wow - MY Mom sat next to him on a flight ffrom Detroit to Los Angeles when
she was 17 and she always said it was one of the coolest experiences she'd
ever had.
np fernando
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>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: "passenger side" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Joe Williams RIP
>Date: Tue, Mar 30, 1999, 5:52 PM
>
>The great jazz singer Joe Williams was found dead Monday night a few blocks
>from the hospital he was registered at. He was 80.
>
>Yeah, not much twang here, but the man was a great performer. He was one of
>my mother's favorite singers. His work with Count Basie during the 50s was
>fantastic to say the least. For Mothers Day last year, I took my mom to see
>JW and George Shearing at a special show here in Detroit. Front row seats, it
>was one of the best shows that I have ever seen. He belted out his standards
>like they were his lifeblood. His voice will be greatly missed in the jazz
>scene, and in my heart.
>
>Mitch Matthews
>Gravel Train/Sunken Road
>
