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Joe Williams (December 12, 1918 – March 29, 1999) was a well-known jazz singer. He was born Joseph Goreed in Cordele, Georgia and moved to Chicago as a child. He was raised by his mother and grandmother. He grew on the south side of Chicago, surrounded by jazz, blues, and gospel music. In the 1930s, as a teenager, he was a member of "The Jubilee Boys" and performed in Chicago churches. He worked as a singer and bouncer in Chicago in the late 1930s and early 1940s. <a href="https://www.last.fm/
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- human
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- male
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- United States
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- Chicago
- Educated at
- University of Iowa
- Participant in
- 2004 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Height
- 172
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- date of birth
- 1974-11-26
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