Little Willie John

John was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, presented by Stevie Wonder. James Brown, who early in his career had opened shows for John, recorded a tribute album, Thinking About Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things, recorded and released a few months after John's death. The guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson, formerly of The Band, mentioned John in the song "Somewhere Down the Crazy River", on his 1987 self-titled album. John was also mentioned in Tom Russell's "Blue Wing" and Mark Lanegan's "Like Little Willie John", from his 2004 album Bubblegum. The Swedish singer songwriter Peter LeMarc recorded a song entitled "Little Willie John" in 1991. A biography, Fever: Little Willie John, a Fast Life, Mysterious Death and the Birth of Soul, by Susan Whitall with Kevin John (another of his sons), was published by Titan Books in 2011. Little Willie John was posthumously inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2014 as a singer and in 2016 as a songwriter. In June 2016, Little Willie John was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame. In 2022, John was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. His induction citation noted "... John was a sharply attired and exciting showstopper, recalled by fellow singers as mischievous, fun-loving, and generous".

• Year — Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides are from same album except where indicated — Label & Cat. No. — U.S. R&B — U.S. Pop — Album • 1955 — "All Around the World" b/w "Don't Leave Me Dear" (from Mister Little Willie John) — King 4818 — Fever • 1956 — "Need Your Love So Bad" — King 4841 • "Home At Last" — Mister Little Willie John • "Are You Ever Coming Back" b/w "I'm Stickin' with You Baby" (from Fever) — King 4893 • "Fever" — King 4935 — Fever • "Letter from My Darling" • "Do Something for Me" b/w "My Nerves" — King 4960 • "I've Been Around" b/w "Sufferin' With The Blues" — King 4989 • "Will the Sun Shine Tomorrow" b/w "A Little Bit of Loving" — King 5003 — Mister Little Willie John • 1957 — "Love, Life and Money" b/w "You Got to Get Up Early in the Morning" (from Mister Little Willie John) — King 5023 — Fever • "I've Got to Go Cry" b/w "Look What You've Done to Me" (from Mister Little Willie John) — King 5045 • "Young Girl" b/w "If I Thought You Needed Me" (from Talk to Me) — King 5066 • "Dinner Date" b/w "Uh Uh Baby (No No Baby)" (from Talk to Me) — King 5083 • "Person to Person" b/w "Until You Do" — King 5091 — Talk to Me • 1958 — "Talk to Me, Talk to Me" b/w "Spasms" (from Mister Little Willie John) — King 5108 • "You're a Sweetheart" b/w "Let's Rock While the Rockin's Good" — King 5142 — Mister Little Willie John • "Tell It Like It Is" b/w "Don't Be Ashamed to Call My Name" — King 5147 — Talk to Me • "Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me" b/w "All My Love Belongs to You" — King 5154 — Mister Little Willie John • "No Regrets" b/w "I'll Carry Your Love Wherever I Go" (from Talk to Me) — King 5170 — In Action • 1959 — "Made for Me" b/w "No More in Life" (from Talk to Me) — King 5179 • "Leave My Kitten Alone" b/w "Let Nobody Love You" — King 5219 • ""Let Them Talk" b/w "Right There" — King 5274 • 1960 — "Loving Care" b/w "My Love Is" — King 5318 — Sure Things • "A Cottage for Sale" b/w "I'm Shakin'" — King 5342 • "Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me)" b/w "Do You Love Me" (from In Action) — King 5356 • "Sleep" b/w "There's a Difference" — King 5394 • 1961 — "Walk Slow" b/w "You Hurt Me" — King 5428 • "Leave My Kitten Alone" b/w "I'll Never Go Back on My Word" A-side chart reentry — King 5452 — In Action • "The Very Thought of You" b/w "I'm Sorry" — King 5458 — Sure Things • "Flamingo" / — King 5503 — The Sweet, the Hot, the Teen-Age Beat • "(I've Got) Spring Fever" • "Take My Love (I Want to Give It All to You)" / — King 5516 • "Now You Know" • "Need Your Love So Bad" b/w "Drive Me Home" (from Talk to Me) — King 5539 — Fever • "There Is Someone in This World for Me" b/w "Autumn Leaves" (from The Sweet, the Hot, the Teen-Age Beat) — King 5577 — Talk to Me • 1962 — "Fever" (with added strings) b/w "Bo-Da-Ley Didd-Ley" (non-album track) — King 5591 — Fever • "The Masquerade Is Over" b/w "Katanga" (non-album track) — King 5602 — Little Willie John at a Recording Session • "Until Again My Love" b/w "Mister Glenn" — King 5628 • "Every Beat of My Heart" b/w "I Wish I Could Cry" (from Little Willie John at a Recording Session) — King 5641 — The Sweet, the Hot, the Teen-Age Beat • "She Thinks I Still Care" b/w "Come Back to Me" — King 5667 — Non-album tracks • "Big Blue Diamonds" b/w "Doll Face" — King 5681 — Little Willie John at a Recording Session • "Without a Friend" b/w "Half a Love" — King 5694 • 1963 — "Heaven All Around Me" b/w "Don't Play with Love" — King 5717 • "My Baby's in Love with Another Guy" b/w "Come On Sugar" (non-album track) — King 5744 • "Let Them Talk" b/w "Talk to Me" (from Talk to Me) — King 5799 — In Action • "So Lovely" b/w "Inside Information" (non-album track) — King 5818 — The Sweet, the Hot, the Teen-Age Beat • "Person to Person" b/w "I'm Shakin'" (from Sure Things) — King 5823 — Talk to Me • 1964 — "My Love Will Never Change" b/w "Bill Bailey" (from Little Willie John at a Recording Session) — King 5850 — Non-album track • "It Only Hurts a Little While" b/w "Rock Love" (from The Sweet, the Hot, the Teen-Age Beat) — King 5870 — In Action • "All Around the World" b/w "All My Love Belongs to You" (from Mister Little Willie John) — King 5886 — Fever • "Do Something for Me" b/w "Don't You Know I'm in Love" (non-album track) — King 5949 • 1965 — "Talk to Me, Talk to Me" b/w "Take My Love (I Want to Give It All to You)" (from The Sweet, the Hot, the Teen-Age Beat) — King 6003 — Talk to Me • 1968 — "Fever" b/w "Let Them Talk" (from In Action) — King 6170 — Fever • 1970 — "All Around the World" b/w "Need Your Love So Bad" — King 6302