Playing along with his alter ego, a 1960s blues rock musician Bruno Radolini, Willis also filmed an HBO mockumentary, also titled The Return of Bruno. On the album, Willis also co-wrote one track, “Jackpot (Bruno’s Bop),” with producer Robert Kraft (Don Henley, Ozzy Osbourne, Roberta Flack), who also collaborated with him on his 1989 follow-up album, If It Don’t Kill You, It Just Makes You Stronger. His duet with the late June Pointer on the Staple Sisters’ 1971 hit “Respect Yourself” also reached No. The album featured vocals by Willis, along with guests The Temptations, Booker T., and The Pointer Sisters. Willis’ debut album, The Return of Bruno, peaked at No. In honor of Willis’ decades-long career, and his uplifting contributions to music, here are three songs he wrote while releasing his own music in the 1980s. “While this is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis.” “Unfortunately, challenges with communication are just one symptom of the disease Bruce faces,” read a portion of his family’s statement. In 2022, Willis’ family revealed that he was retiring after he was diagnosed with aphasia, which progressed into frontotemporal dementia. Performing with his band the Accelerators from the mid-1990s through the early 2010s-including their later performance at Love Rocks NYC in 2017-Willis also collaborated with Blues Traveler on their 2008 album North Hollywood Shootout with the spoken word piece, “Free Willis (Ruminations from Behind Uncle Bob’s Machine Shop),” and even appeared in the video for the Gorillaz‘s single “Stylo” in 2010.
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