Rubberlegs Williams
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Vinony's link graph records 12 inbound references to Rubberlegs Williams, and connects out to Atlanta, International Standard Book Number and Miles Davis.
Vinony files it under 1907 births, 1962 deaths and 20th-century American dancers.
Vinony links it to 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1932-02-08
Discography
- The John Towner Touch1957
- World on a String1957
- Rhythm in Motion1961
- How to Steal a Million1966
- Williams: Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble / Penderecki: Pittsburgh Overture / Mayuzumi: Music with Sculpture1970
- Music for Cello and Piano1974
- Jaws: Original Motion Picture Score1975
- Music From John Williams' Classic Film Scores: Close Encounters of the Third Kind / Star Wars1978
- Pops in Space1980
- Pops on the March1980
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 499
- Total plays
- 1,684
Tags
Henry "Rubberlegs" Williams was a jazz/blues singer and dancer who enjoyed middling success in the '30s, Williams biggest claim to posterity had mostly to do with being in the right place at the right time: Miles Davis made his initial recordings on a Williams-led session. He also recorded in 1945 with pianist Clyde Hart in a band that also included some of the first recordings of bebop pioneers Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. These and the Davis <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Rubberleg
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Atlanta
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- singer
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Oscar pettifrord wooried life blues 1945.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1907-07-14
- date of death
- 1962-10-17
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