Joe Williams
Birth Name:
Joseph Goreed
Birth Place:
Cordele, Georgia, United States
Profession
Soundtrack, Actor
Fast Facts
- In 1955, he received the Down Beat magazine New Star Award
- In 1995, he was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame
- Got his start as a singer with the band of saxophone player Jimmy Noone
- Was best recognized for his accomplishments as a jazz singer
- Once worked as a vocalist in the Count Basie Orchestra
- Sang the Duke Ellington song "Come Sunday" at the funeral of Count Basie
- Was the founder of the Joe Williams Every Day Foundation