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Willie Wilson
Biography
Willie Wilson was born on the Caribbean Island of St. Lucia, 12th of December 1936. This is the story of how a small boy from this tiny island, came to live a lifetime in entertainment.
I first met Willie when he stepped onto the terrace of my bar in Magalluf, Mallorca back in 1994. He was carrying a box of records in his left hand and maracas in his right. I was sitting on the terrace of my Bar, “Cagney’s” and he joined me to enjoy the sunshine and a cool drink.
He’d come to look for an apartment and had an appointment to view one in Edificio Trianon 1, which was located two doors up the hill from the bar.
I next met Willie two days later. As he went to walk past, he noticed me sitting in the same terrace seat and stopped to say hello. He looked worried. When I asked for the cause of his trepidation, he told me the reason was that he’d either lost his record collection, or it had been stolen.
“You’re records are inside the bar,” I told him, “I kept them safe for you.” I watched as that now famous Willie Wilson smile spread across his face.
He’d left his records and maracas on my terrace when he’d left for his appointment. I thought he’d done this on purpose and would return for them, but when he was delayed, I put them behind the bar for safe keeping.
“Kevin, you have saved my life,” he laughed.
This was the start of a friendship which has now survived many years, which makes his story even more amazing, because he never told me or anyone about this incredible story.
In the sixties, Willie’s band played on the same circuit as “The Beatles” in Hamburg, he was friends with Gerry Marsden from “Gerry and the Pacemakers,” played live on Dutch TV supporting “Little Peggy March” singing, “I Will Follow,” and can also count movie stars of the day amongst his friends.
There are many more amazing stories you will read about within the following pages. As I say, I was amazed because he never mentioned any of this to me, as he’s such a humble man.
I only knew him as “Willie the DJ and Entertainer,” who until a couple of years ago, at the age of seventy-six was the oldest working DJ in Mallorca, if not Spain.
Although not fully retired, Willie now spends his days mostly walking along Magalluf’s promenade, relaxing in the Spanish sunshine and drinking coffee on the terrace of this bar or that.
If you are ever holidaying in the resort and you see Willie, please stop by to say “Hello,” he will always make time for you. Just look for the little black man wearing the baseball cap, with the smile on his face which can light up the world. This will be my friend -
Mister Entertainment – The one and only Willie Wilson.
Kevin Paul Woodrow
I first met Willie when he stepped onto the terrace of my bar in Magalluf, Mallorca back in 1994. He was carrying a box of records in his left hand and maracas in his right. I was sitting on the terrace of my Bar, “Cagney’s” and he joined me to enjoy the sunshine and a cool drink.
He’d come to look for an apartment and had an appointment to view one in Edificio Trianon 1, which was located two doors up the hill from the bar.
I next met Willie two days later. As he went to walk past, he noticed me sitting in the same terrace seat and stopped to say hello. He looked worried. When I asked for the cause of his trepidation, he told me the reason was that he’d either lost his record collection, or it had been stolen.
“You’re records are inside the bar,” I told him, “I kept them safe for you.” I watched as that now famous Willie Wilson smile spread across his face.
He’d left his records and maracas on my terrace when he’d left for his appointment. I thought he’d done this on purpose and would return for them, but when he was delayed, I put them behind the bar for safe keeping.
“Kevin, you have saved my life,” he laughed.
This was the start of a friendship which has now survived many years, which makes his story even more amazing, because he never told me or anyone about this incredible story.
In the sixties, Willie’s band played on the same circuit as “The Beatles” in Hamburg, he was friends with Gerry Marsden from “Gerry and the Pacemakers,” played live on Dutch TV supporting “Little Peggy March” singing, “I Will Follow,” and can also count movie stars of the day amongst his friends.
There are many more amazing stories you will read about within the following pages. As I say, I was amazed because he never mentioned any of this to me, as he’s such a humble man.
I only knew him as “Willie the DJ and Entertainer,” who until a couple of years ago, at the age of seventy-six was the oldest working DJ in Mallorca, if not Spain.
Although not fully retired, Willie now spends his days mostly walking along Magalluf’s promenade, relaxing in the Spanish sunshine and drinking coffee on the terrace of this bar or that.
If you are ever holidaying in the resort and you see Willie, please stop by to say “Hello,” he will always make time for you. Just look for the little black man wearing the baseball cap, with the smile on his face which can light up the world. This will be my friend -
Mister Entertainment – The one and only Willie Wilson.
Kevin Paul Woodrow