Editing Little Willie John (section)

== Legacy and honors ==
John was posthumously inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1996, presented by Stevie Wonder.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/little-willie-john|title=Little Willie John|website=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|access-date=October 9, 2019}}</ref>

[[James Brown]], who early in his career had opened shows for John, recorded a [[tribute album]], ''[[Thinking About Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wolk|first=Douglas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eCzUAwAAQBAJ&q=little+willie+john+james+brown+tour&pg=PA65|title=James Brown's Live at the Apollo|publisher=A&C Black|year=2004|isbn=978-0-8264-1572-1|pages=65|language=en}}</ref>

The guitarist and songwriter [[Robbie Robertson]], formerly of [[The Band]], mentioned John in the song "[[Somewhere Down the Crazy River]]", on his 1987 [[Robbie Robertson (album)|self-titled album]]. John was also mentioned in [[Tom Russell]]'s "Blue Wing" and [[Mark Lanegan]]'s "Like Little Willie John", from his 2004 album ''[[Bubblegum (Mark Lanegan album)|Bubblegum]]''. The Swedish singer songwriter [[Peter LeMarc]] recorded a song entitled "Little Willie John" in 1991.

A biography, ''Fever: Little Willie John, a Fast Life, Mysterious Death and the Birth of Soul'', by Susan Whitall with Kevin John (another of his sons), was published by [[Titan Books]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thelosangelesbeat.com/2012/08/fever-an-interview-with-kevin-john-son-of-little-willie-john/|title=Fever: an Interview with Kevin John (son of Little Willie John)|last=Pena|first=Shirley|date=August 8, 2012|website=The LA Beat|language=en-US}}</ref>

Little Willie John was posthumously inducted into the [[Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame]] in 2014 as a singer and in 2016 as a songwriter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbhalloffame.com/index.php/hall-of-fame/inductees|title=Inductees|website=National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020080929/https://www.rbhalloffame.com/index.php/hall-of-fame/inductees|archive-date=October 20, 2019}}</ref>

In June 2016, Little Willie John was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.michiganrockandrolllegends.com/mrrl-hall-of-fame/263-little-willie-john|title=Michigan Rock and Roll Legends – LITTLE WILLIE JOHN|website=Michiganrockandrolllegends.com|access-date=October 9, 2019}}</ref>

In 2022, John was inducted into the [[Blues Hall of Fame]].<ref name="auto"/> His induction citation noted "... John was a sharply attired and exciting showstopper, recalled by fellow singers as mischievous, fun-loving, and generous".<ref name="auto"/>