Andre Williams
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American R&B and punk blues musician (1936–2019)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 17
Top works
- Conversation with Deborah Hauser
- Land of Sheep
- Where God Lives
- Me and Mr. Jinx
- At Heaven's Gate
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1936
- Active to
- 2019
Discography
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- Listeners
- 58,985
- Total plays
- 489,152
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bluesGarage RocksoulRock and Rollfunk
Andre Williams (Zephire Andre Williams, Bessemer, Alabama, November 1, 1936 - March 17, 2019) was an American rhythm & blues singer and songwriter who started his career in the 1950s at Fortune Records in Detroit. Andre "Mr. Rhythm" Williams most famous songs include the hits "Jail Bait," "Greasy Chicken," "Bacon Fat" and "Cadillac Jack". He is also the co-author of the R&B hit "Shake a Tail Feather". Born in Bessemer, Alabama, United States, Williams lived in a housing project with his mother
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andre
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Bessemer
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Genre
- punk blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Chess Records
- Image
- Andre Williams - 2010 Chicago Blues Festival.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1936-00-00
- different from
- Andre Williams
- date of death
- 2019-03-17
- birth name
- Zephire Andre Williams
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- end of work period
- 2019-03-17
- pseudonym
- Rudibaker
- cause of death
- Colorectal cancer
- name in native language
- Andre Williams
- Commons category
- Andre Williams
- social media followers
- 12982
- manner of death
- natural causes
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