Willis Wonderland Foundation

05/13/2026

"Do you remember the 21st night of September?" It started on a yellow legal pad.

Allee Willis' original handwritten lyrics for the Earth, Wind & Fire classic are now part of Tower of Song: Iconic Songwriters & Recordings, a new ongoing exhibit at the GRAMMY Museum opening May 28.

She's in serious company. Prince's Purple Rain glasses. Kurt Cobain's guitar. Miles Davis' trumpet. Frank Sinatra's microphones. Neil Diamond's handwritten lyrics. And Allee's yellow legal pad, right there with all of them.

And that's just the beginning. More pieces from Allee's personal collection will be joining the exhibit in the coming weeks. We can't wait to share what's coming.

The exhibit lives on the Fourth Floor Gallery. Ticket link in comments.

05/04/2026

How much do we love this decade of publicity shots? Allee Willis contained multitudes!
--Childstar (1974)
--The hair era before the big lopsided chop (1978)
--Allee as Modern Art, photo by Leslie Burke (1984)

04/11/2026

Big news!

03/18/2026

IYKYK! As spotted in the wild by

02/12/2026

Bud Cort and Allee Willis, 1981 and 2005.
A friendship that lasted decades.
Bud’s singular spirit left a mark. Sending love to all who were touched by his work and his presence.

01/07/2026

While You Were Away: Real phone messages left for Allee Willis ☎️

In order:
Paul Reubens aka Pee-wee Herman
Cyndi Lauper
Bud Cort
Karen Black

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01/01/2026

More creativity. More joy. More Allee-style doing it your own way. That’s our wish for 2026. Happy New Year from all of us to all of you 🥳

(Allee took this photo one NYE!)

12/24/2025

Six years ago today, Allee Willis passed away.
Prudence talks about what it was like to lose her person, and how drawing grief birds helped her keep going.

We miss you, Allee.
To everyone missing her too, we see you. ❤️

When Allee Willis died on Christmas Eve 2019, her partner of 28 years, Prudence Fenton, coped by illustrating grief birds. One a day for six months. Each one...

12/17/2025

The Karate Kid underdog anthem “You’re the Best” was originally “I’m the Best.” Here's an early handwritten draft of Allee Willis’ lyrics.

12/13/2025

Julie Brown gave Allee Willis carte blanche on the MTV “Just Say Julie” set, and the Astroturf couch was just the beginning.
Watch the full clip on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QwUTjEJ1RLI