The group also included Robert Anderson, Norsalus McKissick, and Eugene Smith. In addition to Martin's extraordinary piano playing, writing, and arranging, Webb held his own and more, and eventually left to form the Willie Webb Singers.
They had several hits for the storied Gotham label, including 'Every Day and Every Hour'. But Webb was also an innovator, as his unique arrangement of his hit 'I Call Jesus My Rock' from 1950 will prove.
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