At various points in his long and winding musical journey, Willie Nile has been compared to Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, and Bruce Springsteen, among others. The truth is, he has been a little of all of them, ...

Rockabilly poet, a rocker’s rocker, alternative folk singer-songwriter. After recording his first album in 1980, Willie Nile has released more than a dozen studio and live albums. The New York Times ...

There’s a song on Willie Nile’s latest album, World War Willie, called “Grandpa Rocks.” It’s one of few songs on the CD that is obviously autobiographical. He’s got four grandchildren between the ages ...

TThirty years ago, Willie Nile left Buffalo, headed for New York City, and quickly established himself as one of the leading rock poets of his generation. A deal with Arista came by 1980, and by his ...

They were turning folks away at the door Friday evening at the Albright-Knox, where Buffalo native Willie Nile performed inside the gallery's auditorium before an ecstatic standing-room crowd. Nile, ...