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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.
Mar 31, 1999 · Joe Williams, considered by many to be the finest jazz singer of his generation, died on a Las Vegas street after collapsing while apparently trying to walk home from a hospital. He was 80.
Apr 25, 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.
Mar 31, 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 an American singer known for singing jazz, blues and ballads in a smooth baritone voice. He was born in Cordele, Georgia and raised in Chicago, where he formed.
May 29, 2018 · Joe Williams 1918 – 1999. Singer. At a Glance … Toured the U.S. With Big Bands. Experienced Personal Upheaval. Basie and Beyond. Received Numerous Accolaides. Selected discography. Sources.
Jul 28, 2019 · Joe Williams. Biography. Articles. News. Has Influenced. Singing a mixture of blues, ballads, popular songs, and jazz standards, Joe Williams was an elegant and sophisticated baritone known for his clear pronunciation and jazz styling.
May 9, 2003 · Joe Williams is considered by many to be the quintessential male jazz vocalist. Best known for his smooth baritone delivery as the singer for Count Basie's band from 1954 to 1961, the Georgia native also sang with Coleman Hawkins, Lionel Hampton, and Earl Hines, and had a successful solo career.
In 1983 Joe Williams was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 1985 he received a Grammy Award for Best of Jazz Vocalist for the album I Just Want to Sing.
Mar 29, 1999 · Joe Williams' versatile baritone voice made him one of the signature male vocalists in jazz annals, responsible for some of the Count Basie band's main hits in the 1950s. Though born in Georgia, Williams was raised in that great haven of the blues, Chicago, Illinois.
