Joe Williams (jazz singer)
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Joe Williams 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 orchest
Williams in 1997
Joe Williams at the Palo Alto Jazz Festival in September 1986
Count Basie Orchestra
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The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16- to 18-piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936. Despite a
Joe Williams (jazz singer)
…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. Williams was…
The Count Basie Orchestra with vocalist Ethel Waters from the film Stage Door Canteen (1943)