Fever: Little Willie John's Fast Life, Mysterious Death and the Birth of Soul: The Authorized Biography
"(Four stars) Superb...a remarkable story that Whitall details with exceptional clarity." --Mojo"Whitall has filled what was a gaping hole in the Detroit music history books, and she's done so with style and soul." -- Brett Callwood,Detroit Metro Times"...An account that is undeniably one of pop music's most enthralling stories. Highly recommended." -- Dave DiMartino,Yahoo! Music"Deftly explores the mystery and tragedy of his life and death..." --New Orleans Times-Picayune, "Best Music Books of 2011.""As fast paced, enchanting and gritty as Willie John's own life and his meteroic climb to the top of the music charts. -- Bill Castanier,Lansing City Pulse"A well-written biography of one of the greatest R&B singers to come out of Detroit." --New York Amsterdam News"Finally justice is served and Little Willie John gets his story told. Arguably one of the genre's greatest voices, this no frills account of his fast and fantastic life will enlighten those who are not familiar and thrill those who are." -- Bernie Taupin,"American Roots Radio," Sirius XM"Feveris a reminder that some of the last century’s most beautiful, heartfelt, and danceable music was produced in the context of struggles against poverty, state-supported violence, racial segregation, and commercial exploitation." -Los Angeles Review of Books"[An] essential and heartful book." -David Weiss"Essential reading." -Musoscribe"Fascinating..." -Philadelphia Tribune"The most interesting music biography I've read this year, and maybe longer." -Woody Haut