Blues legend Willie Green on his 75th @ Cafe11 Born Without a Birth Certificate

Willie Green's 75th @ Cafe11 “Born Without a Birth Certificate“ Interview with legendary blues man Willie Green Performances from October 15, 2011 Willie Green's 75th. Featuring Willie Green / Cracker the Box / Fats Lewis Trio Willie Green, Delta style bluesman: Born in Montgomery, Alabama in the early 1930s, Willie worked many years with a rural share crop family. He learned the blues early on in his teens when he would hitchhike or hop a freight train to town to hear the old blues masters in the juke joints. He is self taught on both harmonica and guitar. Has opened shows for John Hammond, Jr (who calls him “the real deal“), Tommy Castro, Charlie Musselwhite, Maria Maldaur, John Lee Hooker, Jr, James Cotten, Eddie Kirkland, Joey Gillmore, JJ Grey (MOFRO) and many others including an outdoor opener at Veterans Coloseum for Eric Clapton. He now resides in Ocala, Florida and plays regularly at the Yearling Restaurant in Cross Creek, Florida. follow the bands on myspace: willie green ​williegreenbluesband cracker the box ​donandglenn shot and edited by aloe, made with aloe