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Willie Chambers
Willie Chambers (born March 3, 1938) is an American singer, guitarist, and former member of The Chambers Brothers, a rock band in the 1960s with hits "Time Has Come Today", "I Can't Turn You Loose", and "Love, Peace and Happiness". He continues to be a regular attraction at various venues in Los Angeles and further afield.
Willie Chambers, along with brothers Lester, Joe and George, was a founding member of The Chambers Brothers and stayed with them through their evolution which included drummers, Mike Konnic, and Jesse "Nicky" Cahn, then settling on drummer Brian Keenan in the mid-1960s, and through to the group's eventual breakup.
He was born into a sharecropping family in a poor part of Mississippi. There were eight brothers and five sisters in the family. Willie and his three brothers started out singing at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Lee County. Older Brother George who had been in the army headed to South Los Angeles after his release and later on, the three other brothers followed.
He sang lead on their cover of Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour". He also co-wrote their biggest hit "Time Has Come Today" with his brother Joe.
He would later work as a session musician.
In recent years, he has become more active and has collaborated with artists such as Louis Metoyer. He has also been involved with Australian born artists such as Jessie Sparks and singer Stephen Rowe, appearing in his "Restless Soul" video.
He had a business relationship with publicist Beverly Noga, who, in the past had represented Sonny & Cher, Cream, the Bee Gees and The Chambers Brothers. After her company which she founded in 1964, Contemporary Public Relations closed down, she and Willie Chambers formed Hebewillen Enterprises and Hebewillen Publishing, which ran until her death in 2021.
In 1962 Willie Chambers had teamed up with Luke "Long Gone" Miles. During that year and the following year, Chambers had regular performances with Miles at San Francisco's Sugar Hill club and at the Ash Grove. He also played guitar on Miles' Country Born album that was released in 1964. The album was reviewed in the 17 December 1964 issue of Down Beat. In noting the similarity between Miles and Lightnin' Hopkins, the reviewer also wrote that Willie Chambers "re-creates the Hopkins’ guitar style to complete the illusion".
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Willie Chambers
Willie Chambers (born March 3, 1938) is an American singer, guitarist, and former member of The Chambers Brothers, a rock band in the 1960s with hits "Time Has Come Today", "I Can't Turn You Loose", and "Love, Peace and Happiness". He continues to be a regular attraction at various venues in Los Angeles and further afield.
Willie Chambers, along with brothers Lester, Joe and George, was a founding member of The Chambers Brothers and stayed with them through their evolution which included drummers, Mike Konnic, and Jesse "Nicky" Cahn, then settling on drummer Brian Keenan in the mid-1960s, and through to the group's eventual breakup.
He was born into a sharecropping family in a poor part of Mississippi. There were eight brothers and five sisters in the family. Willie and his three brothers started out singing at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Lee County. Older Brother George who had been in the army headed to South Los Angeles after his release and later on, the three other brothers followed.
He sang lead on their cover of Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour". He also co-wrote their biggest hit "Time Has Come Today" with his brother Joe.
He would later work as a session musician.
In recent years, he has become more active and has collaborated with artists such as Louis Metoyer. He has also been involved with Australian born artists such as Jessie Sparks and singer Stephen Rowe, appearing in his "Restless Soul" video.
He had a business relationship with publicist Beverly Noga, who, in the past had represented Sonny & Cher, Cream, the Bee Gees and The Chambers Brothers. After her company which she founded in 1964, Contemporary Public Relations closed down, she and Willie Chambers formed Hebewillen Enterprises and Hebewillen Publishing, which ran until her death in 2021.
In 1962 Willie Chambers had teamed up with Luke "Long Gone" Miles. During that year and the following year, Chambers had regular performances with Miles at San Francisco's Sugar Hill club and at the Ash Grove. He also played guitar on Miles' Country Born album that was released in 1964. The album was reviewed in the 17 December 1964 issue of Down Beat. In noting the similarity between Miles and Lightnin' Hopkins, the reviewer also wrote that Willie Chambers "re-creates the Hopkins’ guitar style to complete the illusion".