associated_acts birth_place label background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
black , snew , scorpions , kottak , mr. big , sheep racer x , canned heat , lynch mob , slash , guns n ' roses odessa , texas , united states new empire media / rocks cool records non_vocal_instrumentalist 06 august 1956 vocals , bass , guitar , drums hard rock , heavy metal thumb willie basse
 willie basse musician , songwriter , producer , engineer , actor
willie basse

wilber cornelius rice , jr. , who goes by the stage name willie basse , -lrb- born august 6 , 1956 -rrb- , is an american hard rock vocalist , bassist , music producer , engineer and songwriter .
he was the frontman for black sheep , a 1980s metal band that featured a number of noteworthy musicians throughout its line-up changes .
the last known line-up consisted of basse on bass , marshall harrison and brian conroy on guitars and james kottak on drums .
other members include , slash , paul gilbert , randy castillo , kurt james and mitch perry .
in 1985 , the band released a full-length album , `` trouble in the streets '' , on william and wesley hein 's enigma records for which `` billboard magazine '' noted basse as the producer .
their ep `` sacrifice '' was released on quicksilver in 1999 .
