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Joe Williams

American jazz singer (1918–1999)
Person human Q1691660

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
December 12, 1918
Date of death
March 29, 1999
Place of birth
Cordele
Place of death
Las Vegas
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Ethnic group
African Americans[11]
Occupation
jazz musician, film actor, singer, musician
Educated at
Englewood Technical Prep Academy[12]
Award received
Distinguished Nevadan, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, NEA Jazz Masters[13][14][15]
Genre
blues, swing[17][18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[27]
Described by source
Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[26]
Different from
Joe Williams[28]
End of work period
1998[30]
Family name
Williams[23]
Given name
Joe[24]
Instrument
voice[25]
P14750
5D54-3E0D-9055-54C2-E4D7
Place of burial
Palm Memorial Park Cemetery[9]
Record label
Blue Note, Apex, Roulette Records, Inc., Verve Records[19][20][21][22]
Start of work period
1930[29]
Time period
20th century[31]
🏷️ Also known as
en Joe Williams en Joseph Goreed ar جو وليامز cs Joseph Goreed fa جو ویلیامز fr Williams Joe hu Joe Williams (dzsesszénekes) ja ジョー・ウィリアムス ja ジョー・ウィリアムズ ko 조 윌리엄스 ru Джо Уильямс zh 乔·威廉姆斯 zh-hant 喬·威廉姆斯
🔖 Identifiers · 63
ISNI
0000000079866560
VIAF cluster ID
22339127
Library of Congress authority ID
n83051519
GND ID
135148790
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Joe Williams.jpg ↗
All About Jazz musician ID
11393
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000213590
American National Biography ID
1803701
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/83176
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139011897
Billboard artist ID
joe-williams
CONOR.BG ID
48312165
Show all 63 identifiers +51
CONOR.SI ID
126703971
Carnegie Hall agent ID
10231
DAHR artist ID
104184
Described at URL
www.latimes.com, www.nytimes.com, www.chicagotribune.com
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
135148790
Discogs artist ID
37732
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Joe-Williams
Europeana entity
agent/base/62005
FAST ID
111601
Film.ru person ID
joe-williams
Find a Grave memorial ID
6274473
Freebase ID
/m/01bsdt
GTAA ID
170531
Grammy Awards artist ID
joe-williams, joe-williams/7913
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
13485
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Joe_Williams
Grove Music Online ID
J485400
IMDb ID
nm0930920
IdRef ID
160203430
Isidore scholar ID
williams_joe_chant
Kinobox person ID
920318
Lex ID
Joe_Williams
MMB ID
102918
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
14342
MusicBrainz artist ID
de09faf8-c78b-4c3a-9c0d-76b1de15f40e
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
45495
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000081787
NE.se ID
joe-williams
NL CR AUT ID
ola2002157324
NUKAT ID
n2018227497
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007413641105171
National Library of Latvia ID
000069897
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1160273
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
161342086
New Georgia Encyclopedia ID
arts-culture/joe-williams-1918-1999
Notable Names Database ID
234/000205616
Obálky knih ID
ola2002157324
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803122536677
Plex person key
5e163523fef2d4003e89785a
Prabook ID
1678186
SBN author ID
UBOV525260
SNAC ARK ID
w6c008z3
SVKKL authority ID
0294849-Williams-Joe-19181999
Songkick artist ID
141313
TMDB person ID
192534
Tidal artist ID
4526
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10570020
Universal Music France artist ID
10000021364
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/dd0a43df-f8e5-4c8b-99ca-876a55f05130
ČSFD person ID
474278

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🔗 Connections
Mb:performer of 9
Breakfast Dance and Barbecue, Everyday I Have the Blues, A Night at Count Basie's, Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings, Nothin' but the Blues, One O'Clock Jump, Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis, The Jazz Orchestra, Sing Along with Basie +1 more
Award received 3
NEA Jazz Masters, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Distinguished Nevadan
Occupation 3
singer, film actor, jazz musician
Record label 3
Verve Records, Blue Note, Roulette Records, Inc.
← Cast member 3
American Masters, Cinderfella, The Moonshine War
Genre 2
blues, swing
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Family name 1
Williams
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:member of band 1
Count Basie Orchestra
Place of birth 1
Cordele
Place of death 1
Las Vegas
Sex or gender 1
male
Time period 1
20th century
← Performer 1
Just Friends
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Summary

Joe Williams was born on December 12, 1918[1], in Cordele[2]. He died on March 29, 1999[3], in Las Vegas[4]. He worked as a jazz musician[5], film actor[6], singer[7], and musician[8].

FAQs

Where was Joe Williams born?

Joe Williams's place of birth was Cordele[2].

Where did Joe Williams die?

Joe Williams passed away in Las Vegas[4].

What did Joe Williams do for work?

Joe Williams worked as a jazz musician[5], film actor[6], singer[7], and musician[8].

Where did Joe Williams go to school?

Joe Williams was educated at Englewood Technical Prep Academy[12].

What awards did Joe Williams receive?

Honors received include Distinguished Nevadan[13], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[14], and NEA Jazz Masters[15].

Related Entities

Blue Note United States Verve Records

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . nshe.nevada.edu. nshe.nevada.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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