Live from the Boiler Yard: Will Willis

Born and raised in western North Carolina, Will Willis draws from the hardscrabble folk and down-to-earth country traditions of the region. He filters those influences through a snappy pop-rock filter to craft catchy songs that recall the kind of 1970s soft rock hits that dominated the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ soundtrack. His summer single “Honey Bee” harnesses the dynamic rock snap of The Raspberries to a jaunty guitar pop tune that compliments his foggy fine-grained vocals as he sashays and swaggers through nostalgia and heartbreak.