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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Jun 19, 2018 · Jillean Williams, who was married for some 40 years to the famed jazz singer Joe Williams, passed away at age 96, on June 12 at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas.

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  4. In the early 1960s, Jillean married Joseph Goreed Williams, a jazz musician singing as just “Joe Williams” with the great Count Basie Orchestra. For those who know their music, Joe Williams was, and remains, one of the legendary voices of jazz.

  5. Dec 18, 1988 · So it was last Monday when Joe Williams celebrated his 70th birthday. Determined to make this a night to remember, Williamswife Jillean brought in the entire Count Basie Orchestra, with which ...

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  7. Apr 25, 2024 · Joe Williams was an American singer known for his mastery of jazz, blues, and ballads and for his association with Count Basie in the 1950s. Williams moved from Georgia to Chicago at the age of three. As a youth he sang with a gospel group. In 1937 he joined clarinetist Jimmie Noone’s band, which

  8. May 29, 2018 · Singing a mixture of blues, ballads, popular songs, and jazz standards, Joe Williams (1918-1999) was an elegant and sophisticated baritone known for his clear pronunciation and jazz stylings.