Joe Williams, New York, 1955-1970

Item Overview

Title

Joe Williams, New York, 1955-1970

Alternative title

Jazz and Popular Music vocalists

Date Created

[1955-1970]

Date

1955/1970

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Joe Williams wearing a white sweater.
Joe Williams was an African American jazz singer. He sang with big bands such as the Count Basie Orchestra and the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, and also with his own combos. He sang in two films with the Basie orchestra, and sometimes worked as an actor.

Caption

Printed on back of photo: Joe Williams (1918- American Jazz musician, singer. Schomburg Center for research in Black culture. The New York Public Library. Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations. Crossing Cards. Trumansburg, N.Y. 14886.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

photographs

Names

Williams, Joe, 1918-1999

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American actors
African American singers