Is That All There Is ?".

* Stride piano-A style of piano which emerged after World War I, developed by and dominated by black East coast pianists ( James P. Johnson, Fats Waller and Willie ' The Lion ' Smith ).

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There were seven selections: Leon Day, Bill Foster, Bullet Rogan, Hilton Smith, Turkey Stearnes, Willie Wells, and Smokey Joe Williams.

The young band met Willie " The Lion " Smith who introduced them to the scene and gave them some money.

Other notable jazz pianists who occasionally played the celesta include Meade " Lux " Lewis, Willie " The Lion " Smith, Art Tatum, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Oscar Peterson, McCoy Tyner, Sun Ra, and Herbie Hancock.

Soon, Basie met many of the Harlem musicians who were " making the scene ," including Willie " the Lion " Smith and James P. Johnson.

As he did with Duke Ellington, Willie " the Lion " Smith helped Basie out during the lean times by arranging gigs at " house-rent parties ," introducing him to other top musicians, and teaching him some piano technique.

, the group is actively touring as " The 5th Dimension featuring Florence LaRue ", led by LaRue with Willie Williams, Leonard Tucker, Patrice Morris, and Floyd Smith.

William, Willie, Will, or Bill Smith may refer to:

* Willie Smith ( alto saxophonist ) ( 1910 – 1967 ), jazz alto saxophonist

* Willie " Big Eyes " Smith ( 1936 – 2011 ), blues drummer and singer

* Willie " The Lion " Smith ( 1893 – 1973 ), jazz pianist

* Willie Smith ( American football coach ), 12th head college football coach for the North Carolina Central University Eagles

* William Frederick Hoppe ( 1887 – 1959 ) known as Willie Hoppe, professional carom billiards champion

William Frederick Hoppe ( October 11, 1887 – February 1, 1959 ), known predominantly as Willie Hoppe ( surname rhymes with " poppy "), was an internationally renowned American professional carom billiards champion, who was posthumously inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in 1966.

It was on a visit to the Maley home in Cathcart in December 1887 to invite his brother Tom Maley to join Celtic that Brother Walfrid and the rest of the Celtic deputation first met Willie Maley ( Tom was out courting his wife-to-be ), and their casual invitation to Willie to also come along was perhaps the most important in Celtic's history.

* 1933 – Willie Nelson, American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and activist

* 1950 – Willie Hall, American drummer ( The Bar-Kays )

* 1925 – Willie Jones, American baseball player ( d. 1983 )

* 1951 – Willie Horton, American murderer and rapist

Willie Dixon ( 1915 – 1992 ) was one of the most notable figures in the history of rhythm and blues.

* 1944 – Willie Tee, American singer and songwriter ( d. 2007 )

* 1934 – Willie Bobo, American jazz percussionist ( d. 1983 )

* 1900 – Willie Kamm, American baseball player ( d. 1988 )

That's the only thing that kept Willie Mays and me from being teammates – fifty dollars.

* 1976 – Willie Adler, American guitar player ( Lamb of God )

* 1992 – Willie Dixon, American composer and musician ( b. 1915 )

* 1915 – Willie Dixon, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer ( d. 1992 )

* 1961 – Willie Revillame, Filipino game show host and comedian

* 1951 – Willie Maddren, English former footballer ( d. 2000 )

* 1954 – Willie Randolph, American baseball player

* 1943 – Willie Davenport, American athlete ( d. 2002 )

* 1975 – Willie Anderson, American football player

* 1955 – Willie Wilson, American baseball player

* 1967 – Willie Anderson, American basketball player

* 1938 – Willie McCovey, American baseball player

* 1960 – Willie Aames, American actor

* 1958 – Willie O ' Ree, the first African Canadian National Hockey League player, makes his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins.

* 1975 – Willie Geist, American television host, writer, and producer

* 1901 – Blind Willie McTell, American singer and guitarist ( d. 1959 )

* 1931 – Willie Mays, American baseball player