Eddie Willis

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Eddie Willis
Willis at a ceremony in March 2013 to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the Funk Brothers
Background information
Also known as	Chank Willis
Born	(1936-06-03)June 3, 1936 Grenada, Mississippi, US
Died	August 20, 2018(2018-08-20) (aged 82) Gore Springs, Mississippi, U.S.
Genres	Soul, R&B
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Electric guitar, electric sitar
Labels	Motown

Eddie "Chank" Willis (June 3, 1936 – August 20, 2018) was an American soul musician. Willis played electric guitar and occasional electric sitar for Motown's in-house studio band, The Funk Brothers, during the 1960s and early 1970s.