From the 1960s R&B scene in New York City to the Minneapolis Sound of the 1980s, Pep Willie has been up close and personal with some of the most explosive American-grown music and musicians of the latter half of the twentieth century.
The nephew of Clarence Collins of Little Anthony and the Imperials, Pep Willie spent his Brooklyn youth surrounded by groundbreaking R&B and soul musicians.
He worked as a valet for Little Anthony and the Imperials and the many legendary acts who shared the stage.
Minnesota Historical Society Press If you see me: my six-decade journey in rock and roll, paperback/pepé willie
