Daphne Willis

Daphne Willis is a Chicago-based singer/songwriter with a soulful vocal style and songs that walk a fine line between contemporary folk and classic R&B. Willis was born and raised in Palatine, Illinois, and grew up around music; her parents, Colin Willis and Hazel Thornton, were both part of the thriving music scene in Austin, Texas during the '80s, where they attended the University of Texas while playing frequent acoustic gigs. After completing high school, Daphne enrolled at DePaul University in Chicago, and at 19, like her parents, she began writing songs and was soon tryi...