Little Willie John

Little Willie John (born (November 15, 1937 - May 26, 1968) is an American singer, best known for his versions of "All around the World" (1955, Titus Turner), "Suffering with the Blues", "Need Your Love So Bad", "Fever" (1956, more famously covered by Peggy Lee in 1958), "Sleep" (1961) and "Let Them Talk".

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Born William Edgar John in Cullendale, Arkansas, he is known for his erratic behavior aided by alcoholism, as well his insecurity regarding his 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) height, Little Willie John died in 1968 at Washington State Prison in Walla Walla, Washington; he had been imprisoned for stabbing a man to death in October 1964. The official cause of death is listed as a heart attack, though some report he died of pneumonia or asphyxiation.

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Little Willie John was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

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1937: 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar)....

May 26: May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). There are 219 days remaining before the end of the year....

1968: 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar)....

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