Joe Williams - - Well Alright

Joe got his big break in 1954, when he was hired as the male vocalist for with Count Basie Orchestra, 1954 through 1961, garnering some of the best exposure a blues and jazz singer could have. His first LP, Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings, appeared in 1955, containing definitive versions of Memphis Slim's "Every Day I Have the Blues" (already his signature song) and "Alright, Okay, You Win." "Every Day" hit number two on the R&B charts, and sparked another LP—1957 The Greatest! Count Basie Swings/Joe Williams Sings Standards—spotlighting Williams' command of the traditional-pop repertory. He was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1983, next to Basie's. When Basie died in 1984, Williams sang a rendition of Duke Ellington's "Come Sunday" at his funeral. In 1985,

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Music

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• big band
• basie
• jazz

[CheckMate657879]

That isn't the correct title for this song. This is "Well Alright - Okay..." It isn't "Everyday I Have the Blues." Thanks for posting, though.

[neverknewtillnow]

@CheckMate657879

You are soooo! right, mia culpa, I confused the two songs. The correction will be made.

Thanks for the heads up.

[downhill240]

I was 13 in 54 and I remember listening to Joe Williams. I've always had a thing for big band sounds and Jazz. Joe had an immaculate voice.

[fouellet1701]

What a beautiful voice!