Hillard "Sweet Pea" Atkinson[1] (September 20, 1945[2] – May 5, 2020) was an American R&B singer known as one of the vocalists for the band Was (Not Was).
The third album was Live in Seattle, with saxophonist Mindi Abair, which was released on Concord Records.
Two more albums were credited to Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers: The EastWest Sessions (2017) and All I Got for Christmas Is the Blues (2018).
[11][12] Atkinson also toured for ten years with Lyle Lovett, and sang on recordings by Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Brian Wilson, Willie Nelson, Iggy Pop, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Barnes, and many others.
[4] Robert Christgau gave Don't Walk Away an A− grade, writing, "Trouper that he is, Atkinson will sing any nonsense [the Was brothers] hand him, but he obviously finds his truth in Dionne Warwick, the Tymes, General Johnson, and Eddie Rabbitt, and I'll go along with that.