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• Joe Williams’s hickory-smoked croon could convey the bluest blues and the sweetest joys, a flexibility that served him well as the lead singer of Count Basie’s band in the s. At a time when Basie was at a low commercial ebb, Williams’s presence rejuvenated the live act. The singer also had a charting solo hit with Memphis Slim’s “Everyday I Have the Blues,” certainly one of the Missing: Planet Jazz.

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• Biography. Joseph Goreed, 12 December , Cordele, Georgia, USA, d. 29 March , Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Williams began his musical career singing in a gospel group in Chicago and by the late 30s was performing regularly as a solo singer.

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• Joe Williams (December 12, – March 29, ) was a well-known jazz singer. He was born Joseph Goreed in Cordele, Georgia and moved to Chicago as a child. He was raised by his mother and grandmother. He grew on the south side of Chicago, surrounded by jazz, blues, and gospel music.

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• Read and write album reviews for Planet Jazz - Joe Williams on AllMusic.

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• Jul 15,  · Count Basie & Joe Williams - Count Basie Swings / Joe Williams Sings Sello: Folio ‎– EFVEi Serie: Jazz Collection – Formato: CD, Album.

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• Joe Williams (born Joseph Goreed; December 12, – March 29, ) was an American jazz singer. He sang with big bands such as the Count Basie Orchestra and the Lionel Hampton Orchestra and with his combos. He sang in two films with the Basie orchestra and sometimes worked as an actor.

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