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BIOGRAPHY – Eddie "Chank" Willis
Eddie “Chank” Willis was born on the 3rd of June 1936 in Mississippi. In January of 1959 Willis became a member of the group that would come to be known as ‘The Funk Brothers’, a now legendary collection of black and white musicians who served as Motown’s house band throughout the ‘60s and early ‘70s. Willis became an instrumental part of the label’s recording operation in 1959. Unlike most of the Funk Brothers who were jazz musicians, Willis came from more of a country and blues background.
Collectively, the Funk Brothers played on several number one hits and all time classics by legends of the genre like Marvin Gaye, the Supremes, the Miracles, the Four Tops, and Mary Wells. Willis’s many credits include songs like the Temptations’ “The Way You Do the Things You Do” and “(I Know) I’m Losing You”, Stevie Wonder’s “My Cherie Amour” and “I Was Made to Love Her”, Marvin Gaye’s “Can I Get a Witness&rdquo
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Eddie Willis
American musical artist (1936–2018)
Eddie Willis
Willis at a ceremony in March 2013 to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the Funk Brothers
Also known as	Chank Willis
Born	(1936-06-03)June 3, 1936 Grenada, Mississippi, US
Died	August 20, 2018(2018-08-20) (aged 82) Gore Springs, Mississippi, U.S.
Genres	Soul, R&B
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Electric guitar, electric sitar
Labels	Motown
Musical artist
Eddie "Chank" Willis (June 3, 1936 – August 20, 2018) was an American soul musician. Willis played electric guitar and occasional electric sitar for Motown's in-house studio band, The Funk Brothers, during the 1960s and early 1970s.
Career
Born in Grenada, Mississippi, Willis was known for his signature style of muted guitar riffs which added a distinctive tone or "color" to the beat, often timed with the snare, of the hundreds of hit songs recorded at Hitsville U.S.A. for Motown artists. Among the recordings Willis performed on are "Please Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes, "The Way