US writer and songwriter, born 22 May 1932 in Detroit, Michigan. His best known composition is probably Need Your Love So Bad, a hit for his brother Little Willie John in 1956, later covered by Fleetwood Mac and others.
Also the brother of the singer Mable John.
APPEARANCES +
Uttrågata Blueslag
Blaoù Himmedl Ỳve Uttrògato
2023, CD, Album, Dravle Records, 
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, Memphis Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Funk/Soul
Annika Chambers & Paul DesLauriers*
Good Trouble
2022, CD, VizzTone
Various
"Show Affection" (Come On And Love Me)
2021, CD, Comp, Atomicat Records, 
,
, Country/Rock & Roll/Doo Wop/Rhythm & Blues
Gov't Mule
Heavy Load Blues
2021, ,
, Blues Rock
Mick Fleetwood & Friends
Celebrate The Music Of Peter Green And The Early Years Of Fleetwood Mac
2021
Various
Boss Black Rockers Vol. 3: Rockin' Shoes
2020, CD, ,
, Rock & Roll/Doo Wop/Rhythm & Blues
Jimmy Carpenter
Soul Doctor
2019, CD, Album, Gulf Coast Records (4)
Fleetwood Mac
Before The Beginning Vol 1: Live 1968
2019, ,
, Blues Rock/Chicago Blues
Casey Abrams
Jazz
2019, 
Fleetwood Mac
Before The Beginning (1968-1970 Live & Demo Sessions)
2019, ,
, Blues Rock
Lindsay Beaver
Tough As Love
2018, CD, Album, Alligator Records
Colin James
Miles To Go
2018, 
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, Modern Electric Blues
Casey James
Strip It Down
2017, CD, Album, Not On Label,
Various
A Whole Lotta Blues & Soul
2016, 3xCD, Comp, Crimson
The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band
2016, Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, RM, Pea + 2xLP, Album, RE, RM, Mercury, UMe, ,
, Blues Rock/Country Rock/Southern Rock
Raphael Wressnig & Igor Prado
The Soul Connection
2016
Various
The Roots Of Fleetwood Mac (Mojo Presents 15 Classic Tracks That Inspired The Mac)
2015, CD, Comp, Mojo Magazine, 
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, Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll/Country Blues
Hilary James
You Don't Know
2015, CD, Album, Acoustics, Acoustics Records
Tom Jones
Long Lost Suitcase
2015,
Hagen Allstars
None Of Us Is Like All Of Us
2014, CD, Album, House Master Records, 
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, Classic Rock
The South Coast Wolves With Tortilla Flat Trio
Ways & Chains
2014, CD, EP, Galactic Records (5)
Various
Old King Gold Volume 9
2013
Various
The Cruisin' Story 1955
2012, 2xCD, Comp, RM, One Day Music, ,
, Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues/Doo Wop/Country/Soul/Country Blues
Jarek Śmietana* & Bill Neal*
Live! At Impart
2012, CD, Album, JSR Records (3), 
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, Fusion/Electric Blues
Jarek Śmietana* & Wojtek Karolak*
I Love The Blues
2011, CD, Album, JSR Records (3), ,
, Fusion
Stretch
Unfinished Business
2011, CD, Album, Repertoire Records, ,
, Blues Rock
Various
ABC Of The Blues (The Ultimate Collection From The Delta To The Big Cities)
2010, 52xCD, Mono + Box, Comp, S/Edition, Documents, ,
, Delta Blues/Electric Blues/Louisiana Blues/Memphis Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Harmonica Blues/Jump Blues/Piano Blues/Chicago Blues/Rock & Roll/Texas Blues
Robin Rogers
Back In The Fire
2010, CD, Album, Blind Pig Records, ,
, Modern Electric Blues/Blues Rock
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Nothing But Good The Federal/King Recordings 1952-1962
2009, 5xCD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM + Box, Bear Family Records, ,
, Rhythm & Blues
Cathouse Blues Band
Nice & Hot
2008, CD, Album, Not On Label
Vlatko Stefanovski Trio Feat. Jan Akkerman And Damir Imeri
Thunder From The Blue Sky
2008
Eddy Wilsons & Friends
Blues For Christmas
2006
B.B. King & Friends*
80
2005, CD,
Mable John
My Name Is Mable: The Complete Collection
2004, CD, Comp, Spectrum Music (2), ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Various
Dealing With The Devil: 25 Essential Blues Classics
2004, CD, Album, Comp, Mono, RM, Varèse Vintage, Varèse Sarabande Records, Inc., King Records (3), ,
, Country Blues/Delta Blues/Chicago Blues/Louisiana Blues/Texas Blues/Jump Blues/Memphis Blues/Electric Blues
Various
Guitar Heroes (Rock The Night Away)
2004, 3x CD, Box Set,
The Allman Brothers Band
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues
2003, CD, Comp, Mercury, ,
, Southern Rock/Blues Rock
Sydney Ellis
Tug River
2003, CD, Album, Black Wallet Records,
Robert Palmer
Drive
2003
Little Willie John
The Early King Sessions
2002, CD, Comp, RM, Ace, ,
, Rhythm & Blues
Robert Palmer
At His Very Best
2002, ,
, Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Jon Cleary And The Absolute Monster Gentlemen
Jon Cleary And The Absolute Monster Gentlemen
2002, CD, ,
, Bayou Funk/Boogie/Funk
Gary Moore
The Best Of The Blues
2002, ,
, Blues Rock
Little Willie John
The Very Best Of Little Willie John
2001, CD, Comp, Collectables
Luther Allison
Bad News Is Coming
2001, ,
, Chicago Blues
Various
Wonder Boys (Music From The Motion Picture)
2000, CD, ,
, Soundtrack
Jimmy Page
Hip Young Guitar Slinger: Jimmy Page And His Heavy Friends
2000, 2x CD, ,
, Blues Rock/Electric Blues/Rock & Roll
The Fleshtones
Hitsburg Revisited
1999, CD, ,
, Garage Rock
Buddy Guy
Buddy's Baddest: The Best Of Buddy Guy
1999,
Fleetwood Mac
Shrine '69
1999
Robert "Bilbo" Walker
Promised Land
1997, CD, Album, Rooster Blues Records, ,
, Modern Electric Blues
Various
The Greatest Blues Collection
1997, CD, Comp, King's, ToCo International, Blue Cat (2)
Various
The Greatest Blues Collection
1997, 
,
, Louisiana Blues/Soul
Lacy Gibson
Crying For My Baby
1996, CD, Album, Delmark Records
Lacy Gibson
Switchy Titchy
1995
The Chain Gang
10 Years On The Chain Gang, Another One For The Road
1994, CD, Album, Not On Label
The London Rock Orchestra & Guests
Music Of Fleetwood Mac
1994, CD, Album, Brentwood Communications, Inc.
Little Willie John
Fever: The Best Of Little Willie John
1993, CD, Comp, Rhino Records (2), ,
, Rhythm & Blues
Various
The Rock Collection (The Heart Of Rock)
1993, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music,
Gordon Neville With The Bruce Baxter Orchestra
Trek
1993, CD, Album, Dureco
Various
Stax-O'-Soul
1993, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk
Mable John
Stay Out Of The Kitchen
1993, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul
London Rock Orchestra And Guests*
Classic Fleetwood Mac
1993
Good Morning Blues
Never Make A Move Too Soon
1992, CD, Album, SITTEL
Steve Webb
Back From The Wilderness
1992
James Brown
Messing With The Blues
1990
Joe Hunter & Baby Pepper
Traffic Mania
1989
Joe "Guitar" Hughes
If You Want To See The Blues
1989
Whitesnake
Is This Love
1987
Various
Golden Love Songs Volume 6 - Need Your Love So Bad (16 Messages Of Love)
1987, ,
, Soft Rock/Soul/Ballad
Various
This Is Charly R&B
1987
Little Willie John
Grits And Soul
1985,
Bobby Bland
Members Only
1985, Vinyl, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul
The Leslie Drayton Orchestra Featuring Vocalist Barbara Morrison
Love Is A Four-Letter Word
1984
Various
Remember The 60's (Volume 1)
1983, ,
, Rock & Roll/Soft Rock/Pop Rock
Irma Thomas
Time Is On My Side
1983
Little Willie John
Free At Last
1979, ,
, Rhythm & Blues
The Allman Brothers Band
Enlightened Rogues
1979
Little Willie John
All 15 Of His Chart Hits (1953-1962)
1977
Little Willie John
Free At Last
1976
Fleetwood Mac
The Pious Bird Of Good Omen
1976
James Brown
Reality / I Need Your Love So Bad
1974
Jimmy Bee
Jimmy Bee, Live
1973, LP, Album, Ala, Ala
Pee Wee Crayton
Great Rhythm & Blues Oldies (Volume 5)
1973
Fleetwood Mac
The Golden Era Of Pop Music
1972
Brenton Wood
Boogaloosa, Louisian'
1970
James Brown And His Famous Flames*
Greatest Hits Vol. 2
1968
Fleetwood Mac
Need Your Love So Bad / Stop Messin' Round
1968
Little Willie John
Talk To Me, Talk To Me
1965
Little Willie John
The Sweet, The Hot, The Teenage Beat
1964, 7", Jukebox, King Records (3)
Sonny Knight
If You Want This Love
1964, ,
, Vocal/Rhythm & Blues
Little Willie John
Every Beat Of My Heart
1962, 7", EP, Pathé, 
,
, Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Kittie "Miss Soul" Doswell*, Ray Johnson Combo
When The Saints Go Marching In
1961, 7", Single, Soul Records (3)
Little Willie John
Need Your Love So Bad / Drive Me Home
1961
Kittie ("Miss Soul") Doswell*
Marchin' On In / Need Your Love So Bad
1961
Little Willie John
The Sweet, The Hot, The Teen-Age Beat
1961
Little Willie John
Take My Love (I Want To Give It All To You) / Now You Know
1961
The Upsetters
Jaywalking / Steppin' Out
1960, 7", Single, Fire Records (2), ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll
Dakota Staton
Sings Ballads And The Blues
1960, ,
, Vocal
Little Willie John
Walk Slow / You Hurt Me
1960
Little Willie John
Fever
1958, 
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, Rhythm & Blues
John Goldie
Picked In The Past
CD, Album, Watercolour Music, ,
, Acoustic
Various
Chelsea Movin'
LP, Comp, Mono, Music Hall, 
Fleetwood Mac
50 Years - Don't Stop
Gary Moore
5 Album Set
, Hard Rock/Blues Rock/Heavy Metal/Jazz-Rock
Little Willie John
Need Your Love So Bad
Chris Norman
Rediscovered Love Songs
2022, CD, Album, Unofficial, Music Manager (2), 
,
, Pop Rock/Ballad
Colin James
Miles To Go
2018
Jimmy Page
Hip Young Guitar Slinger: Jimmy Page And His Heavy Friends
2018, 2x CD, ,
, Blues Rock/Electric Blues/Rock & Roll
Tom Jones
Long Lost Suitcase
2015,
Gary Moore
Live At Montreux 1995
2011, 2xLP, Album, Unofficial + CD, Album, Unofficial, Lilith
Gary Moore
The Best Of The Blues
2002, ,
, Blues Rock
Allman Brothers Band*
Live USA