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'''William Daniel McFalls''', better known as '''Blues Boy Willie''' (born November 28, 1946), is an [[African-American]] electric blues [[singer]] and harmonica player from his native Memphis in Hall County in west [[Texas]]. McFalls is attempting to revive the popularity which the blues enjoyed in his native Memphis during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.<ref>"Blues Boy Willie," ''Texas Country Reporter,'' January 26, 2008.</ref>>
'''William Daniel McFalls''', better known as '''Blues Boy Willie''' (born November 28, 1946), is an [[African-American]] electric blues [[singer]] and harmonica player from his native Memphis in Hall County in west [[Texas]]. McFalls is attempting to revive the popularity which the blues enjoyed in his native Memphis during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.<ref name=tcr>"Blues Boy Willie," ''Texas Country Reporter,'' January 26, 2008.</ref>>
Though from a [[rural]] area, McFalls is known for his unique [[urban]] sound and his keen sense of humor as he attempts to make blues, sometimes defined as the "[[secular]] folk music of American blacks"<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9015780/ Blues - Britannica Online Encyclopedia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> pertinent to modern society. Reared in a musical family, his father was in Ma Rainey's touring minstrel show. Among McFalls' recordings are "Leroy" and "Where Is Leroy?".<ref>[http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?r=1&EAN=807240101227 Steve Leggett, Allmusic]</ref>
Though from a [[rural]] area, McFalls is known for his unique [[urban]] sound and his keen sense of humor as he attempts to make blues, sometimes defined as the "[[secular]] folk music of American blacks"<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9015780/ Blues - Britannica Online Encyclopedia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> pertinent to modern society. Reared in a musical family, his father was in Ma Rainey's touring minstrel show. Among McFalls' recordings are "Leroy" and "Where Is Leroy?".<ref>[http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?r=1&EAN=807240101227 Steve Leggett, Allmusic]</ref>