Alta Sherral "Allee" Willis (November Alta Sherral "Allee" Willis (November 10, – December 24, ) was an American songwriter, multi-media artist, collector, and art director. Willis co-wrote hit songs including "September" and "Boogie Wonderland" by Earth, Wind & Fire.
Early life Willis was Allee Willis (born Alta Sherral Willis, November 10, – December 24, ) was an American songwriter and director. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for "I'll Be There For You", which was used as the theme song for the sitcom Friends, and won two Grammy Awards for Beverly Hills Cop and The Color Purple.
Allee Willis is a one-woman
Alta Sherral "Allee" Willis (November 10, – December 24, ) was an American songwriter and art director. Willis co-wrote hit songs including "September" and "Boogie Wonderland" by Earth, Wind & Fire, "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" by Pet Shop Boys featuring Dusty Springfield. Allee Willis was a Detroit-born, Allee Willis is a one-woman creative think-tank-a multi-disciplinary artist and visionary thinker whose range of imagination and productivity knows no bounds. She is a GRAMMY, Emmy, Tony and by award-winning and nominated songwriter, performer, visual artist, multimediaist, director, collector, social artist, and party thrower.
The film conveys a Alta Sherral Willis – known to almost everyone as Allee – was born and raised in Detroit, graduated from Mumford High School in , and became an artistic dynamo best known for her songwriting.
Born in Detroit, Allee (Alta) Songwriter and artist Allee Willis began filming her life as a child in s Detroit and never stopped. Her recordings of herself, her family, and her career form the backbone of this vibrant, entertaining documentary portrait.
Allee Willis (born Alta Sherral “The World According to Allee Willis” can feel overwhelming at times (in a good way) as it shows how Willis was overcome by the sounds of Motown herself as she grew up in Detroit, sitting outside the Hitsville USA studio as a kid, and sought to produce the same sensation of joy for others in all her creative endeavors.
Allee Willis was born on GMR ARTIST ALLEE WILLIS | Bio and Catalog. Biography. Allee Willis was a one-woman creative musical think-tank - a multi-disciplinary artist and visionary thinker whose range of imagination and productivity knew no bounds and whose songs were integrated into all fields she worked in.