Biography
Willie P. Bennett
Real name: William Patrick Bennett
Effective period / Period of releases: 1975 - 1991
Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, guitarist, mandolin & harmonica player. Often performed with Fred Eaglesmith.Born: October 26, 1951, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Died: February 15, 2008, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
Blackie And The Rodeo Kings, who started as a WPB tribute act, take their name from Bennett's 1978 solo album.