Willie Nile was born on Robert Noonan; June 7,1948 and is an American singer-songwriter.
15 Facts About Willie Nile
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Willie Nile contracted pneumonia and wrote songs while he spent a year recuperating.
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Willie Nile established residency at Kenny's Castaways, a Greenwich Village club, where he was discovered by New York Times music critic Robert Palmer who described Willie Nile as "the most gifted songwriter to emerge from the New York folk scene in some while".
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Willie Nile went into the studio with a band that included Jay Dee Daugherty from the Patti Smith Group and Fred Smith from Television.
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Willie Nile was described by Stephen Holden of the New York Times as a "live wire" in concerts.
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On June 11,1991, Willie Nile was the guest musician on the Late Night with David Letterman show.
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Willie Nile has recorded and performed with several musicians, including Ringo Starr, Tori Amos, Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams, Ian Hunter, and Barenaked Ladies.
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In 2006, Willie Nile released Streets of New York, which some may consider to be his best work to date, due to its production and songwriting.
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On November 22,2009, Willie Nile joined the E Street Band for the cover of Jackie Wilson's "Higher and Higher".
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Willie Nile originally had planned on self-distributing through money raised on PledgeMusic.
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On November 11,2014, Willie Nile released If I Was a River, a 10-track all piano album, composed by Willie Nile with assistance from his long-time collaborator Frankie Lee.
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On May 28,2015, at the Best Buy Theatre in New York City, Willie Nile joined Springsteen, Joan Jett, Roger Daltrey and Billy Idol at the 11th annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert to honor Pete Townshend for his commitment to helping other musicians with addictions.
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On July 27,2018, Willie Nile released the album Children of Paradise.
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On March 15,2020, Willie Nile released his 13th studio album, New York at Night.
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Willie Nile described it as "throwing another long on the fire", defining his passion for his music.