Buster Williams
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American musician
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Buster Williams (b. 1942 is a U.S. jazz bassist. Born Charles Anthony Williams Jr in Camden, New Jersey, USA on the 17th April 1942, his mother was a seamstress and his father was a bassist, and worked various day jobs to support his family. In 1959 he began working with Jimmy Heath whose quartet included Sam Dockery on piano and the legendary Specs Wright on drums. At the age of seventeen Williams was playing with Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Buster+William
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Buster
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Camden
- Occupation
- bassist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Soka Gakkai
- Genre
- hard bop
- Instrument
- bass
- Record label
- HighNote Records
- Official website
- www.busterwilliams.com
- Image
- Buster Williams (2423796564).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1942-04-17
- Commons category
- Buster Williams
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
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