willis earl beal

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Beal was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois.In his early twenties Beal joined the US Army, moving to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Beal was medically discharged from the army due to intestinal problems. He then returned to Chicago where he worked at Sears Tower, following a five month hospital stay. In 2007, Beal moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Here Beal spent some time homeless, and working low-level jobs, notably as a night-shift security guard. During this time Beal began to record music, leaving CD-Rs in public spaces around Alburquerque. Beal would also leave self-illustrated flyers around the town in the hope of finding a girlfriend. One of these flyers was discovered by Found Magazine who put Beal on the cover of their magazine.Found later released a limited-edition box set called The Willis Earl Beal Collection, which included Beal's poetry, artwork and a 17-song album.Through these flyers and the subsequent coverage in Found, Beal was contacted by more than 100 members of the public. In 2012, Beal signed a recording contract with Hot Charity, an imprint of independent record label, XL Recordings. Beal's first single for the labels, (更多)

别名 willis earl beal
原始名称 Willis Earl Beal
名称 willis earl beal
国籍 美国
地区 欧美
类似歌手 相似艺人
精选上位词 歌手
风格
  • 低保真 lo-fi
  • 另类唱作人 alternative singer-songwriter
  • 布鲁斯 blues