Willie P. Bennett

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Willie P. Bennett : biography

26 October 1951 – 15 February 2008

William Patrick "Willie P." Bennett (26 October 1951 – 15 February 2008) was a Canadian folk-music singer and song writer, harmonica player, and mandolinist.

Awards and Tributes

Bennett co-wrote the song "Goodbye, So Long, Hello" with Russell deCarle. The song was recorded by deCarle’s band Prairie Oyster, released as a single, and named the 1990 Song of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association.

In 2010, Bennett was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Association’s Canadian Country Music Hall of Honour.http://www.ccma.org/halloffame/profile.cfm?AwardID=801

David Essig, producer of Bennett’s first two albums, paid tribute to him in the song "Willie P", released on the 2009 album Double Vision (with Rick Scott). Canadian country singer Corb Lund wrote a song for Bennett on his 2009 album Losin’ Lately Gambler, entitled "It’s Hard to Keep a White Shirt Clean".

Discography

Singles

Year Single CAN Country Album
1969 White Lines Single only
1989 The Lucky Ones / Ain’t Got No Notion 19 The Lucky Ones
Train Tracks / Goodbye So Long Hello

Albums

Year Album Label
1975 Tryin’ to Start Out Clean
1977 Hobo’s Taunt
1979 Blackie and the Rodeo King
1985 The Lucky Ones
1991 Collectibles Vol 1 (Anthology)
1993 Take My Own Advice
1998 Heartstrings

Other Contributions

Year Album Artist Label Details
1975 Light Medium Heavy The Dixie Flyers Boot Records Harmonica, band member
1975 Collage Various Artists Bytown BFFTF 1 Incls "White Line" from Tryin’ to Start Out Clean
1976 Cheaper To Lease The Dixie Flyers Boot Records BBG 6002 Harmonica, band member
1976 Sisteron Doug McArthur
1977 Larger Than Life Denis Lepage Boot Records BBG6001 Lead vocal & additional lyrics, "John Henry, The Gambler"; Harmonica
1977 Just Pickin The Dixie Flyers Boot Records BBG 6004 Harmonica, band member
1978 For Our Friends The Dixie Flyers Boot Records Harmonica, band member
1979 Five By Five The Dixie Flyers Boot Records Harmonica, band member
1979 Denis Lepage & Station Road Denis Lepage & Station Road Boot Records BBG 6005 Harmonica
1979 Live at the Nervous Breakdown Various Artists "Has Anyone Seen My Baby Here Tonight" (live), with Mendelson Joe (mislabeled "Storm Clouds" on LP cover)
197? It’s High Time Coyote
1981 Sings Hank Williams Sneezy Waters
1987 Indiana Road Fred Eaglesmith Mandolin, harmonica, backing vocals, band member
1990 Different Kind of Fire Prairie Oyster Co-wrote "Goodbye, So Long, Hello" with Russel deCarle
1991 There Ain’t No Easy Road Fred Eaglesmith Mandolin, harmonica, backing vocals, band member
1991 Connecting Lines Pat Temple & His High Lonesome Players Harmonica, band member
1993 Drinking With The Poet Scott B. Sympathy Smokeshow Records FPD 3121 Harmonica
1993 Things Is Changin’ Fred Eaglesmith Mandolin, harmonica, backing vocals, band member
1994 From The Paradise Motel (live) Fred Eaglesmith Barbed Wire Records BWR2001 Mandolin, harmonica, harmony vocals, band member
1995 Drive-In Movie Fred Eaglesmith Mandolin, harmonica, backing vocals, band member
1996 High or Hurtin Blackie & The Rodeo Kings True North TNSD 0115 Vocals, harmony vocals, harmonica, mandolin
1996 Slightly Haunted Lynn Miles Philo Mandolin, harmonica
1996 She & She & She Bird Sisters Bird Sisters Harmonica
1997 Blue Plate Special Prairie Oyster Velvel
1997 Flying Jenny Linda MacRae Stony Plain Harmonica
1997 Lipstick, Lies and Gasoline Fred Eaglesmith Razor & Tie Mandolin, electric mandolin, harmonica, harmony vocals, band member
1998 Painter Passing Through Gordon Lightfoot Reprise Harmonica
1998 Industrial Lullaby Stephen Fearing Red House Harmonica
1999 Festival to Go: All Canadian Sampler Vol. 2 Various Artists Festival Distribution FDI 003 Includes "Restless Wind" from Heartstrings
1999 50 Odd Dollars Fred Eaglesmith Razor & Tie Mandolin, harmonica, harmony vocals, band member
2001 Ralph’s Last Show (Live) Fred Eaglesmith Mandolin, harmonica, backing vocals, band member
2001 Walk On Terry Tufts Borealis Harmonica, Jew’s harp
2002 Falling Stars and Broken Hearts Fred Eaglesmith Mandolin, harmonica, backing vocals, band member
2003 Bailin Fred Eaglesmith AML Records Mandolin, harmonica, harmony vocals, band member
2003 The Official Bootleg Series, Vol. 2 (Live) Fred Eaglesmith Mandolin, harmonica, backing vocals, band member
2003 Dirty Rotten Shame Stephen Hogg
2003 Just A Songwriter Kenny Butterill No Bull Songs Mandolin
2005 Roger Marin Jr Roger Marin Jr Co-wrote "It Breaks My Heart" with Roger Marin Jr.
2006 Milly’s Cafe Fred Eaglesmith Mandolin, harmonica, backing vocals, band member
2007 Lovers Find Reasons Lindsay Jane
2007 Anywhere Paul O’Toole Mandolin on "Creepy Coated Love Song"
2008 Tinderbox Fred Eaglesmith Mandolin, harmonica, backing vocals, band member