Can a black lawyer make a black singer a country music star in St. Louis?
See Story – www.stlamerican.com Willie Woods, music producer with Wristfactor Music, had only heard of one black country singer. It was that one famous guy, he said Charley something (Charley Pride, that is). His producing career has been devoted to R&B and hip-hop artists, such as Nelly, Nappy Roots and Pretty Willy. He was a co-producer on Nellys song Ride with Me and Nappy Roots Po Folks. Then he met Wild Bill Young. He remembers when a friend brought Young into the studio. Woods was working at the computer with his back turned. But when Young started to sing a few bars, Woods said he stopped and turned around. I was amazed at the voice coming out of this guy, Woods said. I thought, This guy is the real deal. In his 10 years in the business, Woods never thought hed be producing country music. But now he finds himself excited to catch the next train to Nashville.