Willie P. Bennett Remembered

About Me

From Wikipedia:
Willie P. Bennett (born William Patrick Bennett 26 October 1951, Toronto, Ontario - 15 February 2008) was a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter. He died of a heart attack on February 15, 2008, at his home in Peterborough, Ontario.
Bennett was part of the 1970s folk music scene in Canada, alongside figures such as Bruce Cockburn, Stan Rogers and David Wiffen. His early albums were produced by David Essig; the recording engineer for his 1977 album Hobo's Taunt was Daniel Lanois.
While commonly regarded as a major talent, Bennett did not become as famous as his contemporaries until 1996, when Stephen Fearing, Colin Linden and Tom Wilson formed Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, a supergroup named for Bennett's 1978 album, to record a tribute album of Bennett's songs. Bennett's first subsequent album of new material, Heartstrings, won a 1999 Juno Award for Best Roots & Traditional Album - Solo.
Bennett also performed frequently with singer-songwriter Fred Eaglesmith, playing mandolin and harmonica.

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Member Since: 31/05/2008
Band Website: http://www.williepbennett.com
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My Blog

I can still see you walkin' through London in the night....David Essig

Thanks to Doug Lang bringing to my attention a new song about Willie P, I have discovered David Essig. Im sure that brings an indignant snort (and rightly so) to those of you who have long known and...
Posted by on Sun, 31 May 2009 12:52:00 GMT

Some more video

Recently discovered some more video footage of Willie P. playing with Fred. They brought some really good memories, and I hope they do so for you as well.
Posted by on Sun, 17 May 2009 10:01:00 GMT

Willie P. Videos

Posted by on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:12:00 GMT

One Year - W.P.Bennett Tribute

As we come upon the first anniversary of Willie's passing, I wanted to join with my fellow WPB fans here and have a collective moment of remembering, not that he is ever far from our thoughts. We will...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:14:00 GMT

Brief vintage Willie P footage in the new BARK video

Posted by on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:24:00 GMT

Studio Recording from Willie P - Worthy Cause

I recently heard from Dan Medakovic about a studio recording by Will in support of his project. It is to raise funds to help the homeless in the Hamilton Ontario area. You can purchase the mp3 downloa...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:24:00 GMT

Music In Your Eyes

I first heard Willie P when we attended the Fred In Texas weekend in 2006. We were invited by fellow Billy Joe Shaver fans turned friends, Dana and Andy Jones. It was our first time in Texas, our firs...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:16:00 GMT

Bob Burchills Memorial for Willie P.

From the website of Bob Burchill, shared here with his permission. Looks like Bob has just joined myspace, he's gonna need some friends. http://www.myspace.com/bobburchill Bob Burchill&LondonMemorial ...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:41:00 GMT

Collectibles

Willie P. Bennett "Collectibles"(26 October 1951 - 15 February 2008) RIP!!!In his native Canada, Willie P. Bennett is held in high esteem as one of the greatest talents in folk music. Some dared to ev...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:55:00 GMT

Mike Maves Remembers Willie P.

I received a kind message from Mike Maves today. This is the sort of response I hoped for when I created this page. Thank you so much Mike, for sharing! Here are his remarks: I was quite sad wh...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:48:00 GMT