Joe Williams
Joe Williams (December 12, 1918 – March 29, 1999) 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. In the 1930s, as a teenager, he was a member of "The Jubilee Boys" and performed in Chicago churches. He worked as a singer and bouncer in Chicago in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Read more on Last.fm
Joe Williams has 7 songs that have been featured in movies like And When Did You Last See Your Father?, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Perhonen and Sharky's Machine. What is your favorite song by Joe Williams?
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