Willie Green-Florida Treasure @ The Yearling Restaurant in Cross Creek, Fl.

Catch Willie Green live @ The Yearling Restaurant in Cross Creek, Fl. [phone]
Willie Green, Delta style bluesman: Born in Montgomery, Alabama in the early 1930s, worked many years with a rural share crop family. learned the blues early on in his teens when he would hithhike or hop a freight train to town to hear the old blues masters in the juke joints. He is self taught on both harmonica and guitar. Has opened shows for John Hammond, Jr (who calls him "the real deal"), Tommy Castro, Charlie Musselwhite, Maria Maldaur, John Lee Hooker, Jr, James Cotten, Eddie Kirkland, Joey Gillmore, JJ Grey (MOFRO) and many others including an outdoor opener at Veterans Coloseum for Eric Clapton. He now resides in Ocala, Fl and plays regularly at the Yearling Restaurant in Cross Creek, Fl.
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[@phyllissands8255]

A true musical genius... He deserves our admiration...

[@JayGator1980]

This guy is amazing and a legend! Had the privilege to play with him a few times.

[@__KNOX__]

My wife n I hold the Yearling restaurant n Willie Green very tightly in our hearts. I took my wife to The Yearling as one of our first dates n we sat n listened/talked with Willie for a long time. He is still there today and we go back every time we can to see him n eat WONDERFUL food