Waylon living up to his name
May 11, 2010 · Filed Under Festivals in the News, News
By DENIS ARMSTRONG, Ottawa Sun
He’s sung with the royalty of American soul. Last year, he did a duet with Mary J. Blige. Now, he’s touring with Whitney Houston and in July, he’ll open for Al Green. His name is Willem Bijkerk, but you might know him by his more American name, Waylon.
It’s a name the 30-year-old soul singer picked up nearly a decade ago while touring the southern States, trying to become a soul singer just like the American soul and country singers he grew up listening to in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.
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