Artist description Spoken word, experimental rock/rap/swing/bebop Loco songs and cinematic instrumentalsHailed by the Boston Globe as "this generation's Kerouac", and one of the originators of the Boston punk scene, Willie's been around the music scene since the 60's...he's a Cult hero, a Boston Rock and Roll Hall of Famer...was in the Velvet Underground after Lou Reed...The Lost on Capitol Records...The Bagatelle, part of the Boss-town sound..and in the 70's The Boom Boom Band on MCA..his bands look like a list of Who's Who in music from the Boston beat. He toured the country with Elvis Costello,but loves the real Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis. He's played jazz drums, rock n roll keyboard, and vocals with a ton of bands and released scores of singles, lps, and cds on everything from major labels to the smallest independent labels (see discography). He's also been doing spoken word performances and readings from his voluminous journals since the mid 60's. A big fan of Jack Kerouac, he often performs at the Kerouac Festival in Lowell, Mass, opening for artists such as Patti Smith. His first spoken word release was "Private WA" on the Tourmaline label in 1993, produced by long-time friends and collaborators Ted & Conni St.Pierre at their 24-track farmhouse studio in rural Maine. The video, "Middle Street" was produced by Henry Ferrini, and won numerous awards. It was also exhibited at the DeCordova Museum in the Boston area. His latest solo release is "The Holy Babble", also on the Tourmaline label.

Musical Influences Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, Jack Kerouac, Miles Davis, oh and everything in between

Artist History Willie Loco Alexander DISCOGRAPHYsolo albums"THE HOLY BABBLE"cd - Tourmaline T-495C - 1996'Willie Alexander's Persistence of Memory Orchestra" cd - Accurate/Distortion AD-1002 - 1993"PRIVATE WA" cd - Tourmaline T-493 - 1993"Willie Loco Boom Boom Ga Ga 1975-1991" cd - Northeastern /Lunar Rotation NR5502 - 1992"Fifteen Years of Rock & Roll with Willie Alexander" cd - Fan Club/New Rose (France) 083 - 1991"In the Pink" lp - M&W 2207 - 1988"The Dragons are Still Out"lp - New Rose (France) 152 - 1988"Tap Dancing on my Piano" lp - New Rose (France) 106 - 1986Greatest Hits lp - Fan Club (France) 013 - 1988"Taxi Stand Diane" ep - New Rose (France) 039 - 1984"Solo Loco" lp - Bomp! 4020 - 1981"Solo Loco" lp (alternate sequence) - New Rose/RCA (France) 3 - 1981solo singles"You Got a Hard Time Coming"/"Larry Bird" - Stanton Park 011 - 1988"Burning Candles"/"In Your Car" - Arf! Arf! 017 - 1986"Perfect Stranger"/"Lonely Avenue" - New Rose (France) 19 - 1983"Gin"/"Close Enough" - Varulven (no#) - 1980"Dirty Eddie"/She Wanted Me" - Somor (no#) - 1978"Kerouac"/"Mass. Ave." - Bomp! 109 - 1978"Kerouac"/"Mass Ave." - Garage 5005 - 1978Willie Alexander and the Confessions"Autre Chose" double lp - New Rose (France) 13 - 1982"A Girl Like You" lp - New Rose (France) 15 - 1982"AAWW"/"Bass Rocks" 12" single - Pure & Easy 014 - 1982Willie Alexander and the Boom Boom Band"Meanwhile...Back in the States" lp - MCA 3052 - 1978"Willie Alexander and the Boom Boom Band" lp - MCA 2323 - 1978"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"/"You Beat Me To It" 45 - MCA 40861 - 1978"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"/"You Beat Me To It" 45 - MCA (UK) 362 - 1978"Sperm Bank Babies" lp - Garage (no#) - 1978"Hit Her Wid De Axe"/"You Looked So Pretty When" 45 - Garage 6146 - 1976"At The Rat"/"Pup Tune"/"Kerouac-Live at the Rat compilation - Rat 528 - 1976The Bagatelle"11 p.m. Saturday" lp - ABC 646 - 1968The Lost"Violet Gown"/"No Reason Why" 45 - Capitol 5725 - 1966"Violet Gown"/"Mean Motorcycle" 45 - Capitol 5708 - 1966"Maybe More Than You"/"Back Door Blues" 45 - Capitol 5519 - 1965Compilations"Family Circle, Family Tree" Best of the Bosstown Sound - Big Beat (UK) 9797 - 1996 "Window of Opportunity" - Tourmaline T-195C - 1995"D.I.Y. Mass Ave. - The Boston Scene (1975-83)" - Rhino 71179 - 1993"The Ruta 66 Album" - Capote (Spain) 15 - 1991"Place of General Happiness" - ESD 80522 - 1991"Arf!Arf! Presents" - Arf!Arf! 028 - 1990"Everyday is a Holly Day" - New Rose (France) 175 - 1989"These Dogs Live in The Garage" - Arf!Arf! 021 - 1987"Play New Rose For Me" - New Rose (France) 100 - 1986"Arf!Arf! Contemporary Music Sampler" - Arf!Arf! 009 - 1984"The Boston Incest Album" - Sounds Interesting 005 - 1980Misc. Singles"Cherry Pie"/"In The Rain - Three Torches - TT 001 - 1988"Cherry Pie"/"In The Rain" - three Torches - TT 001 different version - 1981"Carol's Talking" - Trash featuring Willie Alexander - Absolute 1501 - 1982"B.U. Baby" - Radio Hearts featuring Willie Alexander - Greenline 1 - 1980 VIDEOS"Middle Street" from PRIVATE WA 1993 - Produced and Directed by Henry FerriniPersistence of Memory Orchestra - Live Excerpts"Doll Mountain" from THE HOLY BABBLE 1996 ADDENDUM: overlooked in the above discography from "Goldmine" magazine info provided by The Count, Janis Reed, and the good people at Varulven and Visual RadioVAR 8 "Gin" b/w "Close Enough"VAR 10 "I'm Sticking With You"1980 Maureen Tucker, Jonathan Richmanand Willie AlexanderVAR 11DB Moe Tucker 12" EP1985 same track as 45 with 4 additionaltracks...Maureen doing "Will YouStill Love Me Tomorrow (withouttambourine , she had a tambourineon her version), and 3 differentFoggy Notion's from The Count.Willie duets on "Sticking With You", the LouReed song from his Velvets days (Moe solos),and Willie sings back-up (with the dreadedBillie Montgomery Perry) on "Foggy Notion",studio version (Track 1 on side 2, recordedin 1977; a different mix from my first lp).VAR 1B # for Somor Records "Dirty Eddie/Nazi Nola"distributed, pressed and promoted under the assumed name "Too Much Monkey Business" fromthat session (with a re-mastered Nola andDirty Eddie), and "Modern Lovers" / "CauseI'm Taking You To Bed" from 1973 withMatthew McKenzie, Dirty Eddie Ted Dunford,Willie and Walter Powers III.VAR LP 1 SECRET LITTLE TANGENTS INVIOLENT 'E' MOTIONS(released in France in 1979 as "I'm A Star",Flamingo/Carrere label. Willie and Billiewith Jon Macey & Mike Roy of Fox Passsinging background on first mix of FoggyNotion.) VAR LP 2 THE SPERM BANK BABIES(VARAGE RECORDS, "now yousee it now you don't."Wllie will be writing liner notes to the SBBCompact Disc of 1977 and 1978 WERSbroadcast...the re-release of SBB withadditional tracks).VAR LP 3 THE BOSTON BOOTLEG VOL. 1Willie & Billie on backing vocalsWillie duet with The Count on"All The Way To The Left" (Rock On TheTom Lane Show."VAR LP 4 THE BOSTON BOOTLEG 2"No Way Jose"VAR LP 9D BOSTON R & R ANTHOLOGY #6"BLUES FOR VANESSA""Vanessa" also appeared on New Rose #50a compilation called "La Vie En Rose"(- an lp with The Replacements, The Count,Joe King Carrasco, etc.) 1985.VAR LP 10D BOSTON RR ANTHOLOGY #7"DIRTY EDDIE' (with intro not on 45)new rose 100 1986PLAY NEW ROSE FOR MEA double lp compilation by New Rose artistssinging other New Rose artist's tunes...The Count singing "Radio Heart" producedby Jimmy Miller, Joe Petruzelli (Joe Pet ofthe Joe Perry project), with Lord Manueland Brian Bradley. The only time a Williesong was produced by Jimmy Miller.Dramarama singing "Hitchhiking", andWillie doing The Lyres' "Don't Give it Up Now."Willie is probably on NEW ROSE HISTORYOF THE WORLD VOL. 1; as well as thefirst 2 New Rose compilations.VAR LP 12D BRR ANTHOLOGY #9BARB KITSON "LIGHT OF LOVE"PRODUCED BY WILLIE. She also did Willie's"Beat Me." He may be on piano on both.1987VAR CD 009 BOSTON RR #20/US ANTH. 2"'CAUSE I'M TAKING YOU TO BED"(1973).PURE & EASY PE 014AAWW/ bass rocksWillie Alexander & The Confessions.The re-mixe Johnny V isoffering for Var's upcoming Willie Alexanderdemo tapes record. 5 MCAdemos, and the 4 post MCA demos (plusthe Boom Booms 3 songs with MatthewMcKenzie.)Craig Leon's production of Moon MartinWillie appears on piano. 12" differentmix of the song Willie's on, a different mix onthe Moon Martin lp.Willie is thanked on the Lisa Burns albumon MCA (MCA 2361) 1978. The Boom Boomsback up Lisa on MCA, at Suntreader, Willieisn't credited, but may be on it. Recorded whenthey did "Meanwhile Back In The States."

Group Members Willie Loco Alexander - Keyboards, piano, vocals, sometimes drumsand performances by all his friends.....

Instruments Willie - piano, vocals, drums, keyboards plus some friends on flute, sax, guitars, etc.

Albums "The Holy Babble" - Tourmaline, "Private WA" - Tourmaline and see "history" for an almost complete discography

Press Reviews "absolutely divine" THE TAB"If you wanna know what the man has done recently, go for his second compilation of spoken word of sorts, another intimate collage of his world view somewhere between futuristic Rockandroll and jazzy improvisations and pure readings. A must." HARTBEAT

Location Gloucester, MA - USA

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