293 Chuck Willis (1928-1958) “C.C. Rider” 1957

“Because of its stuttering Latin tempo, ‘C.C. Rider” helped popularize a dance called the stroll that was built around a similar rhythm. Willis then began calling himself King of the Stroll…a year after its release, Willis, age thirty, was killed in an auto crash” (Robert Santelli, The Big Book of Blues, 1993). 

Chuck Willis “C.C. Rider”