Hailed 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. 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 release is "The Holy Babble", also on the Tourmaline label. The video, "Doll Mountain" is currently in production.