Peerie Willie Johnson
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| Death | 18 years ago |
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| Date of birth | December 10,1920 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Shetland Islands |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | May 22,2007 |
| Died | Lerwick |
| United Kingdom | |
| Record labels | Topic Records |
| Albums | The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs |
| Groups | Golden Gate Quartet |
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| ID | 702578 |
Peerie Willie Johnson Life story
"Peerie" Willie Johnson was a Scottish folk guitarist and bassist. He was respected as an influential and innovative musician in the Shetland folk scene. Since 2005 there has been a "Peerie" Willie Guitar Festival" each year on the islands. "Peerie" is a Shetland dialect word, meaning "small" or "little".