Willie Cobbs (born July 15, 1932, Smale, Arkansas, United States) is an American blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known for his song, "You Don't Love Me".
Cobbs was born in Smale, Arkansas and moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1951, occasionally performing in local clubs. He served in the American armed forces and then returned to Chicago, recording a number of singles on such labels as Ruler, a subsidiary of J.O.B. Records. He went on to release the albums Hey Little Girl for the Wilco label in 1986, and Down to Earth on the Rooster Blues label in 1994. Cobbs has performed at the King Biscuit Blues Festival and the Chicago Blues Festival. Cobbs also appeared in the 1991 film Mississippi Masala; he performed the songs "Angel from Heaven" and "Sad Feelin'" for the film.
"You Don't Love Me" has been covered by various artists including The Allman Brothers Band, Grateful Dead, Richie Kotzen Kaleidoscope (US band), Quicksilver Messenger Service, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Junior Wells and Magic Sam, as well as by Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper and Stephen Stills on their 1968 Super Session. Another cover of "You Don't Love Me" was the 1992 reggae rendition by Dawn Penn (known as "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)
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