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Willie Williams

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Willie Williams

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American sprinter (1931-2019)

Person · Open Library

Works
18

Top works

  • Willie the Monkey and the Red Treehouse
  • Black Male Teacher Experience
  • V-Shaped Leadership
  • Life under the Cover
  • Shut up and Write

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1932-02-08

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
70,636
Total plays
323,314

Tags

reggaedubroots reggaerootsjamaica

Willie, or Willi as he prefers to be called, is most famous for singing a song called Armagideon Time on the classic reggae riddim called "Real Rock" for reggae uberlabel Studio One. A huge hit in Jamaica and the rest of the world, it was covered by the Clash, and has remained popular, cropping up in films like Ghost Dog. There's a lot more to the man than this one song though. A respected producer as well as an artist, its well worth checking for not only Armagideon Time, but also From Studio O

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Sports profile

Sport
American Football
Nationality
United States

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Williams
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Country for sport
United States
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date of birth
1931-09-12
date of death
2019-02-27
sports discipline competed in
100 metres
Sources (2)

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Gallery (2)

Available in 6 languages

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