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Joe Williams (born Joseph Goreed; December 12, 1918 – March 29, 1999) was an American jazz singer. He sang with big bands, such as the Count Basie Orchestra and the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, and with small combos. He sang in two films with the Basie orchestra and sometimes worked as an actor.
Joe Williams, nato Joseph Goreed (Cordele, 12 dicembre 1918 – Las Vegas, 29 marzo 1999), è stato un cantante statunitense
25 apr 2024 · Joe Williams (born Dec. 12, 1918, Cordele, Ga., U.S.—died March 29, 1999, Las Vegas, Nev.) was an American singer known for his mastery of jazz, blues, and ballads and for his association with Count Basie in the 1950s.
Joe Williams was a well-known jazz vocalist, a baritone singing a mixture of blues, ballads, popular songs, and jazz standards. Williams worked with Coleman Hawkins and Lionel Hampton before joining Count Basie's band in 1954.
22 mag 2016 · Roulette – Birdland Series R-520851961A1 September In The Rain 0:00A2 Come Back Baby 2:37A3 5 O'Clock In The Morning 8:44A4 By The River St. Marie 11:31B...
31 mar 1999 · Joe Williams, whose urbane bass-baritone and suavely heartbroken songs made him one of the most important singers in jazz, died on Monday in Las Vegas, Nev. He was 80 years old.
Joe Williams was the last great big-band singer, a smooth baritone who graced the rejuvenated Count Basie Orchestra during the 1950s and captivated audiences well into the ’90s. Born in Georgia, he moved to Chicago with his grandmother at the age of three.
