Willie Kent (February 24, 1936[1] – March 2, 2006)[2] was an American Chicago blues singer, bassist and songwriter.
Although he had played the bass guitar in Chicago's clubs since the 1950s, Kent worked full-time in careers other than music until he was over 50 years of age.
For the next six years, this troupe backed visiting musicians, such as Fenton Robinson, Hubert Sumlin, Eddy Clearwater, Jimmy Johnson, Carey Bell, Buster Benton, John Littlejohn, Casey Jones, and Mighty Joe Young.
The house band's proficient playing led to their recording a live album in October 1975 at Ma Bea's, billed as Ghetto.
[4] Kent continued to play live shows, even after being diagnosed with colon cancer in early 2005.