Will first hit the scene in Berkeley, California straight out of high school in summer 1966 with his first band, “The Cleanliness is next to Godliness Skiffle Band” becoming regulars at the Jabberwock. It was places like this and The Lion's Share, also in Berkeley, Will met blues guitar virtuoso Steve Mann; a musical partnership that began in 1967 and that continues today.
In spring of 1968 at 19 years old, Will headed out on tour with one of the original bluesmen, Brownie McGhee. It was on this six-week tour of Canada with Brownie that Will...
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